The “Trade Wings 2,500”, an innovative container ship with a capacity of 2,500 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit), designed jointly by VPLP Design, Alwena Shipping, SDARI, and AYRO has received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas.

The new Vice President of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), for the year 2021, was unanimously elected the Director of Navigation Safety of the Hellenic Coast Guard Headquarters, Commander Hellenic Coast Guard Mr. Mozas Theofilos.

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has called on all IMO Member States to support a fair global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, beyond fulfilling their national needs, to ensure seafarers can access vaccines.  

In order to meet market and customer demand, DESMI has developed two new Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) covering bulker solutions and ships sailing in IMO waters only or primarily: CompactClean Bulker and CompactClean OptIMO.

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, announces in a press release that has awarded classification to Bergen Tankers’ Bergen LNG, the first LNG bunkering vessel (LBV) operating in Norway. 

In the context of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of NAVIGATOR SHIPPING CONSULTANTS (a robust network of Towing companies and Shipping agencies worldwide), 20^th Navigator – The Shipping Decision Makers Forum was organized with great success.