IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim shone a spotlight on the rights of seafarers and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on recruitment and retention when speaking at the La Rochelle Maritime Symposium on 'Employment and skills challenges in the European maritime transport and services sector', held on 09 February, 2022.
The recent proposal by MEP Peter Liese to update Amendment 9 of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) draft directive and support the ‘polluter pays’ principle is cautiously welcomed by INTERCARGO, the international association representing the world’s quality dry bulk shipping sector.
On 2nd of February, WISTA Cyprus kicked-off 2022 with an online celebration of its 10th Anniversary.
A pioneering joint development project (JDP) between ABS and Nakilat - Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (N-KOM) will examine how techniques developed by ABS for its industry-leading program of remote survey of vessels in service can be applied to surveys and inspections in the shipyard.
Cruise Lines International Association, the leading voice of the global cruise community, released the 2022 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook report.
The Q4 2021 Seafarers Happiness Index report, published by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals the sustained impact of COVID-19 throughout the year, with the Index’s measure of overall happiness decreasing from 6.59 to 6.41.
ROKS has been successfully assigned with the additional voluntary class notation “REMOTE” by RINA for the m/v Revenger.
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GAC Bunker Fuels’ Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions calculations have been verified by Bureau Veritas UK Limited, crossing a new milestone in its goal to be net carbon zero by 2030.
DNV has been selected to lead an ammonia bunkering safety study by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore.
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