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This article provides information about amendments entering into force in December 2023, as well as in the subsequent years of 2024, 2025, and 2026.
The past year has certainly been a year of notable highs and lows across the shipping industry, with the dry bulk sector being no exception. A major talking point of the past 12 months, as has been the case for some time now, is the journey to decarbonization and INTERCARGO welcomed the revised greenhouse gas (GHG) strategy from IMO Member States in July (MEPC80).
The in-depth report, which analyses Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) data captured by Inmarsat Maritime, registered 853 distress calls from January to December 2022 – up from 794 in 2021.
The 2025 edition of DNV’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 arrives at a pivotal moment for the shipping industry.
Stakeholders across the maritime value chain should start preparing early and investigate all solutions for finding cost-effective decarbonization strategies that align with the complex regulatory landscape for GHG emissions.
Maritime business software company Marcura has acquired ShipServ, a digital marketplace platform focused on ships’ spares, provisions and services.
Shipserv is the largest platform for connecting suppliers with vessel operators online.
Chinese officials are highlighting new research from the UK-based Clarkson Research Service that shows that China has become the world’s largest shipowner based on gross tonnage surpassing Greek shipowners which have been the largest for the past decade.
The first generation of containerships was composed of modified bulk vessels or tankers that could transport up to 1,000 TEUs. The first containership, the “Ideal-X” was a converted World War II T2 tanker. At the beginning of the 1960s, the container was a transport technology being tested and gradually deployed, and reconverting existing ships proved to be of lower costs and less risky.
Marca Marine Technic & Supply was established in Istanbul / Tuzla in December 2015. The company, which has adopted professionalism and quality since its first day, started with an expert staff consisting of service engineers of WARTSILA.
According to Inmarsat’s ‘The Optimal Route research’, though digital decarbonisation technologies can help, shipping can achieve up to 38% reduction in absolute carbon emissions.