Quality standards, safety management, the human element and safety culture all have a high profile within the maritime industry and feature prominently in the work of IMO aimed at improving performance by focusing on people
Maritime Forecast to 2050 is one out of DNV’s suite of Energy Transition Outlook reports. This latest edition provides an independent outlook of the technologies and fuels of shipping’s energy future.
Each year on June 25, the global maritime community pauses to celebrate seafarers, who deliver 90 percent of all international trade. Seafarers work around the clock in a challenging industrial environment, and they leave their families for up to a year at a time in pursuit of their career.
A consortium led by UK investment company STAR Capital has purchased V.Group, the shipmanagement conglomerate headquartered in London. The new ownership group includes Dutch holding company Ackermans & van Haaren (AvH), the majority owner of dredging giant DEME.
VesselsValue unveils this year’s top 10 shipowning nations, reviewing the total asset values for vessels by beneficial owner country. From Japan’s resolute leadership in the top position with a US$206.3 billion fleet to the emergence of Hong Kong at US$44.7 billion, asset values and ownership strategies have changed considerably over the last 12 months.
Today, China has 18% of the world’s population, uses 26% of global primary energy, emits 33% of global energy-related CO2, and is by far the leading installer of renewables. The energy transition in China is critical to its future and to the success of the global energy transition.
A set of amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the associated Codes are entering into force in 2024. This article highlights the changes that have been adopted for the 2024 update of SOLAS and its associated Codes.
IMO MSC 105 adopted amendments SOLAS chapter II-1, III, IV and V, the appendix (Certificates) and the 1988 SOLAS Protocol (Certificates); through resolution MSC.496(105) and resolution MSC.497(105). The amendments enter into force on 1 January 2024.
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).