South Korean shipbuilding companies Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering are using robotic welding arms to reduce welding times and cut construction costs.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted an initial strategy to reduce at least 50% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the global shipping sector by 2050, compared to 2008.
A new report from the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed that the incidents of piracy are on the rise in the Gulf of Guinea, which...
South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has revealed plans to buy nearly 200 ships over the next three years with an aim to revive the country’s struggling shipping and...
Preliminary findings from a new study by Transparency International (TI) have revealed the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) weak governance for impeding the shipping sector’s action on climate change.
A new study conducted by international maritime charity Sailors’ Society and the UK’s Yale University has revealed that more than a quarter of seafarers show signs of depression, while many...
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has warned the global marine insurance sector to remain cautious, even though the hull casualty frequency is stabilising, and other associated fields are...
A total of 13 European Union (EU) member states, led by Denmark, have urged the Commission to eliminate the administrative burdens on maritime carriers.
A new set of amendments requiring the ships to collect data on their fuel oil consumption entered force on 1 March.
The European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA) has called for an acceleration of the development of the EU / UK trade rules that will need be followed after Brexit.
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