#FairFuture4Seafarers is the imperative concept for the ‘Day of the Seafarer’ in 2021. Following the hardships seafarers experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s campaign will focus on urging governments to recognise seafarers as key workers. The aim is to ease travel restrictions for seafarers...
Read MoreFollowing Last November’s call of the Champs Elysees, the 2nd out of a series of nine 23,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) containerships built for CMA CGM, the Malta Freeport is now set to receive weekly calls by CMA CGM’s LNG powered super containerships. LNG provides...
Read MoreThe Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in Asian bringing families together for feasting. This year it seems that the Lunar New Year will mark multiple turning points in the shipping industry, especially for oil demand and container supplies, following much turmoil in...
Read More“The wind carries a shipping revolution” – that’s the opening statement on the dedicated Wallenius Oceanbird website. Very much on point, and one might add, very exciting as a breath of fresh air is injected into the shipping industry by the Swedish builder. Changes in the...
Read MoreAfter a round Malta sail through in July, the magnificent Italian Military training Tall Ship Amerigo Vespucci proceeded to the neighbouring Island of Sicily. Sailing along the coast of Messina ,Taormina , Catania , Siracuse & Ortigia , the ship proceeded to the smaller island on...
Read MoreMSC Cruises and Palumbo Group announced an agreement to create a joint venture to manage and upgrade the Palumbo Malta Shipyard. The agreement was signed by both Pierfrancesco Vago - Executive president of MSC Cruises, and Antonio Palumbo - President of Palumbo Group. This agreement...
Read MoreJuly 25th is International Seafarer day. Never in the recent decades was this day more important as this year's commemoration of the Seafarer Day. This is due to the fact that the Shipping industry, and more importantly the Seafarers, have been on the front line...
Read MoreThe shipping industry is on high alert amid a rising death toll in China following the outbreak of Coronavirus in Wuhan. Due to the close living quarters of both passengers and crew, ships are considered particularly at risk from outbreaks, especially since researchers are still...
Read MoreWith IMO 2020 now in effect, the goal to see the shipping industry with a cleaner environmental footprint is getting nearer. It will also produce a profound change in the global fuel supply and demand with LNG believed to be the best solution for today...
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[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is fitting that at a time when NYK is celebrating its 139th anniversary, the company has broken new (maritime) ground by conducting the world`s first autonomous ship trial. Autonomous manning is very much on the agenda of ship...
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