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HD Hyundai delivers world’s first “Lashing-Free” container ship to CMA CGM
HD Hyundai has delivered the world’s first “Lashing-Free” container ship, introducing a new concept that eliminates the need for workers to manually secure containers on
U.S. Coast Guard proposes to eliminate six mariner training requirements
Asserting that existing rules exceed international standards and impose unnecessary costs on American mariners, the U.S. Coast Guard proposes deregulatory action dropping six training and
World Shipping Council launches digital global Whale Chart with HUB Ocean
The World Shipping Council (WSC), in partnership with HUB Ocean, today launched a digital version of the WSC Whale Chart, making global information on measures
LGL and Hyundai team up on nuclear-powered vehicle carrier project
Liberty Global Logistics LLC (LGL) and Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly evaluate the commercial, technical and regulatory
Maritime industry must move beyond wellbeing awareness to change crew behaviour
The maritime industry risks mistaking wellbeing activity for wellbeing progress unless it places greater emphasis on whether programmes are changing seafarer behaviour, according to health
IMEC and The Hood launch Sisterhood Box to support the next generation of female seafarers
The International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) and The Hood Platform have joined forces to launch the Sisterhood Box, a new initiative providing female cadets with
Port of Corner Brook, LOGISTEC and NEAS strengthen Canada’s Arctic supply chain resiliency
The Port of Corner Brook and marine terminal operator LOGISTEC, an Enstructure company, marked the launch of Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping’s (NEAS) new Liner Service
Investment of $77 million in new Arctic Bay small craft harbour
On behalf of the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, Lori Idlout, Nunavut Member of Parliament, today announced an investment of over $77 million in
World’s largest reconstruction of a 17th-century icon moved ashore at Dutch museum
The Batavia, an approximately 650-tonne wooden vessel built in 1628, is now in its new location on land at Museum Batavialand. On Friday, October 2,
ABS supports study assessing the economics of nuclear-powered LNG carriers
BANGKOK – A joint study with ABS, Blossom Energy and a global shipping company found that while the initial investment for a nuclear-powered liquefied natural
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