Maritime News.
Latest maritime-related news from the UK and beyond
Bringing you a selected round-up of significant news, opinion and events involving Maritime London members and the UK shipping cluster generally, with special emphasis on the economic impact of the maritime services’ sector and its contribution to the wider national economy.
New landmark study of maritime health initiatives announced
The Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS) and Yale University are collaborating on a landmark study to determine the effectiveness of initiatives taken by shipping...Read More
New Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator takes the temperature of the crew change crisis
Data from top 10 ship managers on their seafarers is the basis of an indicator which provides up-to-date information on the impact of the crew change crisis...Read More
BV assigns full suite of smart notations to innovative Furetank chemical tanker
Bureau Veritas (BV), a leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has, for the first time, assigned the complete suite of smart ship class notations...Read More
Apprenticeship breakthrough for UK maritime sector
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has announced its long-awaited radical change to End Point Assessment in regulated professions...Read More
Windward draws the line on flag hopping
With the OFAC advisory published in May 2020, flag hopping went from a lesser-known deceptive tactic mainly associated with illegal fishing to a core tenet...Read More
First new LPG FFA trades completed
The first freight derivatives contract using the Baltic Exchange’s recently launched liquified petroleum gas (LPG) assessment (BLPG3) was traded by Gunvor...Read More
North comments on importance of UK High Court’s recent judgment
On May 5, 2021, the UK High Court has issued an important judgment clarifying that ordinarily an owner...Read More
LR innovates lifecycle approach in oil and gas subsurface software
Lloyd’s Register has launched a suite of new modules and updates to its subsurface software packages IC and IP.The software’s new capabilities...Read More
Global Ferry Digitalisation Report confirms huge transformation opportunities for Operators
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has published a new report on attitudes to digitalisation in the ferry market drawing...Read More
Legal and practical guidance for abandoned seafarers
Charity Human Rights at Sea has partnered with global law firm Reed Smith to help tackle the growing problem known as seafarer abandonment; an issue that...Read More
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