This week’s spotlight feature is a blog piece that considers the impacts the European Union’s (EU) new data protection regulation may have on the cyber activity of the shipping industry as it continues its journey into the digital age.
The Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships Project (GloMEEP), which aims to support increased uptake and implementation of energy efficiency measures in the shipping industry, was formally launched yesterday at the IMO-Singapore Future-Ready Shipping 2015 conference.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced the availability of a S $12 million funding effort to enable ship owners to invest in liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The final event of the 2015 Smart Operations Series, Smart Operations: Copenhagen will examine how data driven technologies and processes will innovate maritime industry operations in the future.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is urging world leaders to decide against the idea of an overall emissions cap for the shipping industry ahead of global climate deal talks to be held in Paris at the end of the year, the IMO announced this week.
The Clean Shipping Coalition (CSC), a global environmental organisation focusing on shipping issues, has responded to a recent statement by Mr Koji Sekimizu, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the subject of shipping and climate change.
A new independent report on workboat and offshore support vessel (OSV) safety, commissioned by operations and maintenance management software specialist Helm Operations, has been published yesterday.