Government, NGO and private-sector researchers have long relied upon AIS to track the movements of vessels, and the tool is invaluable for spotting suspicious activity. However, AIS has one well-known drawback: suspect ships can (and do) turn off their AIS signals at the moments when their activities are most suspicious. …

Global Ports Holding is pleased to announce that Global Ports Canary Islands, an 80:20 joint venture between GPH and our local partner Sepcan, has successfully completed the competitive RFP process for certain Canary Island cruise ports having received final acceptance for the concessions for three cruise ports in the Canary …

Container ship BF TIGER collided with understanding, coastal cargo ship XINGHANG (XH489), southeast of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, East China sea, early in the morning Aug 7, while sailing in the southern direction en route from Qingdao to Hong Kong. 118-meter long XH489 sank, of 4 people on board 3 were …

DUBAI, UAE, PRNewswire/ — Yalla Group Limited (“Yalla” or the “Company”) (NYSE: YALA), the leading voice-centric social networking and entertainment platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. Second Quarter 2022 Financial and Operating Highlights …

In order to implement the company’s environmental protection policy and carbon reduction goals, Evergreen Marine Corp. has completed a systematic inspection and calculation of greenhouse gas emission inventories for its business operations, including its global operating fleet, office buildings, and container terminals in Taiwan. The methodology and results of the …

In this issue: A latest statistical review from EMSA offers insight into the European labour market for seafarers; EMSA gives a keynote address at the opening of Coast Guard Global Summit; EMSA contracted Oil Spill Recovery Vessel AKTEA II enters into stand-by service for pollution response; The Blue Data Warehouse: …

IMO has highlighted the Organization’s work to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping at the annual gathering of Asia Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies (APHoMSA), remotely hosted by the Cook Islands (26-28 July). IMO delegation encouraged participation from the region to IMO’s Second Symposium on low- and …

The Regional Meeting for Directors and Heads of Maritime Administrations (formerly known as the Workshop of Senior Maritime Administrators), jointly organized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Maritime Authority of Suriname (MAS), was held in Paramaribo, Suriname (28-29 July 2022). The meeting was considered an important transition to …

The Secretary General of the Panama Maritime Authority, Elvia Bustavino, obtained the Maritime Award of the Americas 2022, in the category of Outstanding Woman in the Port and Maritime Sector, organized by the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP), in collaboration with the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) …