A crane loading chlorine tanks onto a ship in Jordans port of Aqaba on Monday dropped one of them, causing an explosion of toxic yellow smoke that killed at least 13 people and sickened some 250, authorities said. Video carried on state TV

Vestdavit has literally extended its range of boat-handling systems with a new telescopic davit specially designed and developed for a technically demanding retrofit contract with the Royal Danish Navy. The leading Norwegian davit supplier

Nakilat-Keppel Offshore Marine (N-KOM), a joint venture between Qatars premier shipping and maritime company, Nakilat, and leading offshore rig constructor and ship repairer Keppel Offshore Marine Ltd., will provide after-sales technical su

On June 25, the 2022 China Seafarers Career Development Seminarwas held in Dalian, which was co-hosted by Xinde Marine News and DIMSCO. The seminar focused on the future development and career planning of seafarers, analyzed the current sit

On June 25th, the cloud closing ceremony of the sixth World Intelligence Congressreleased the Presentation of outstanding cases of WIC Intelligent Technology Innovation and Application. As the worlds first smart zero carbon terminal, Tianji

People power is a vital factor in expediting port calls efficiently in Africa, according to Inchcape Shipping Services Area General Manager Adrian Richter. Our greatest asset is our people with in-depth local knowledge, skills and passion,

On the morning of June 27th, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the progress of logistics maintenance. Zhao Chongjiu, deputy minister of the Ministry of Transport, introduced the current situation ofChinese seaf

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) notes media reports linking it with Russian shipping entities. Our primary function as a classification society is to ensure the highest level of safety on board every vessel which is classed with us. We sh

The Singapore branch of The Nautical Institute is set to host its annual conference on 1 September 2022 in the Lion City. The conference is back bigger and better than ever after it was put on hold due to the pandemic and is ready to host c

Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and head of a leading group on deepening all-round reform and opening-up in South Chinas Haina

Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) Quarter 1 2022 results kickstarts the year, but seafarers are off to a rocky start. At an overall average score of 5.85/10, down from 6.41 in Q4 2021, it is the lowest level of satisfaction across 8 years of

Close to 100 representatives from across the maritime value chain convened this week in Copenhagen for the Getting to Zero Coalitions annual working session. The gathering, after two long years of virtual events, took take place in person w

During the 2022 Qingdao Multinationals Summit, the press office of Shandong Provincial Peoples Government invited journalists to tour the Shandong Port Groups automated container terminal at Qingdao Port, to learn about its smart and green

Wintermar Offshore Marine has invested US$12 million to acquire 3 Platform Supply Vessels and 3 Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels since November 2021, to gear up for new drilling cycle. In the Public Expose on 24 June 2022, PT Wintermar Of

Triple Digit Prices In recent months triple digit oil prices have become a new reality: unlikely to fall well below $100/bbl any time soon and potentially facing further upward pressure, as the world scrambles to find alternatives to Russia