Padmesh Prabhune – Norwegian authorities for the first time have fined a shipping company and the master of a cargo vessel for having heavy fuel oil aboard the vessel in the Svalbard region: the Norwegian archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. According to Governor Lars Fause, inspectors from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate discovered…
Pratik Bijlani – On June 20th, The Company of Master Mariners of India (CMMI) convened its monthly lecture meeting in its office in Mumbai. The meeting focused on the implementation and operation of SIRE 2.0, a significant improvement to the Ship Inspection Report Programme (SIRE). Capt Debashis Basu, Founder of Naviguide Solutions and a distinguished…
Padmesh Prabhune – CMA CGM has revamped two of its services IEX 2 and INDAMEX Services from India to meet the increasing demand here. While the India East Coast Express (IEX 2) that connects to Singapore will begin its services this month-end, the INDAMEX service connecting to main US will begin from August 15. The…
Padmesh Prabhune – DGS certification of accommodation barges does not apply to vessels which are not Indian ships registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, of 1858 In a recent case hearing of Hind Offshore Pvt Ltd vs The Union of India & Others, a division bench of Justice GS Kulkarni and Justice Firdosh P Pooniwalla…
Padmesh Prabhune – The 18th edition of the Singapore Maritime Week (SMW), organized by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), successfully concluded last week. Held during 15 to 19 April 2024, at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, the SMW witnessed more than 50 events across the maritime sector. MPA discussed several…
Padmesh Prabhune – Inland Barge Designed to Transport Ammonia and Extract LCO2 HGK Group (Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln),a Cologne, Germany-based inland shipping company operating fleet of about 350 vessels, has developed an inland vessel concept that for the first time combines the two critical gas states to transport a range of materials, including ammonia as…
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The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), a leading container handling Port in India, marked a significant milestone today in its journey towards sustainability with the announcement of its Zero Emission Trucking (ZET) initiative. The Chairman of JNPA, Mr. Unmesh Sharad Wagh, IRS, participated in a Round Table Convening on Zero Emission Trucking, an event aimed…
