Pratik Bijlani – The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report titled “Coast Guard: Autonomous Ships and Efforts to Regulate Them,” which investigates the rising role of autonomous ships in the maritime industry and the regulatory challenges they offer. The paper concludes that, while autonomous ships are making progress in the United…
Swiss marine power company WinGD’s Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) technology is to be trialled by global shipping line CMA CGM onboard one of the company’s vessels. The collaboration marks the first field test for the new dual-fuel engine technology and follows successful factory tests showing significant efficiency improvements with both diesel and LNG fuel. VCR…
On August 12th, a new research, titled “Survey on Gender Equality in Indian Maritime Industry (2024),” was issued, providing insight on the great advances and persistent problems for women in the Indian maritime sector over the previous five years. The report was created by Maritime SheEO with financial assistance from the Consulate General of the…
Padmesh Prabhune – The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) is disappointed by the proposed relaxation in Shipping announced recently in the fiscal budget last week. The Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman said, “Ownership, leasing and flagging reforms will be implemented to improve the share of the Indian shipping industry and generate more employment”. Objecting…
Padmesh Prabhune – In its bid to enhance its educational capacities the Indian Maritime University (IMU) has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) at the ‘Alumni and Industry Meet’ held this week in Mumbai. While the first MoU was signed with R K Mehrotra Holdings Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of the Foresight Group that has…
Known as one of the most ancient systems in the maritime trade, General Average is intriguingly unique, a system that finds place only in maritime trade. The earliest mention of the principle that allows jettisoning of goods over the vessel to avert further peril, loss of which shall be contributed by all the parties concerned…
Pratik Bijlani – Yemen’s Houthi armed organisation has claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile strike on the Liberian-flagged container ship MV Groton in the Gulf of Aden. This is the first attack on shipping by the Houthis since an Israeli bombardment on the port city of Hodeidah on July 20. Yahya Saree, the Houthi military…
Pratik Bijlani – On July 26, the Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) hosted a critical symposium at The Park hotel in Navi Mumbai to address the issues that Indian seafarers confront abroad. The symposium, which focused on seafarer safety and the role of insurance during uncertain times, brought together industry leaders, union officials, and…
