Challenges aplenty to educate, train recruits and upgrade with reval short courses, as background and mindset of subjects to instil syllabi for useful circumstantial situational recall without loss or delay is what’s it about. Easily said and done? Doubtful! Forget jargons like ‘knowledge transfer’, rote memory as for RoR (CA in Nav), memory bank and…
BALTIC INDICES 27/05/2025 DRY INDEX: 1296 (- 44) CAPESIZE INDEX: 1809 (- 91) PANAMAX INDEX: 1208 (-38) SUPRAMAX INDEX: 974 (-9) HANDYSIZE INDEX: 587 (+6) BCI TC AVG $/DAY 15005 (- 752) BPI82 TC AVG $/DAY 10869 (- 349) BSI TC AVG $/DAY 12314 (- 112)BHSI TC AVG $/DAY 10567 (+ 116) TIMECHARTER ‘Saphira’ 2021 82577 dwt dely…
Pratik Bijlani – On May 9, the National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) celebrated Founder Shri Mohamed Ebrahim Serang Day at the Indian Sailors Home Society in Mumbai with great enthusiasm and reverence. This commemorative event brought together luminaries from the maritime industry to honour the extraordinary legacy of Shri Mohamed Ebrahim Serang, whose…
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the electric propulsion system for three fully battery-electric, high-speed ferries that will operate in the San Francisco Bay area. The zero-emission vessels will be the first full electric high-speed ferries to operate and be built in the USA. The order with Wärtsilä has been placed by the shipyard All American…
International Day for Women in Maritime is not just a symbolic celebration. It is a call to transform how we view, integrate, and empower women across every corner of the maritime world—including the rugged, often overlooked ship recycling industry. At Alang, Gujarat, which recycles around 30% of the world’s ships, the picture is slowly but…
DP World, a leading global provider of smart end-to-end supply chain solutions, welcomed the inaugural calls of the CI6/SIS/CISC2 and SI8/AIS5 service at its Nhava Sheva terminal, strengthening the terminal’s connectivity with key Asian economies and enhancing trade efficiency through improved maritime links. The new services – CI6/SIS/CISC2 and SI8/AIS5 – offer expanded market access…
The Case for Seizing Russian Assets to Fund Ukraine’s Defence. As Russia continues its war against Ukraine and the Trump administration reduces U.S. aid to Kyiv, European countries have stepped up their support of the Ukrainian people. But more can be done. At this critical moment, the European Union should seize the immobilized Russian sovereign…
Mr Torsten Holst Pedersen, Chief Operating Officer, Seaspan Ship Management Ltd entry into shipping was serendipitous, driven by a job opportunity in Denmark with a major conglomerate. Despite his background in economics and international finance, he found himself drawn to the industry’s global nature and diverse challenges. Mr Pedersen encourages young professionals to consider shipping,…
Pratik Bijlani – On 29th April, the Marine Medical Examiners Conclave 2025 was organised under the aegis of the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) and curated & managed by Marex Media Pvt Ltd at the Hotel Novotel in Mumbai. This event brought together maritime medical professionals, shipowners, regulators, and key industry stakeholders to focus on…
Saving America by Moody’s ? There is something ironic about the world’s largest economy being nudged off its pedestal by a credit rating agency whose word it once treated as gospel. America’s debt trajectory has been climbing with the conviction of a mountain goat and grace of a runaway truck. Political brinkmanship over debt ceilings…