Towage operator Svitzer, part of Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk, has selected Kongsberg Digital to deliver simulators in support of crew training at its Port of Newcastle base in Australia.
According to news agency Reuters, energy major Shell will cut at least 15% of the workforce at its low-carbon solutions division and scale back its hydrogen business as part of CEO Wael Sawan’s drive to boost profits. The staff cuts and organizational changes come after Sawan, appointed as CEO in Ja
The members of the newly formed Future Maritime Leaders Network have called for improving the maritime industry for the workforce of tomorrow, by investing in data-sharing and education of crews.
UK well decommissioning company Well-Safe Solutions is targeting carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects with the appointment of the company’s first energy transition manager. Well-Safe announced on 17 October that it is adding CCUS as well as geothermal project capabilities to its offerin
The CEO of Wallem Group John-Kaare Aune is stepping down from his role following a transitional period, culminating in his departure in January 2024. Aune’s journey with Wallem commenced in 2019 when he assumed the role of Managing Director, Shipmanagement. Subsequently, in January 2021, he ascended
TotalEnergies has denied the accusations of negligence and manslaughter concerning the 2021 insurgent attacks in Mozambique.
Japanese shipping company MOL and PT MCS Internasional (PT MCSI)) have established PT McMOL Crewing International, a new joint-venture LNG carrier manning company in Indonesia.
Maritime Trainer (MTR has signed a new deal with German bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers to deliver an extensive online training package for seafarers.
NYSE-listed tanker owner and operator Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has unveiled a $30,000 scholarship initiative aimed at removing financial barriers for women entering the maritime industry. The scholarship funds will be used to support the Women Offshore Foundation’s 2024 Summer Sea Term Schol
Florida-based marine company Crowley has joined forces with the ABS classification society to explore the innovative realms of augmented and virtual reality technologies within the maritime industry. The ABS partnership agreement builds on Crowley’s new service network using augmented reality on sel
Seafarers’ unions and maritime employers have signed a four-year agreement that will see significant wage increases and dozens of workplace protections and improvements for over 250,000 seafarers’ serving on more than 10,000 vessels. The International Bargaining Forum (IBF), the forum that negotiate
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) have opened applications for the 2024 Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program.
BP has appointed an interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO), after moving its previous CFO to the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role.
Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC), part of Norwegian shipping company Torvald Klaveness, is embarking on an initiative to enhance vessel connectivity through a pilot program with Starlink, a satellite internet service provided by Marlink. Through this endeavor KCC aims to facilitate digital c
