Arctic diplomacy: a warmer welcome

At their biennial meeting on May 15th in the Swedish city of Kiruna, the Arctic Council’s eight member states agreed that China, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Singapore could become permanent o...
Industry heavyweights join delivery team for Severn tidal project

Five major global companies spanning engineering, construction, project management and logistics are joining forces with Hafren Power in its plans to build a £25 billion, 18km tidal barrage across the...
Brazil port modernization bill clears Congress

Brazil's Congress has approved legislation that opens up state-owned ports to private investment and lifts restrictions on the building of private ports in a bid to eliminate serious bottlenecks stran...
IMO’s GloBallast partnerships project awarded for innovation

IMO’s GloBallast Partnerships Project, which assists developing countries and their maritime industries for implementation of the international regulations on ballast water management to prevent the s...
Atlantic Offshore Rescue commissions Ocean Troll

Aberdeen-based standby vessel operator Atlantic Offshore Rescue has commissioned what will be the UK’s most powerful emergency response and rescue vessel.
Warsash Maritime Academy to get eighth scaled ship model

Warsash Maritime Academy will reaffirm its place as a world-leading training platform for seafaring pilots, masters and ships officers when it welcomes the eighth scaled ship model to its fleet in May...

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