

The Isle of Man Ship Registry has formally launched the first ever seafarer welfare app designed by a flag state.Isle of Man Ship Registry director Cameron Mitchell said the app, named ‘Crew Matters’, has been developed in partnership with Liverpool-based training company Tapiit Live and is the most advanced of its kind...
DNV GL, the assurance and risk management company, will change its name to DNV on 1 March 2021. The move comes after a comprehensive review of the company’s strategy as it positions itself for a world in which many of DNV’s markets are undergoing fundamental change. The present name has been in place since the...
Norwegian-based scale-up Yxney Maritime and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, have signed an agreement for Yxney Maritime to join the fast-growing group of certified application providers to provide a dedicated application for Inmarsat’s Fleet Data service.Fleet Data collects data from...
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has been analyzing the retrofitting status of ballast water management systems (BWMS) on its registered ships periodically since 2018. The status has been updated based on the latest data and the Society has confirmed that installation deadlines based on the BWMS Convention for many of its...
The maritime industry will remain a target of cyber-criminals in 2021 and the world’s shipping fleets will need to be on high alert for cyber-attacks as the industry recovers from the damage caused by the global pandemic, according to Ionut Paris, Managing Director, GMCG Romania.Established in 1988, GMCG provides expert technical...
The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) has appointed its first permanent representative in China.Well-known naval architect, experienced newbuilding project manager and Mandarin speaker Jonathan Kingdon has taken up the post from his base in Shanghai where he also heads up the Asia operation of IDWAL, a market-leading marine inspection...