

North P&I Club has completed integration of the Sunderland Marine Insurance Company Limited business into parent company The North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association Limited. The formal transfer of business took effect on 30 June 2020 at 00:00, and came six years after the merger of interests between...
The newly elected President of The Nautical Institute, Jillian Carson-Jackson has vowed to help the Institute and wider maritime community meet three important challenges – those of diversity and inclusion, branch engagement and managing the impact of technology.Speaking at today’s Nautical Institute Annual General Meeting...
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships issued on 30 June 2020.ClassNK is constantly revising its Rules and Guidance to make them more rational and transparent based on industry requests, R&D outcomes, and feedback from damage investigations...
Last month Hydrex diver/technicians carried out scrubber overboard pipe repairs in Belgium and the Netherlands. In Flushing the corroded overboard pipe of a 229-meter bulker was replaced. In Antwerp the same was done on a 200-meter roro vessel. In both cases the new pipe was protected with Ecospeed, a chemical resistant coating...
Following the sale of 10 ships since 2018, Dampskibsselskabet Norden has entered into a newbuilding contract with Nantong Cosco Khi Ship Engineering Co. (“NACKS”) for 4 x 61,000 dwt dry cargo Ultramax ships, expected to deliver during 2022.In an interview with IBJ earlier this year, Norden Chief Executive Officer Jan...
V.GROUP, the leading global provider of ship management and marine support services, and Ocean Technologies Group, the leading provider of maritime learning and operational technologies, have entered a strategic partnership to offer best-in-class e-learning to V.Group personnel and customers.Starting later this year, V.Group will...