

ICS is deeply concerned about the apparent new policy of the Italian Government to close its ports to migrants rescued by vessels operated by humanitarian NGOs. The refusal by Italy to allow rescued persons to be disembarked could have serious implications for the safety and welfare of these distressed people, including children...
French water microbiology expert aqua-tools has won a tender to supply Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) with its B-QUA ballast water test kits. Aqua-tools is a France-based technology company specialised in rapid microbial monitoring of water in the marine, industrial, health and municipal sectors.A public tender...
The oil-to-water lubricated tailshaft conversion Thordon Bearings carried out last year to the 26,260dwt Great Lakes Fleet-managed bulk carrier SS John G. Munson has successfully completed its first season as a diesel-powered ship. The John G. Munson was built more than 64 years ago by Manitowoc Shipbuilding and lengthened in 1976...
With global economic activity shifting from the West to the East, competition between Middle Eastern and Asian maritime nations intensifies in their bid to attract a bigger slice of the global shipping industry’s diverse revenue streams.As a result, established Far Eastern shipping centres in Hong Kong and Singapore are already...
Algoma Central Corporation, a leading provider of marine transportation services, has announced that NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers Limited (NACC), has acquired a 25% ownership interest in JT Cement (JT Cement), joining KGJ Cement Holdings AS (KGJ) and Erik Thun AB (Thun) of Sweden in the cement company which owns a fleet of seven smaller...
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement and Columbia Shipmanagement have combined their global buying power to create an independent procurement company to deliver greater value in ship supply costs for shipowners. The move guarantees principals lower costs in the procurement of a wide range of consumables while guaranteeing product quality...