Lloyd's Maritime Group News
ABS unveiled plans to create a pioneering new ship safety centre in Athens harnessing the power of new immersive training techniques, game-based learning and virtual reality environments for the Greek shipping community. The Hellenic Ship Safety Centre is designed to prepare seafarers to handle a multi-dimensional industry with alternative fuels and emerging technologies, recognising that decarbonisation advances that do not prioritise safety are not sustainable. Range of new skills and compet...
It follows the release of a major new analysis, ‘Maritime Safety 2012-2021: a decade of progress’, from Lloyd’s List Intelligence and DNV that shows a marked decline in casualties, losses and detentions over the period. Between 2012 and 2021, the tally of annual casualties declined 20% from 1922 to 1537 and losses resulting from casualties dropped 56% from 132 in 2012 to 58 in 2020, while the number of detentions decreased by 60% by the end of 2020 – mostly in the genera...
Signatories of the Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonisation urge pioneers to align shipping with the Paris Agreement temperature goal. The private sector is already taking important steps to decarbonise global supply chains. Now governments must deliver the policies that will supercharge the transition and make zero-emission shipping the default choice by 2030. Full decarbonisation of international shipping is urgent and achievable. This is the clear message from Unifeeder and more than...
FESCO Transportation Group has purchased 100 new 40FT high cube refrigerated containers within the strategic framework for renewing the container fleet of its subsidiary Dalreftrans. Dalreftrans organises the transportation of cargo that requires temperature control. As a result of the transaction, the company will be operating the largest refrigerated container fleet in Russia over 1.9 thousand units. The Group will receive the first containers at the end of November. Carrier PrimeLINE refrig...
Following the success of the M15 Twin Sterndrive Interceptor launched last year at DSEI Defense and Security Equipment International show in London, Marell Boats of Sweden has now taken an additional step in the high-speed interceptor market. Marell is launching the M15 Quad outboard open high-speed interceptor that includes fine tuning of the M15 hull, adding four Mercury 450HP Outboard engines on an extended platform, and support by dynamically operating jack plates. This vessel shows outstan...