by Poseidon Navigation | Nov 29, 2016 | Industry News
Excavation of the Canal had taken ten years, using forced labor and rudimentary mechanical equipment. Construction had been opposed by British interests, who feared competition in trade with India. Once the Canal opened and proved successful, British interests...
by Poseidon Navigation | Nov 22, 2016 | Industry News
Technicians working in the growing offshore alternative energy sector often need to be transferred to their place of work by sea. This needs to be done safely and efficiently, and this week IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) will continue discussions on...
by Poseidon Navigation | Nov 15, 2016 | Industry News
Nautilus has launched an online animation designed to demonstrate how much the UK relies on shipping and seafarers, including for 95% per cent of everything, from clothes to food and fuel, brought into the country by sea. Through the use of a storyboard-style...
by Poseidon Navigation | Nov 8, 2016 | Industry News
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has designated the North Sea and the Baltic Sea as NOx Emission Control Area (NECA) starting from January 1, 2021 onwards. Reached during IMO’s 70th Marine Environment Protection Committee, the NECA regulation, which...
by Poseidon Navigation | Nov 1, 2016 | Industry News
With the accession by Finland to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (better known as the Ballast Water Management or BWM Convention), there are now sufficient ratifications for the Convention...
by Poseidon Navigation | Oct 25, 2016 | Industry News
Sailors from eight Nato countries wave farewell to Aberdeen today as they set off on the next leg of their deployment. Almost 350 crew members spent the weekend in the Granite City, enjoying some rest and recuperation after taking part in a major exercise. Some of...
