Bitung (ANTARA News) – Indian sail training ship INS Sudarshini, carrying 31 crew members under the command of Captain Sam Sundar, has anchored in Bitung, North Sulawesi province. The arrival of the crew and the cadets on Saturday was welcomed by the Bitung City Mayor’s Assistant for the Government Sector, Fabian Kaloh, Tourism Department…
Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore awards MINT ((Maritime Innovation & Technology) funding to LiqTech International, Inc. subsidiary LiqTech Pte Ltd. The award is for the development of a Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS). LiqTech Pte Ltd based in Singapore will be test-bedding its proprietary Silicon Carbide (SiC) membrane to configure a high efficiency…
Conditions on foreign ships entering Australian waters will be under scrutiny this week as the International Transport Workers’ Federation gears up to board and inspect conditions on ‘Flag of Convenience’ (FOC) ships entering Newcastle Port. The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) released the following statement: Flag of Convenience ships – or ‘Ships of Shame’ –…
Maritime Security specialist Ambrey Risk has been awarded accreditation to work with Panama-flagged vessels. The UK-based security company, which won a Herefordshire Chamber of Commerce award last month, became one of the first maritime security companies to be granted official accreditation from the Panama Maritime Authority, on 28th September 2012, sanctioning the services of armed…