World Maritime News

INTERVIEW: Lloyd’s Register Leads the Way in Increasing Ship Efficiency

In view of the latest developments on the market concerning a dire need for increasing efficiency of ships, optimising energy consumption and cutting CO2 emissions to meet ever more stringent environmental requirements, World Maritime News Staff have contacted one of the leading market players, namely Lloyd’s Register to discuss some of these topics. Hereby, we [...]

November 21, 2012 | Posted in Company News,Europe & Eurasia,Featured,Headlines,News by topic,NEWS category,Offshore News,Popular articles,Regional news,Shipping News | Read More »

400,000 port workers to undergo ID checks

The government will do background checks on 400,000 seaport workers in an effort to protect the nation’s ports from terrorism, the Homeland Security Department announced Tuesday. Port workers and others will also be given “tamper-proof” identification cards to tighten security in areas where millions of metal cargo containers are taken off ships each year and [...]

April 26, 2006 | Posted in Uncategorized | Read More »