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Ambuja Cements takes the lead among Indian fleets to use biofuels April 12, 2021 × Eleven nations are partners in the International Maritime Organization’s Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project, supporting the path to decarbonisation in the shipping sector. Ambuja Cements Ltd has taken the lead among Indian fleet owners to weigh the option of using biofuels to run ships as the global shipping industry looks at ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to meet climate change goals set out in the P...

“For sustained and outstanding contribution to the maritime industry.” These were the words that Arun Sharma, executive chairman of classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), could see engraved on the Varuna Award trophy as it was presented to him at a virtual ceremony earlier this week. The industry veteran of nearly half a century had been unanimously nominated for the country’s highest maritime award on the 58 th edition of India’s National Maritime Day by t...

Mr. Arun Sharma of Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) Receives India’s Highest Maritime Recognition – Varuna Award Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society, is delighted to announce that its Executive Chairman, Mr. Arun Sharma, has received India’s most prestigious maritime award, Varuna award, at the 58th edition of National Maritime Day. The nomination for the award was done unanimously by various maritime industry bodies. This highest marit...

Leading Shipowners, Regulators, Charterers, Financiers and Industry Participants Presenting at Capital Link’s Decarbonization in Shipping Forum April 05, 2021 14:45 ET | Source: Capital Link Capital Link Digital Conference 9.30 am – 4.00 pm British Standard Time (BST) MOVING FROM DISCUSSION TO DELIVERY Complimentary Registration 2 Days – 14 Virtual Sessions – 78 speakers – 69 Presenting Companies NEW YORK, April 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capital Link’s ...

Theo Xenakoudis Celebrates 20 Years with IRI When Theo Xenakoudis joined IRI in 2001, the Piraeus office was only 4 strong, and was led by Captain John Giannopoulos, together with Theo’s father, Captain Costas Xenakoudis. The office focused on processing seafarers’ documentation and licensing, as well as conducting ships’ inspections in Greece. Today of course, the Piraeus office is a regional hub of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Registry activity. As IRI’s second largest o...

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IRClass Review of 2020 and Outlook for 2021 – The road to revitalisation 2020 brought about an unprecedented situation in the form of the pandemic. Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) responded swiftly by taking a pragmatic and practical approach in maintaining its services to its clients during this period of global restriction in population movement to reduce the spread of COVID-19. IRClass Executive Chairman Mr Arun Sharma, as Chairman of the International Association of Classification S...

Wonderla Bangalore has secured COV-Safe certification by Bureau Veritas India. Wonderla is the first theme park chain in the country to receive this highly coveted certification that will further help reduce the risk of the pandemic for visitors and park employees. COV-SAFE Hygiene Assessment is designed to reassure visitors and employees entering the premises about the good practices in place to prevent contamination during the unlocking phase of any business premise with large people movement...

Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC) today handed over the littoral mission ship (LMS) named Sundang to the Government through the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). BHIC said this is the second of four units of LMS being built by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industrial Group Shipyard (WSIG) in Shuangliu, China, under a contract signed in 2017 between Malaysia’s defence ministry and Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS), with the cooperation of China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Co Ltd

Verifavia Shipping Provides Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement With IHM Maintenance Services For 350 Vessels Verifavia Shipping doubles IHM maintenance fleet from 600 to 1,300 in just one week, ahead of EU SRR IHM deadline PARIS, CYPRUS, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG – Monday 14 December 2020: Verifavia Shipping provides Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) with Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) maintenance services for around 350 vessels in the BSM fleet. This, along with several other contracts, ...