It was reported on 24 October that the World Bank and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) have formulated a joint action plan aimed at improving global port infrastructure to better serve maritime operators and other stakeholders. In a recently published report entitled Closing the Gaps, the organisations outlined future infrastructure challenges and revealed their next steps to tackle them.

Colombo International Maritime and Logistics Conference 2022 is scheduled to be held on 1st & 2nd November 2022 at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo.

SANMAR Shipyards is delighted with the huge interest shown by operators around the world in its exclusive ground-breaking ElectRA series of eco-friendly electric tugboats.

The latest in a rapidly increasing number of orders is a recently signed contract to provide Norway-headquartered marine services company Buksér og Berging with its first electric tugboat.

With HQ in London the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has announced proposals to accelerate the maritime sector’s transition to net zero by financially rewarding ships and energy producers that invest in low/net zero emission fuels.

From 7 to 10 November Ghana’s capital city, Accra, will host the ninth Regional Conference of the Global Initiative for West, Central and Southern Africa (GI WACAF).

The crews of US Coast Guard Cutter Stratton and Canadian Coast Guard vessel Sir Wilfrid Laurier conducted a search-and-rescue exercise on 12 October near Point Hope, Alaska.

It was reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 18 October that the US Coast Guard Cutter Willow completed its scheduled aids to navigation service mission around Puerto Rico port and navigable waterways two days before, on 16 October.

Sanmar Shipyards has joined forces with major operator SAAM Towage and leading naval architects Robert Allan Ltd to develop and custom build two electric-powered tugs for harbour operations, the first of a new generation of environmentally-friendly emissions-free tugboats.

It was reported on 10 October that the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda aims to maximise its strategic location and vibrant resource base to become a key hub for the nascent offshore wind industry in the Baltic.

In week commencing 9 October the Port of Dover announced that it was joining with the umbrella body for the maritime sector, Maritime UK, to engage people across the UK with the world of maritime and to highlight the vast array of rewarding careers on offer within the industry.