V. opens expanded office in Chennai, bolstering organisation’s presence in India

V.Group (“V.”), the global ship manager and marine services provider, has opened an expanded office in Chennai, India, strengthening V.’s ability to engage with both customers and seafarers in the region. V. has a long-standing history in India, stretching back to 1984, and this new office allows the organisation to further strengthen its presence in

Seafarers are key for shipping’s decarbonisation

Seafaring is set to change significantly over the coming decades as the maritime industry pursues decarbonisation goals — bringing in changes to the fuels bunkered and used onboard, scaled up technology and digitalisation, and a greater incorporation of automation onboard vessels of all types. These changes will significantly impact seafarers and their workplaces, yet crew

Most seafarers require upskilling to meet decarbonisation goals

A new action plan, launched at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt by United Nations organisations, shipowners and unions, sets out recommendations to upskill seafarers to meet shipping’s decarbonisation goals. The plan is in response to findings from new research, the modelling of which cautions that as many as 800,000 seafarers will require additional training