Yearly Archives: 2017
Is it a Ship or Iceberg — Can you Decide from Space
The Centre for Cold Ocean Resource Engineering (C-CORE) and Norwegian energy company Statoil have launched a competition to find a more effective method of...
Global Container Shipping Capacity Crosses the 21m Teu Barrier
The global containership fleet hit 21m teu of capacity this month, however, fleet growth has slowed according to Alphaliner.
The analyst said in its weekly...
Warning: Position-fixing is Vital to Ship Navigational Safety
The bridge teams have been warned that if they fail to fix ship positions on charts they are considering risking their vessel safety and...
[Watch] Massive Waves Pound Ship Searching for Missing Submarine
Footage from a search vessel showed horrendous sea conditions as waves eight metres in height crashed over the deck amid 90km winds.
Disclaimer: This video...
The Shipping Industry Needs to Clean Up its Act. Here’s Where it Can Start
Just north of the U.N. climate talks in Bonn, Germany, a group of shipping industry leaders gathered — well, where else? — on the water.
An elegant...
ZIM’s Groundbreaking Blockchain-Based Bill of Lading
The new solution allows the secure exchange of original documents on the blockchain.
The first pilot of paperless Bills-of-Lading based on blockchain technology was completed...
Maritime Standard Woman in Shipping Award goes to LUKOIL Marine
The fourth annual Maritime Standard Awards, held on Monday 23rd October 2017, saw LUKOIL Marine Lubricants’ Director June Manoharan win ‘The Maritime Standard Woman...
Multiple Fuel Choices will be a Headache for Ship-owners
New research suggests that a prescriptive approach to fuel sulphur has resulted in more toxic emissions, according to one of the presenters at the...
Shipping Stands Ready to Face Challenges Posed by Cybercrime
EUROPOL director Rob Wainwright has called it “a new business model”. In recent years, cybercrime has increasingly targeted the transport sector, causing experts in...
Managing the New Panamax Containerships
By Barry Parker
The explosive growth of international boxships is challenging not only the physical infrastructure of North American ports, but also the very nature of...