Yearly Archives: 2020
[Watch] Cruise Collides With Pier
Strong winds battered a cruise ship in Norway, forcing the ship on a near-collision course with a pier, reports Fox News.
What happened?
It was reported...
BIMCO Makes Classic Trademark Layout Sales & Purchase MOA!
According to a recent Safety4Sea report, BIMCO has developed its own standard Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) based on ship sale and purchase.
The MOA takes...
72 Years of Maritime History Retiring As the World’s Oldest Cruiser Rests!
The oldest cruise ship still operating on the open seas may be retiring this year, reports Travel & Leisure
The Maiden Voyage
The MV Astoria set...
BIMCO Underlines Piracy Ransom As Major 2020 Maritime Security Risk!
The future maritime security agenda at sea is likely to be dominated by the same three major issues as in 2019: Nigerian piracy, conflict...
ICS Issues Guidelines To Limit the Spread of Corona Virus
Global Shipping Body (ICS) issues guidance to shipowners in the face of the Corona Virus, says a press release published on their website.
Steps to...
Who Will Pay for the New Incentive Approach of GHG Emission Curbing?
The IMO's current approach to GHG emissions only focuses on the ship which doesn't solve the problem and makes it difficult to look for...
Global Shipping Recovers from 2020 As Tanker Market Grows
According to IHS Markit, the global shipping market is set for a recovery, benefiting from new global rules on marine fuels that came into...
CSMART: How Sailors are Trained To Pilot Cruise Ships?
Princess Cruises offers training to sailors using Centre for Simulator Maritime Training Academy.
It has four full-size ship’s bridge simulators with a 220-degree...
Blue Acceleration Leading To Exploitation of Seabed And Wrecking Marine Life
Blue acceleration is negatively impacting the ocean floor and is likely to cause harm to organisms.
International Union for the Conservation of Nature...
Renewable Energy & Electrification Key for Decarbonization!
IRENA has issued a report focusing on the challenges of decarbonization and energy transition.
It recommended increasing penetration of variable renewable energy along...