Yearly Archives: 2021
Where Does 75% Of Wild-Caught Seafood Grow?
While most commercial fishing occurs at sea, the seafood on our plates does not often start in the big blue ocean - it starts...
This Innovative Robot Cleans Ships To Reduce Emissions
The build-up of marine plants and animals on ship hulls is an age-old problem.
This ‘biofouling’ can increase fuel consumption by up to...
Future of Seafarers in Times of Automated Ships
Automated ships are gaining momentum these days and the shipping industry is staring at an automated future but the question that's on everyone's mind...
The Disheartening Situation Of Seafarers On Board
The latest benchmark Seafarers' Happiness Index from Mission to Seafarers sounds a dark note as the COVID-19 pandemic and the crew change crisis drag...
Seafarers Hassled Trying to Curb COVID-19 Spread And Pirate Attacks
Seafaring ranks as one of the toughest, most emotionally taxing jobs in global transportation. Saturday’s deadly pirate attack off Africa’s west coast is just...
Maersk Sells Product Tanker Equipped With Rotor Sails
Maersk Tankers sold its 2008-built product tanker, the world’s first product tanker to test the use of wind propulsion technology, reports Splash 247.
About the...
Shipping Executives Reveal Why They Signed the Neptune Declaration
Shipping industry is abuzz with the Neptune Declaration signed by more than 300 firm's to help stranded seafarers and now shipping executives have voiced...
Container Shortage Madness Drives Breakbulk, MPVs Uptake
According to a LoadStar report, the “madness” of ex-Asia container rates is driving more un-boxing of containerised cargo.
And the resulting bounceback for breakbulk is...
The Rising Issue of Pirates In The Gulf of Guinea
The latest report by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has shown that piracy in the Gulf of Guinea recorded the...
WHO Team Starts Probing Wuhan COVID Origin
The search for the origin of the novel coronavirus finally began in China yesterday as the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the matter...