Yearly Archives: 2021
Why Shippers Built Massive Vessels?
Unless you’re involved with international commerce in some way, you might not have heard that the cost of shipping goods out of China is...
Shell Got Permission To Supply LNG
Global energy producer Shell has been awarded permission to supply LNG as a bunker fuel in Gibraltar., says an article published in ship &...
Bunker Company Fends Off Contract Challenge
Bunker company World Fuel Services has fought off a legal challenge to 'separate out' aspects of a contract in a bunker transaction, says an...
Seafarer’s Role in Autonomous Shipping World
Scientists simulate trends in maritime employment over the next 15 years following ship automation, says an article published in EurekAlert.
Machine Makes Many things
Artificial intelligence...
[Watch] Leading Shipping Companies Sign Up To Neptune Declaration
To overcome the seafarer crisis by enabling smooth crew change and repatriation, major shipping companies sign the Neptune Declaration, says an article published in...
Isle of Manship Launches ‘Crew Matters’ Application For Seafarers
The Isle of Man Ship Registry has officially launched its “Crew Matters” welfare app developed with training company Tapiit Live, says an article published...
World’s Second Largest Container line To Trial Alternative HFO
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest container line, will trial emulsified synthetic heavy fuel oil on its ships this year with a...
DSME Bags ABS Approval for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology
Classification society ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology developed by South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding &...
Singaporean Consortium To Explore Ammonia As A Marine Fuel
A joint study is underway in Singapore to explore the potential for ammonia to be used as a marine fuel.
ABS, Singapore’s NTU,...
ICS Launches New Flag State Performance Table
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest Flag State Performance Table (2020/2021) which finds that many of the largest flag states...