Yearly Archives: 2023
DNV’s Guide To Minimizing Propeller Shaft Bearing Damage
In January 2022, DNV brought attention to an increasing trend of propeller shaft aft bearing damage on vessels aged 10 years or older. This...
Elon Musk’s xAI Launches A Sarcastic AI Chatbot
Elon Musk has unveiled Grok, the inaugural creation of his recently established company, xAI. Positioned as a competitor to entities like OpenAI and Anthropic,...
Constricted Demand Hampers Ship Recycling
The ship recycling industry faces unprecedented challenges, with empty yards, supply bottlenecks, and suppressed demand. The director of a prominent ship recycling facility in...
AI Waves: WISTA Challenge Europort 2023
Shipping is being taken to the next level through AI automation to yield optimal results as well as safety enhancement. WISTA International challenged the industry...
Onboard CCS is Vital For Attaining Net-Zero Emissions
With a focus on zero carbon emissions by 2050, the search for viable options for such an industry remains essential. The excerpt also points out...
Lessons Learned: Battery Explosion During Routine Maintenance
A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which a chief engineer suffered minor injuries in a battery explosion when disconnecting a...
Welder Killed in Blast Onboard Merchant Ship
A 45-year-old man, employed as a welder was killed in a cylinder blast inside a ship docked near Chennai Port for repair work on...
China Weekly Export Container Shipping Index Grows
China's export container transport index increased in the week ending Nov. 10, reports Xinhua News quoting Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
The average China Containerized Freight Index...
Ever Darker Shades of Grey Tankers Spook Shipping
It’s known by different terms, but the serious threat to the safety and the public perception of shipping is the same however you refer...
EFW Delivers First A321P2F for JAL & Yamato Freighter Network
German freighter conversion firm Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has delivered the first of three Airbus A321P2F (passenger to freighter) aircraft to Japan, ahead of its...