Yearly Archives: 2023
UAE Marches Towards Sustainable Ship recycling With New Compliance Regime
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s new Ship Recycling Regulation requires a dry dock or equivalent infrastructures for environmentally sound ship recycling. Set to take...
Johor Port Sets Sight On AI Driven Port Digitalization
Johor Port Berhad, a major trade hub in Southern Malaysia, has announced an agreement with Innovez One, a leading provider of Port Management Information...
ABB And Wallenius Marine Collaborate To Open The First OVERSEA Fleet Support Center
The first OVERSEA Fleet Support Center, developed in collaboration between ABB and Wallenius Marine, will provide digital offering and fleet support as a...
World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Tugboat Sets Sail In Antwerp
Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH announce today a world first: the Hydrotug 1, the first hydrogen-powered tugboat, is ready for operation in the Antwerp...
ChartWorld’s Response To Maritime Threats
Amid growing threats and recent attacks on merchant vessels, ChartWorld has taken proactive measures to bolster its route networks and digital routing service.
These updates...
Artificial Intelligence in Port Operations: The Key to Efficiency?
The year 2023 has been defined by the promise, and perceived threat, of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Industries across the globe have had to approach...
Global CO2 Emissions: A 70-Year Evolution and Future Concerns
In the 1950s, the United States and the countries that later formed the European Union (EU) were the biggest emitters in the world, responsible...
EU ETS Surcharges Set to Evolve in Response to Allowance Prices
European Union (EU) Emissions Trading System (ETS) surcharges will inevitably evolve as the price of EU Allowances fluctuates, according to Alphaliner’s report. Shipping (all...
Suez Canal Gains Traction As Panama Canal Faces Drought
The Panama Canal is an important waterway linking global trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans – however, the canal has been suffering from...
Flexport Warns Shippers To Prepare For Rate Fluctuations
Ocean rates are at a historic low, but “2024 will be more normal – if there is anything that can be considered normal in...