Yearly Archives: 2023
Impact Of Panama Canal Water Levels On Western Trade
A recent report from Container xChange highlights the significant impact of the drought on the Panama Canal, particularly affecting dry bulk and LNG shipping...
Silicon Valley’s New Version Of ‘Move Fast And Break Things’ Mantra
Silicon Valley has a new mantra.
The saying originated from Sam Altman in 2021 but has been repeated recently by various key players.
...
Saudi Arabia Urges US Restraint As Houthis Attack Ships in Red Sea
Yemen's Houthis have attacked shipping, fired at Israel
Worried about escalation, Riyadh is pleased with the US response so far
Houthis discussed their...
More Liner Services Avoiding Canals To Head For The Cape
Confidence in the Panama Canal to process container vessel transits appears to have completely bombed over the past week, and there have been widespread...
Container Freight Rates Fall To 2019 Levels While Costs Stay High
Liner operators continue to struggle with a worsening supply/demand balance, affecting freight rates. "On average, the fleet has year-to-date grown five percent and 19...
Lessons Learned: Stairwell Fall Causes Serious Injury
AMSA provides lessons learned from an incident where, a passenger seriously injured after falling down stairwell.
The incident
During a private charter a passenger fell down...
Training Seafarers For A Decarbonized Future
A new project is set to develop a training framework to equip seafarers with skills as shipping transitions to zero greenhouse gas emissions, reads...
Singapore, US Ports Partner To Set Up Green Shipping Corridor
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Port of Long Beach (POLB) unveiled a ‘partnership strategy’ for...
Erma First Bags AIP For Onboard Carbon Capture System
Erma First received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV for its amine absorption-based Onboard Carbon Capture (OCC) system, which was put to the test...
World’s Largest Nuclear-Powered Container Ship Designed By China
China has designed the world's largest nuclear-powered container ship.
It is a 24000 TEU-class vessel.
It allows swift containment in case of an...