Yearly Archives: 2023
Smart Digital Solution To Facilitate Optimized Steel Coil Loading
Steel coils come in various sizes and weights, making it challenging for ship managers and operators to assess whether their vessels are suitable for...
The AI Catalyst, ChatGPT’s Impact
ChatGPT’s release a year ago triggered a desperate scramble among tech companies and alarm from some of the people who helped invent it, says...
Can Drones Offer A Panacea To Security Issues At Ports And Terminals?
Security at ports and terminals is vital to protect cargo, other assets and workforce.
However, the typical size and layout of a port...
Barclays’ Cautionary Outlook
Barclays sees a "dawn of a new annus horribilis" for the global container shipping industry, expecting the market to enter a period of "significant"...
DP World Gives Currency To Decarbonization, Joins First Movers Coalition
Dubai-based port operator DP World has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC), setting a target of 5% of its marine power to come from...
MOL And Bapco Energies Join Forces For Cross-Border CCS
Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Bahrain's Bapco Energies have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of...
ReCAAP ISC: One Incident Of Armed Robbery Between 28 November – 4 December
One actual incident of armed robbery against ships (CAT 4) in Asia was reported to ReCAAP ISC, between 28 November – 4 December 2023.
On...
New EMSA Report Finds Rotor Sails Can Impact Vessel Stability
A study by European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has revealed that rotor sails can help reduce a ship's fuel consumption and greenhouse gases (GHG)...
The Race To Ship In The Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the site of feverish ship and port-building at present. With sanctions over the war in Ukraine hitting hard the traditional...
Panama Chaos Grows As US Diesel Shippers Bypass Canal
The worsening bottlenecks at the drought-stricken Panama Canal are pushing at least one U.S. diesel shipper to sail around the tip of South America...