First MCC On An Offshore Vessel
Technology provider Arkitech has announced the delivery of its first Maritime CleanCabin (MCC) on an offshore vessel in the Netherlands, reports cruiseindustrynews.
Quarantine Cabin for...
Naval Presence in Gulf of Guinea Key for Seafarer’s Safety
Gulf of Guinea piracy has evolved from near-shore robbery to open sea piracy and the violent kidnapping of crew members for ransom.
To...
WHO Call for Equitable Distribution of Covid Vaccines
Global faith leaders and senior health and humanitarian figures are calling on countries to ensure the equitable distribution of Covid vaccines, warning that the...
Ship Scrap Prices Rises to $500/ton During the Pandemic
Dr. Anil Sharma is a wealth of knowledge on ship scrapping, having started GMS 25 years ago, getting into the business of...
[Watch] Containership Chemical Fire Brought Under Control!
The owners of the ill-fated container ship on fire, MV X-Press Pearl, sought the services of ‘Smit Salvors’, which helped disentagle a giant container...
Appeals Court Lacks Authority To Look Into Suez Canal Financial Claims
An Egyptian appeals court said it lacks jurisdiction to look into the Suez Canal Authority's demands to uphold financial claims that led to the...
Piling Up of Plastic In Our Ocean
Every year 6.4 million tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean. 100,000 marine life die each year from plastic entanglement. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection...
TradeLens integrates with Portic Barcelona To Improve Transparency
Portic Barcelona, the port community system of the Barcelona Port Community, has integrated its data into TradeLens, the blockchain-enabled digital logistics platform...
Rotterdam Port Calls Off Container Exchange Route Tender
The Port of Rotterdam has decided to suspend the tender procedure for unmanned container transport on the Maasvlakte, due to numerous risks...
How To Minimize The Risks Of An Electrical Shock onboard?
If you’re aboard a huge metal vessel with electricity running through almost every wall and floor while in the middle of a...
Total To Develop LNG Market In India & China
Total and Shenergy Group, the leading energy player in Shanghai, have signed binding agreements for the supply of up to 1.4 million tons...
[Watch] Super Yacht Squeezes Through Dutch Canal
Dutch photographer Tom van Oossanen used a drone to capture images of the vessel docked on the waterway, reports Yahoo News.
Super yacht nearly overwhelms...
MOL Procures Panamax Bulker for Biomass Transport
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has tapped Oshima Shipbuilding to build a panamax bulk carrier to transport woody biomass for energy as its...
Skuld Outlines IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap Trial
More than a year has passed since the International Maritime Organization (IMO) mandate for the 0.50% sulphur cap for marine fuel (MARPOL Annex...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 20, 2021
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 20th week of this year. The report dated 21st May 2021 provides a valuable insight...
UK Funds £166m Cash For Green Technology Drive
The green technology required to help the UK meet its world-leading climate targets has been given a £166.5 million cash injection.
UK government...
Euronav Recommends Biofuel Bunkers While Debriefing Carbon Capture
Euronav has set out some of its views on the future shape of the bunker market.
Euronav's VLSFO manager suggests that biofuels may...
DNV Awards AiP To Keppel’s AssetCare System
Keppel Offshore & Marine has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its AssetCare system.
The AssetCare system is...
Asia’s 0.5% VLSFO Rate Continues To Fall
Battered by ample supply and sluggish demand, Asia’s 0.5% very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) cash differential dropped to a more than nine-month low on...
Worlds 1st Successful Demonstration Of Auto Berthing And Un-Berthing System
MES-S president,: Isamu Funazu, MOL president, Takeshi Hashimoto, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Akishima Laboratories president, Taiji Maeda and MOL Ferry Co...
