Air Cargo To Stay on Ground As Airlines Suspends China Flights
The coronavirus outbreak has given the air cargo sector a shake-up, as more airlines pull back services to and from China, reports the Loadstar.
Airlines...
New Maersk Battery Retrofit Project To Revolutionize Ship Electric Systems!
In a major development, Maersk vice president, head of fleet technology Ole Graa Jakobsen revealed the technology behind its battery pilot and how learnings...
2 Killed and 10 Missing After Fire Breaks Out on Tanker
According to a Hindustan Times report, the Federal Authority for Land and Maritime Transport said the fire broke out on board a tanker 21...
Coronavirus Effect Keeping the Baltic Index Down for the Next 3...
According to a Reuters report, the capesize component of the Baltic sea freight index plunged to an all-time low last thursday, hurt by high...
Maritime Sector Makes Way for Zero-Emissions Tugs!
Ports of Auckland and Netherlands-based Damen Group signed a contract in July, promising a full-sized, battery-propelled, all-electric tugboat, reports the Maritime Executive.
The request was...
[Watch] Cruise Collides With Pier
Strong winds battered a cruise ship in Norway, forcing the ship on a near-collision course with a pier, reports Fox News.
What happened?
It was reported...
BIMCO Makes Classic Trademark Layout Sales & Purchase MOA!
According to a recent Safety4Sea report, BIMCO has developed its own standard Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) based on ship sale and purchase.
The MOA takes...
72 Years of Maritime History Retiring As the World’s Oldest Cruiser...
The oldest cruise ship still operating on the open seas may be retiring this year, reports Travel & Leisure
The Maiden Voyage
The MV Astoria set...
BIMCO Underlines Piracy Ransom As Major 2020 Maritime Security Risk!
The future maritime security agenda at sea is likely to be dominated by the same three major issues as in 2019: Nigerian piracy, conflict...
ICS Issues Guidelines To Limit the Spread of Corona Virus
Global Shipping Body (ICS) issues guidance to shipowners in the face of the Corona Virus, says a press release published on their website.
Steps to...
Who Will Pay for the New Incentive Approach of GHG Emission...
The IMO's current approach to GHG emissions only focuses on the ship which doesn't solve the problem and makes it difficult to look for...
Global Shipping Recovers from 2020 As Tanker Market Grows
According to IHS Markit, the global shipping market is set for a recovery, benefiting from new global rules on marine fuels that came into...
CSMART: How Sailors are Trained To Pilot Cruise Ships?
Princess Cruises offers training to sailors using Centre for Simulator Maritime Training Academy.
It has four full-size ship’s bridge simulators with a 220-degree...
Blue Acceleration Leading To Exploitation of Seabed And Wrecking Marine Life
Blue acceleration is negatively impacting the ocean floor and is likely to cause harm to organisms.
International Union for the Conservation of Nature...
Renewable Energy & Electrification Key for Decarbonization!
IRENA has issued a report focusing on the challenges of decarbonization and energy transition.
It recommended increasing penetration of variable renewable energy along...
[Watch] Tanker on Fire Due To Hot Deck Cargo Work!
According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, a tanker caught fire off Sharjah, UAE and probably reported to have been abandoned by crew.
What...
6000 People Locked in Cruise As Chinese Pair Gets Coronavirus Treatment
According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, a Chinese pair have been isolated in hospital on board of Costa Cruises cruise ship at...
Ship That Mysteriously Vanished In The Bermuda Triangle Discovered
Ship that mysteriously vanished in the Bermuda Triangle almost a century ago has been discovered off the coast of Florida, says an article published...
Tough Stance from Port State Control on IMO 2020 Enforcement
Authorities of the Tokyo and Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will take a firm line in enforcing the IMO 2020...
Highlights of the 7th Session of IMO’s NCSR
In NCSR 7, the IMO agreed to recognize the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) for the provision of positioning, navigation and timing services,...