Copenhagen Conference 2020 – Smart Maritime Network

SMN plans to announce a roadmap for the reintroduction of the 2020 conference series. The conference will address the twin forces of digitalization...

MSC Launches New South-east Asia Loop ‘Seahorse’

MSC has become the latest shipping line to revamp its intra-Asia service offering. MSC has updated four existing intra-Asia services. It is launching...

Capsize Market Tumbles Following Poor Demand

Pacific Capesize rates plunge sharply in July amid excess vessel supply due to lack of demand. Sharp fall in Capesize time charter equivalent...

Exemption To Self-Isolation for New Crew Puts Sailors’ Lives at Risk

In St.John's, sailors aboard an offshore supply vessel are panicked about their safety following the approval to four American technicians to join the...

A New ECU Research Untangles the ‘Blackbeard Lore’

It’s been speculated that Blackbeard intentionally ran his flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, aground near Beaufort in 1718. Now, more than 300 years...

‘Black Fish’ That Blends In Sea – A ‘Deep Sea’ Mystery

Some species of deep-sea fish have evolved blacker-than-black skin to protect them from being eaten – or to help them sneak up on...

Scrubber Retrofit Installations Plunge Amid Low Fuel Price Spread

The fuel spread between HFO and LSFO is so low that the retrofitting order intake in scrubbers is pretty much almost zero. All...

DP World Negotiating To Acquire An Indian Flag Carrier

Global port operator DP World Ltd in advanced talks with Dubai-based Transworld Group to buy Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Ltd and Avana Global...

Integrating Hydrogen Fuel Cell Projects for Carbon Free Shipping

  Maritime sector is a large contributor of CO2 emissions mostly due to cruise-boat tourism, freight shipping and ferry transport. The Fuel Cells and...

Coronavirus Pandemic Defers Construction of World’s Largest Cruise Ship

Coronavirus pandemic delays construction of world's largest cruise ship, says an article published in FoxNews. Construction paused Royal Caribbean International has delayed the construction efforts of...

Increased COVID19 Uncertainty Leads To Second Hand Tonnage Boom

The familiar theme of the year so far, repeated itself for yet another week. Shipowners opted for more dry bulk second-hand tonnage, as the...

Scientists Put To Rest the ‘COVID19 Origin’ Conspiracy Theories

According to a Science Alert article written by Polly Hayes, a Medical Microbiology Lecturer at the University of Westminster, scientists have now highlighted evidence...

Reefer Containers Pile up in China Due To COVID-19 Restrictions

February’s coronavirus shutdown in Wuhan, China hit American food exports hard. Reefer plugs at China ports filled up after the Wuhan outbreak. Reefer-plug...

[Watch] Ro-ro Cargo Ship Engulfed in Fire, 26 Crew Rescued

Ro-ro passenger cargo ship caught fire in Java sea north of Jakarta, while en route from Jakarta to Pontianak, Indonesia, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? Passenger...

400% Increase in Attempted Cybersecurity Hacks

There has been a massive 400% increase in attempted hacks since February 2020. The data was cited by Israeli cybersecurity specialist Naval Dome. ...

Container Trades Face Increasing Congestion and Backlogs

Container trades out of India are faced with increasing congestion. Carriers are unable to clear a backlog of bookings. It was largely due...

Types, Sources, and Claims of COVID-19 Misinformation

Reuters Institute identifies some of the main types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation. It analyzes a sample of 225 pieces of misinformation...

Hull Cleaning Underwater Robot To Reduce CO2 Emissions

Cargo ships are huge polluters that emit than 200 million metric tons of CO2. Ships are harder to decarbonize but a relatively simple...

COVID 19 Forces IMO To Reschedule Meetings for 2020

IMO has planned to reset meetings  calendar. The Organization advised in a Circular Letter that the IMO Council is thinking about reconstructing the schedule...

Consortium To Explore Methanation Tech for Zero-Emission Bunker Fuels

The Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group, formed within Japan’s Carbon Capture & Reuse Study Group, aims to explore the feasibility of the concept...