Tank Inspections Using Drones Could Improve Safety!
An article published in TankerOperator says using drones could be a big improvement in safety and also supporting better tank inspections. The article also...
ABS Launches COVID19 Decontaminating Guidance for Marine and Offshore Assets
ABS joins hands with leading public health officials to address maintaining the safety of vessels and offshore assets potentially exposed to COVID-19, says a...
Can AI-Powered Port Prevent Ship Collisions Better Than Humans?
In 2019, Fujitsu and the Japan Coast Guard successfully proved the effectiveness of AI in preventing collisions between vessels.
Technology using Fujitisu’s Zinrai...
Cruise Lines Donate Computing Power To Find a Cure for COVID-19!
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line dedicates its unused computing power to the Folding@Home Project (FAH).
FAH is a distributed computing service that helps researchers...
COVID-19 Vaccines: Scientists Elucidate Eight Ways To Provide Immunity!
More than 90 vaccines are being developed against SARS-CoV-2 by research teams.
Researchers are trialling different technologies, some of which haven’t been used...
Recycling Regulations To Govern Non-EU Flagged Vessels!
Since the beginning of 2019, the EU has had its own set of rules for ship recycling.
The rules may even influence shipowners...
EU To Strike ‘Green Deal’ To Curb Subsidies on Fossil Fuels
EU Energy Commissioner is keen to make a Green Deal part of COVID-19 recovery plan.
The cost of subsidies for electric vehicles is...
Energy Storage Increases To Combat the Use of Fossil Fuels
Low-cost renewables are creeping into the gas territory due to falling costs for energy storage.
BNEF's new report does not reflect the longer-term...
Crude Market Have Their ‘Options Open!’ Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic: Podcast
Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented demand destruction in Asia.
Commodity trends in the country seem to be showing signs of recovery...
Aframax and Dirty Tankers Opt for Clean-up To Increase Earnings
Aframaxes and dirty tankers are cleaning up to store and move refined products.
20 such tankers including those controlled by the pool have...
Plasma Donated from COVID-19 Victims Can Save Lives of Others!
Plasma from people who have had COVID-19 could save the lives of others.
Plasma extracted from blood can be used and put into...
Big Crude Oil Futures in a Whopping $726 M Unrealized Losses!
The United States Oil Fund was sitting on more than $700 million in unrealized losses at the end of March.
USO also booked...
10 Point Strategy To Facilitate Trade in the Time of COVID19!
There is a need to keep ships moving, ports open and crossborder trade flowing, while
ensuring that border agencies can safely undertake all necessary...
The Shipping Industry Should Reinvent Itself!
Shipping industry is to face a range of technological, environmental and geopolitical challenges.
It will test the resilience of the maritime sector over...
Oil Price Roller Coaster Month Ends With High Surge on the...
According to a Reuters report, oil prices jumped last Thursday, after several producers said they would cut output as signs of the U.S. crude...
COVID19 Affecting New Hazardous Inventory Requirement Implementation!
A new hazardous inventory requirement is coming into force by the end of this year. However, the COVID19 pandemic might affect its implementation, says...
How & When Will the COVID19 Pandemic End?
How the coronavirus pandemic will end depends on our collective effort in developing a mixture of strategies that we have learned from past...
Seafarers Forced To Go on Unpaid Leave During COVID-19!
In spite of the risks of contracting Covid-19, seafarers continue to work to ensure vital goods and passengers are transported, selflessly.
Some companies...
[Watch] Life Under Lockdown in Shipping Containers
Watch families living in shipping containers as stress and anxiety continues for the families living under lockdown. Businesses fear closure close due to being...
New Time Charter Agreement To Compensate for 100% of the Scrubber...
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. enters into a time charter agreement (“T/C”) with Glencore for an additional Capesize vessel.
Also, another Capesize vessel of...