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...