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...

Daewoo and Port of Rotterdam Join Hands on Smart Port Initiative

  DSME and Rotterdam sign three-year research deal on smart ships and ports. The two parties agree to jointly develop smart ship and port...

Wilhelmsen To Implement Technical Ship Management

Wilhelmsen Ship Management and MPC Capital AG have agreed to combine their activities in the technical management of container ships. Wilhelmsen Ship Management...

Crew Member Dead Aboard Aframax Tanker

Aframax tanker crew member died several hours before reaching port, writes Nikolay Torkin for Maritime Bulletin. Crew member dead Crude oil tanker SEATRUST interrupted her voyage...

CDC Finds 13% Higher COVID19 Infection Rate

According to a newly released CDC report, COVID19 infections across the US are likely much higher than initially reported, says an article published in...