Chinese Sailor Crushed to Death Between Two Ships

A man has been fatally crushed between a ship and a hulking cargo vessel off Queensland's Sunshine Coast and advocates are questioning the rules that seemingly led to his death,says an article published on...

Daily Joke: A Day Into A Captain’s Life, The Doctor’s Advice

A sea captain was finishing up a long and tiring day at sea. It was now nighttime, and he was looking out into the pitch-dark night sky when he noticed a bright light out...

Regulatory Side of Maritime Decarbonisation, Needs Clarity

There is so much discussion about the regulatory side of maritime decarbonisation. And there is so much complaining about uncertainty and about the need for clarity and certainty, says a Lloyd's Register news source. When...

Uses of Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning in Shipping Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic has pulled together a variety of factors that have brought the opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into sharp focus across the board, says a Lloyd's Register news...

Satellite Data To Help Reduce Shipping Industry CO2 emissions

Start-up company uses satellite data to develop technology that will help reduce CO2 emissions produced by the shipping industry, says an Open Access Government. 940 million tonnes of CO2 The shipping industry is responsible for around...

A Brazilian Shipping Company Joins The CDP

Wilson Sons Group has joined the Carbon Disclosure Project. It is seen as another step towards the management of the impact of its operations on the environment. Brazil’s Wilson Sons Group took another step...

Increasing Seafarer Abandonment Leads To Talks on Emergency Fund

  Three of the world’s largest seafaring nations are proposing the establishment of a seafarers’ mutual emergency fund to support abandoned crew, reports Splash247. Idea of a mutual emergency fund China, Indonesia, and the Philippines have introduced...

GOGL Exits From A Joint Venture

  Golden Ocean Group Ltd terminated a joint venture entered into five years ago. Improved market conditions and an expanded fleet have prompted the Bermuda-based dry bulk shipping company for the termination. Improved market conditions...

CCCC Bags Contract To Build Arctic-Asia LNG Terminal

China Communications Construction Company got a contract to build an LNG transshipment terminal in Kamchatka for Novatek, reports High North News. The facility will handle LNG en route from the Arctic to Asia. Winner of...

3 Barges Chained Up in Port, Phosphene Beyond the Permitted Level

Health and safety officials are struggling to decide what to do with three barges stuffed with grain from Poland. They have been contaminated with illegal amounts of phospene, a flammable and highly toxic...