Shipping’s IT Mindset Needs To Change To Favour Decarbonisation
The industry is undergoing unprecedented changes and disturbance; with physical events, technology changes and policy shifts acting on shipping and ports in almost equal measure.
The enduring change is that digitalisation and decarbonisation...
Ferry Suffers Hull Gush After Contacting Pier
Balearia’s ferry BAHAMA MAMA, which is serving Malaga Melilla line, Spain, contacted pier while berthing at Malaga in the afternoon Nov 2, on arrival from Melilla, reports Maritime Bulletin.
The ship suffered a 3-meter long...
Bill Gates Launches Nuclear-Powered Shipping Venture Amidst IMO Push
Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world, has turned his attention to getting ships powered by nuclear energy.
He announced a new venture with Mikal Bøe’s CORE POWER, French nuclear...
Insights Of Future Scrubbers
A panel representing major EGCS manufacturing interests discussed scrubber performance, financial viability and future opportunities at Riviera’s Maritime Air Pollution, Europe virtual conference, reports Riviera.
The Scrubber Business
With an estimated 4,500 scrubbers either installed or...
LNG On a High with $125,000 per day, Future Bleak
Rates for LNG transport have jumped, buy joy could be short-lived.
Tankers carrying crude oil and refined products are wallowing below cash-breakeven. Their near-term prospects are grim.
In contrast, spot rates for tankers carrying...
Europe Lockdown & U.S. Elections Keep Oil Market Volatile
Lockdowns in Europe and uncertainty over a US election could mean oil market volatility may be on the horizon.
Oil prices gained nearly 3 percent on Monday, paring earlier losses, on the eve...
Seaman ‘Froze To Death’ After ‘Inherently Unsafe’ Crane Fall
Seaman fell off a ship's "inherently unsafe" crane platform into the River Clyde and died in the freezing water, reports BBC.
Fatal accident hearing
What happened?
Stanislaw Bania, 58, while working aboard cargo vessel "Joanna", died in...
Cargo Ship Runs Into Rough Seas, Suffers Partial Loss
Emergency port call after cargo shift, probably loss, France, writes Erofey Schkvarkin for the Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo ship ARUCAS with cargo of packet sawn wood ran into rough seas on Oct 24-25 in...
[Watch] Hurricane Zeta Time Lapse
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MPA-ABS Renews AI Driven Decarbonization Research Partnership
Singapore’s MPA has signed a MoU with ABS to renew its partnership in maritime research, development and innovation.
Both parties will also work together to develop the next-generation maritime workforce in Singapore, by...