‘Unmanned Vessels’ To Take Over Shipping Sector By 2025
Project with NTT and Nippon Yusen on board eyes 2021 test for remote navigation.
The Nippon Foundation aims to have unmanned vessels account for 50% of domestic shipping by 2040.
The remote-control technology...
Ningbo Containerised Freight Index
Baltic Exchange publishes the weekly Ningbo Containerised Freight Index, compiled by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange.
The index is reported every Friday (except Chinese holidays) at 1600 (Beijing).
Weekly composite index covering 20ft, 40ft and Hi Cube...
Automated Mooring Systems The New Future of The Shipping Industry
Ports to optimize operational efficiency by employing automated mooring systems.
Infragravity waves can cause decoupling, triggering damaging unplanned downtime of ships.
Automated mooring technology is allowing the shipping industry to better maximize berth...
Hempel Launches ROV Powered Underground Hull Inspection
Hempel launched an underwater Hull Inspection service using Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs).
This will provide complete hull coating inspections while a vessel is at port or anchorage.
ROV inspections in combination with SHAPE...
Cruise Giant To Lay Off More Than 100 Crew Members
Carnival Corp.’s (CCL) Carnival Cruise Line said that it’s cutting more than 100 ship officers as it retires 18 ships across its brands.
The decision comes after the COVID-19 pandemic, because of which...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 38, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 38th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 18th September highlights the plight of the dry bulk...
How Container Liners Turn Losses To Profits & Manage Capacity
In an article published in the Maritime Executive, Luke Robert postulates and elaborates on the profit making strategy undertaken by the largest container liners plying the waters.
Let's take a look how these shipping lines...
Investigations Reveal Captain Had No Clue How Vessel Capsized
Capt. Jonathan Tennant, the pilot who steered the ship out of the port at 1 a.m. on Sept. 8, 2019, recalled calm winds and good visibility.
He said typically there are warning signs...
Dr. Fauci’s COVID19 Prevention Advice on Vitamins
The pandemic is making us weary and we aren't sure what to do. Well, let's hear it from the expert. Here's how Dr. Anthony Fauci talked about the key issues like popping vitamins etc....
Cold Chain Infrastructural Hurdle in COVID19 Vaccine Delivery
According to a Reuters report, Getting a coronavirus vaccine from manufacturing sites to some parts of the world with rural populations and unreliable electricity supply will be an immense challenge, given the need to...