Singapore Unveils ‘Playbook’ To Hasten Digital Transformation
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have launched the Maritime Digitalisation Playbook (MDP).
MDP will support maritime companies in accelerating their...
VLSFO Samples From Major Countries Reveal Quality Issues
Europe is emerging as a problem area for quality issues with VLSFO blends.
VLSFO samples from Europe had the highest proportion of off-specification findings at 8.8%.
In the second and third places were...
China Emerges As Bigger Than U.S Import Source Post COVID-19
Cargo from China is accounting for an even greater share of inbound container volumes.
Port of Long Beach handles 312,590 loaded inbound TEU containers up 7.6% year-on-year and up 23.3% from April.
Demand...
ECSA Urges Rapid Conclusion of Brexit Negotiations
ECSA has expressed concern for the looming end of the UK’s Brexit negotiations and has called for all parties to avoid a no deal at all costs.
ECSA is calling for a strong...
Corona Free Nation Bans Cruise Ships As New COVID19 Cases Emerge
New Zealand extended a ban on cruise ships arriving in the country.
It also tightened measures for visitors to exit quarantine.
Cargo vessels will still be allowed to load and unload.
Fishing vessels...
Constructive Dialogue Needed To Resolve Crew Change Crisis, Says Maersk
In a major development, A.P. Moeller-Maersk (Maersk) has urged governments to “engage in a constructive dialogue” to solve the crew changeover crisis, report the Port Technology.
What is it?
In a statement, Palle Laursen, Chief Technical...
Existing Ships Will Swallow Up Shipping’s Emission Control Budget
A shipping industry focused study showed how the existing ships are a caused of concern for emission controls
researchers stressed on the need of upgrading the global fleet and make it equipped to...
[Watch] Young Man’s Vlog Shows How The Post COVID19 World Should Look Like
The COVID19 pandemic is changing the world like never before. It's changing our habits and premonitions, we are steering into a new future. The BBC's Hannah Long-Higgins and Robin Levinson-King explored how we are...
Tracking the Most Promising COVID19 Vaccines in the World
More than 140 companies and universities are preparing covid19 vaccines
a variety of vaccine solution including BCG repurposed vaccines and new vaccines like inactivated whole virus ones and protein based ones are in...
Chinese Shipyard Signs Ship Building Project
Finnish ship design company Deltamarin announced on Tuesday that it has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) Co., Ltd (CMJL) for cooperation on the design of Finnish shipping operator Finnlines'...