COVID19 Ship Disinfection Service Launched!
In a major development, Damen Shiprepair Harbour & Voyage (DSHV), the mobile ship repair squad of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, has announced that they are creating a 24/7 Covid-19 Disinfection Service for ships, says a...
Inside World’s First Quarantine Centers in Medieval Europe!
The world of infectious disease has brought many a firsts, including the concept of quarantine
A medieval city in Europe built of stone walls was the Quarantine city for generations.
It's well lit...
The Only Person To Walk in Space & Dive To Ocean’s Deepest Point!
Last Sunday marked the second time, NASA Astronaut Kathy Sullivan made history, reports the Science Alert.
What is it?
Nearly 25 years after she became the first US woman to walk in space, Sullivan became the...
How Do We Overcome Burnout During Covid 19?
Burnout: the term for relentless overwork has rapidly become ubiquitous, especially when describing millennials who hustle to the point of exhaustion.
And with millions of people now in lockdown as Covid-19 sweeps the globe, burnout is...
SOLAS Regulations and 23 Key Points for Ships To Rescue Migrants at Sea
The recent spike in attempted migrant crossings in the Mediterranean clearly shows the situation is getting out of control, reports Nihar Herwadkar for an article published in Marine Insight.
Mediterranean migrant disasters
Reuters recently published the...
COVID-19 Pandemic Market Challenges Drive Shipping Sector Digitized
Shipping sector is forced to make the most use of digitalisation as it struggles with technical and market challenges during the global coronavirus pandemic, reports Riviera Maritime Media.
Sector goes digitial
Digital performance, standards and internet...
7 Lessons To Learn from Asia’s Succesful Handling of COVID19!
Asia was the first place to experience the coronavirus, impose lockdowns, and then emerge from them. It was also the first to experience new groups of infections, with clusters from nightclubs in Seoul, the...
Cruise Liners Eager To Comeback But Destinations Closed!
While cruise lines are working on their comeback, some destinations say not so fast!, says an article published in The Washington Post.
Stay away for a while
As cruise lines tentatively plan their return to the...
[Watch] Shipping Industry To Welcome its First Electric Ship
With their newly founded joint venture Zero Emission Services (ZES), a Dutch consortium has taken up the cause of zero-emission inland container shipping.
The initiators want to put the first electric ship into...
Gap Between Two Marine Fuels Halts Installation of Scrubbers
High sulfur fuel oil, once the cheap staple diet of the shipping industry, has been usurped by an abundance of low-cost, premium quality bunker fuel.
That’s led to seafarers freezing orders for...