Ability™ Marine Pilot Control Gets DP2 To Ensure Safety Across Vessel Operating Profile
ABB adds dynamic positioning 2 (DP2) functionality to ABB Ability™ Marine Pilot Control, to enhance vessel command execution and safer maneuvering.
DP2, a model predictive control, causes a redundancy in technical design maintaining...
Singapore Marine and Coastal Database GeoSpace-Sea, Launched by MPA
MPA launched a new database on Singapore's waters, called GeoSpace-Sea, similar to SLA's OneMap to provide geospatial data for port and environmental management.
GeoSpace-Sea initiative is a joint venture between the MPA, NUS,...
OOCL To Stow Boxship Fleet With Navis’s StowMan
Wih stowage planning software StowMan, vessel planners can optimize the stowage planning results for fleet utilization based on improved visibility and efficiency.
StowMan utilises the results produced by the onboard loading computer MACS3,...
Blockchain Consortium To Tackle Misdeclared Cargo
Blockchain technology is being trialled to counter the alarming boxship fires started by misdeclared goods.
A consortium established to explore the use of blockchain in tackling the risks and challenges associated with the...
IMO 2020 Is Already Hiking Cost To Ship Cargo by Sea
The effect of the approaching sulphur cap 2020 is already apparent on fleet capacity at sea and on freight rates for cargo shippers.
Owners opting for scrubbers to comply with regulation, pull out...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 23, 2019
Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 23 of 2019. The report formulated on 25th June 2019 highlights the various security breaches that have happened over the past week.
Brazil: Authorities seize...
Cargo Ship Freed After Running Aground in Bay Bulls Harbour
According to an article published in VOCM, a massive cargo ship that ran aground in Bay Bulls Harbour has been freed.
What happened?
On 30 June, the cargo ship BBC Oregon approximately 100 meters in length, had just...
Singapore Delivered 0.5% Bunker Term Prices Leading-up To IMO 2020
Singapore is the world's largest bunkering hub, with bunker sales volumes totaling 49.8 million mt in 2018, according to data from the MPA.
Due to China's own regulation to cap sulfur content in...
Delivered Bunker Premiums Recover Slower Than Cargoes
High-sulphur bunker fuel has risen to an average of $9/t in June, up from $6.50/t in May and $5/t in April.
Physical bunker suppliers and barge operators in Singapore are struggling to deliver fuel...
Japanese Pilots Awards Two NYK Ships With ‘Best Quality Ship Award’
The wood-chip carrier Forestal Reina and the methanol tanker Kohzan Maru III, both NYK-operated vessels managed by NYK Group companies, have been awarded the 2018 Best Quality Ship Award by the Japan Federation of...