Wasaline Uses Artificial Intelligence To Improve Maintenance

Wärtsilä and Wasaline have signed a 10-year optimised maintenance agreement covering the company’s new ferry Aurora Botnia. The ship’s propulsion is based on a hybrid solution featuring a Wärtsilä 31DF dual-fuel engine and...

Freighter Beached, Broke In Two

General cargo ship ran aground on northwest Crete island coast in Kissamos Bay, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? General cargo ship ran aground in the morning Jan 25 on northwest Crete island coast in Kissamos Bay,...

METIS Adds New Features To Its Cloud-Based Platform

METIS Cyberspace Technology SA has launched a new set of tools to help shipping companies manage their environmental impact and achieve their decarbonisation goals while ensuring compliance with industry regulations. The tools allow...

Is Your Skin Whitening Product Safe?

The practice dates back centuries, has many names -- skin lightening, whitening, bleaching -- and has a range of cultural origins depending on the region. But the trend is ultimately rooted in colorism and...

[Watch] Impact Of Supply Chain Disruptions

 Watch the video added in Bloomberg where Precious Shipping MD Khalid Hashim discusses the impact of supply chain disruptions on the maritime industry. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not...

The Abundance of Russian Troops Prompt Terror

Markovic is a former communications consultant for the International Finance Corporation and a foreign affairs reporter. But Ukraine has already been at war for nearly eight years. We got to the Ukrainian capital...

Why Was Antibody Treatment Authorization Revised?

As we have throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has used the best available science. Ensuring that healthcare providers on the frontlines have the best tools available to treat patients...

Boiler Overpressure On Ship Cause Lethal Injuries

A drill ship holding position offshore was due to carry out the annual servicing of its two auxiliary boilers and the boiler room suffered fatal injuries. Incident  A drill ship holding position offshore was due to...

Increase In Emissions Represents An Inconvenient Truth For IMO

GLOBAL shipping’s carbon dioxide emissions posted year-on-year gains of 4.9% in 2021. The IMO has agreed to cut ships’ carbon intensity by 40% by 2030. About 75% of the global fleet of bulk...

Trends Of Technology In Maritime Industry

Technology is only a tool. The maritime industry cannot deal with decarbonisation by itself or in isolation. We believe this is an area that will garner growing attention with changing weather patterns and...