This Innovative Robot Cleans Ships To Reduce Emissions
The build-up of marine plants and animals on ship hulls is an age-old problem.
This ‘biofouling’ can increase fuel consumption by up to 40% and boost emissions.
Now a robot has been invented...
Future of Seafarers in Times of Automated Ships
Automated ships are gaining momentum these days and the shipping industry is staring at an automated future but the question that's on everyone's mind these days is the future of seafarers. How will seafarers fare...
The Disheartening Situation Of Seafarers On Board
The latest benchmark Seafarers' Happiness Index from Mission to Seafarers sounds a dark note as the COVID-19 pandemic and the crew change crisis drag on, reports The Maritime Executive.
'Losing Faith'
Overall index scores last...
Seafarers Hassled Trying to Curb COVID-19 Spread And Pirate Attacks
Seafaring ranks as one of the toughest, most emotionally taxing jobs in global transportation. Saturday’s deadly pirate attack off Africa’s west coast is just the latest reminder — one that further compounds the toll...
Maersk Sells Product Tanker Equipped With Rotor Sails
Maersk Tankers sold its 2008-built product tanker, the world’s first product tanker to test the use of wind propulsion technology, reports Splash 247.
About the sold product tanker
Rotor sails were installed onboard the vessel Maersk...
Shipping Executives Reveal Why They Signed the Neptune Declaration
Shipping industry is abuzz with the Neptune Declaration signed by more than 300 firm's to help stranded seafarers and now shipping executives have voiced their opinion on it, says a Seatrade Maritime News report.The...
Container Shortage Madness Drives Breakbulk, MPVs Uptake
According to a LoadStar report, the “madness” of ex-Asia container rates is driving more un-boxing of containerised cargo.
And the resulting bounceback for breakbulk is providing a boon for secondary ports and shortsea shipping, reveals...
The Rising Issue of Pirates In The Gulf of Guinea
The latest report by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has shown that piracy in the Gulf of Guinea recorded the highest number of crew kidnapped in 2020, reports The Guardian.
Deploying...
WHO Team Starts Probing Wuhan COVID Origin
The search for the origin of the novel coronavirus finally began in China yesterday as the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the matter finished their mandatory quarantine period and started on-the-ground investigations in...
Top 3 Reasons for A Drastic Decline in Oil Spills
It is important for Christian to make one thing clear in the beginning: as long as we need oil for heat and power, we will need to transport it. “And whenever you transport something,...