Guide To Safe Confined Space Entry Onboard Ships

Confined space entry is a matter of great discussion in the maritime industry as a number of lives are lost in these restricted areas. Marine Insight, in effort to provide guidance has published a...

Why Shippers Built Massive Vessels?

 Unless you’re involved with international commerce in some way, you might not have heard that the cost of shipping goods out of China is absolutely soaring right now, says an article published in Bloomberg. What...

Shell Got Permission To Supply LNG

Global energy producer Shell has been awarded permission to supply LNG as a bunker fuel in Gibraltar., says an article published in ship & bunker. About The Deal The Gibraltar government made the announcement in a...

Bunker Company Fends Off Contract Challenge

Bunker company World Fuel Services has fought off a legal challenge to 'separate out' aspects of a contract in a bunker transaction, says an article published in ship & bunker. What Happened? A UK Admiralty Court...

Seafarer’s Role in Autonomous Shipping World

 Scientists simulate trends in maritime employment over the next 15 years following ship automation, says an article published in EurekAlert. Machine Makes Many things Artificial intelligence and automation are changing the world, one industry at a...

[Watch] Leading Shipping Companies Sign Up To Neptune Declaration

To overcome the seafarer crisis by enabling smooth crew change and repatriation, major shipping companies sign the Neptune Declaration, says an article published in Global Maritime Forum website. About Neptune Declaration The Neptune Declaration, signed by...

Isle of Manship Launches ‘Crew Matters’ Application For Seafarers

The Isle of Man Ship Registry has officially launched its “Crew Matters” welfare app developed with training company Tapiit Live, says an article published in Seatrade Maritime News. Spotlight to Seafarers With the crew change crisis...

World’s Second Largest Container line To Trial Alternative HFO

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest container line, will trial emulsified synthetic heavy fuel oil on its ships this year with a view to rolling out the fuel more widely in the...

DSME Bags ABS Approval for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology

Classification society ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology developed by South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), reports Offshore Energy. Joint projects between ABS and...

Singaporean Consortium To Explore Ammonia As A Marine Fuel

A joint study is underway in Singapore to explore the potential for ammonia to be used as a marine fuel. ABS, Singapore’s NTU, and the ASTI are collaborating on a study on using...