Data must be generated and shared among all the stakeholders. There is also the issue of acceptance. This is especially important when it comes to legal contracts. A common format for an electronic bill...

Ventilating the cargo is not merely allowing the outside air into the cargo hold, but it involves a precise process where a number of factors need to be considered,” said Yves Vandenborn, Director of...

The seaports are important avenues when it comes to cyber security risks and the last year targeting of IMO and several other shipping companies websites underline how crucial the upcoming IMO cyber guidelines.Keeping that...

A new underwater robot has been invented to clean ships to cut emissions and protect marine ecosystems, says an article published in World Economic Forum.The Underwater Cleaner Robot The build-up of marine plants and animals...

Despite 2020's well-documented drop in global volumes and overall slowing of the global economy, the job market for bunker traders remains surprisingly buoyant, maritime recruitment sources have told ship and bunker.Plenty of demand for...

According to a BBC report, France's top medical adviser said on Sunday that a third national lockdown would probably soon be needed to combat coronavirus in the country.A strict curfew was implemented last weekend,...

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five year extension to its Optimised Maintenance agreement with Golar Management Norway. The operator and manager of a fleet of LNG Carrier and Floating Storage and Regasification...

A new entrant is to be set on the booming Asia – Europe container tradelane, says an article published in Splash247. East-West Tradelane China United Lines (CU Lines), which was founded in 2005 initially as a...

Covid-19 destroys  the market for supertankers that deliver about a fifth of the world’s crude oil. This is to boom trade on the beaches of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, where obsolete ships go...

DNV GL has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for ships – the result of a joint research project between KSOE...