[Watch] Container Ship Capsized Due To Faulty Plan
Container ship capsized with her starboard resting on bottom along a pier at Teluk Lamong Terminal, Indonesia, at night Nov 15, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Container ship MENTARI CRYSTAL capsized with her starboard resting on...
Going Once! Going Twice! Another COVID Vaccine Cracks the Deal
Now, there are two covid vaccines that are effective, that's how the Pulitzer award winning Science magazine reported Moderna's covid vaccine triumph just after the Pfizer Vaccine results.
What is it?
Another COVID-19 vaccine using the...
Scrubber Investments To Become More Economic?
Biden's victory creates an opportunity to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal, by removing sanctions re-imposed by president Trump in August 2018.
While it may take several years to occur, more Iranian high sulphur fuel...
European Union Mulls To Embrace LNG As Marine Fuel
Having successfully negotiated the SOx hurdle; shipping now faces the immediate challenge posed by needing to turn climate change rhetoric into tangible action.
The European Union is playing a leading role in the...
Battery Ships and the Rising Global Safety Concerns
Batteries have become a hot topic in shipping circles.
Although many consider the offshore vessel Viking Lady (2013) or the ferry Ampere (2015) to be the first battery equipped vessels.
This is the first in a...
World’s Largest Nuclear-powered Icebreaker Fails Trials
Russia failed to complete testing of its newest nuclear-powered icebreaker – the largest of its kind in the world – because there was not enough ice in the Arctic to carry out the tests,...
IMRB Rolls Out US$5b Proposal for Maritime Decarbonization
Global shipping industry calls on Governments to take forward US$ 5 billion proposal for maritime decarbonization.
The R&D programme would be managed through a non-governmental research and development organisation – IMRB.
The co-sponsors...
Week 46 Bulk Report Shows 8 Month Low Capsize Rates
The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 46th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 13th November highlights the plight of the dry bulk...
Adopting Universal Mask Policies Can Avert Future Lockdowns, Says CDC
CDC recommends community use of masks, specifically non-valved multi-layer cloth masks, to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
Masks are primarily intended to reduce the emission of virus-laden droplets and also help reduce inhalation of...
Ocean Infinity Launches Carbon Neutral Shipping Fleet
Subsea technology company Ocean Infinity has launched a marine technology and data company, Armada, says an article published on their website.
Technology and sustainability
The new company will have the largest fleet of unmanned surface robots...