The US Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement Becomes Effective
After a three-year delay, the US has become the first nation in the world to formally withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, reports BBC. The Formal Withdrawal
President Trump announced the move in June 2017, but...
US Witness Second Highest COVID Tally on Election Day With 91000 Cases
According to a CNN report, the US recorded 91,530 new Covid-19 infections on the day many Americans cast their ballots, adding to a series of staggering case numbers reported within just the past week.Another COVID Surge Awaiting?The country's...
ABS Publishes Whitepaper on Using Ammonia As Bunker Fuel
ABS has published new guidance on the challenges of using ammonia as a marine fuel, the classification society said.
The ABS white paper sets out information for shipowners considering ammonia as a possible...
Shipowners & Seafarers Rights in U.S. Coast Guard MARPOL Investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice aggressively prosecutes shipowners and operators of foreign-flag vessels calling at U.S. ports for MARPOL violations. These prosecutions are often the result of an initial inspection and investigation by the...
Ship Crew Abuse Puts Major Shipping Line in Trouble
Australia is starting to take a firmer line against ship crew abuse by major shipping lines.
One of Japan’s largest shipping companies, NYK Line, was called out this week.
Their Panama-flagged cargo ship, the Metis...
2 LNG Vessels Ordered by Hafnia and To be Chartered by Total
Hafnia Limited is pleased to formally announce its order for two Aframax-type LR2 vessels equipped with Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) propulsion.
This order was made through Hafnia’s Vista JV with CSSC Shipping.
It...
Ship Survey Gets Quicker and Safer with Drones
Drones can be used to make ship surveys faster, more accurate and safer by removing the need for deploying a workboat.
Naval architecture and marine engineering company Foreship has started using drones to...
DNV GL Approves KONGSBERG’s Ship-to-cloud Data Facilities
DNV GL, the technical advisor to the maritime industry, approves KONGSBERG’s ship-to-cloud data infrastructure service.
Safety and cyber security were the critical parameters in a recently completed Technical Qualification for Vessel Insight.
Digitalization...
Trans-Pacific Container Rates Escalate, Bottlenecks at Ports
The latest stats reveal a trans-Pacific trade that’s largely maxed out just seven weeks before Christmas.
Spot rates have surged despite a huge amount of ship capacity injected into the trans-Pacific trade by...
Elite Troops That Recaptures Hijacked Ships
A recent Business Insider article details how British SBS commandos train to recapture hijacked ships.Let’s take a look at it.
Suspected hijacking by stowaways
British frogmen from the secretive Special Boat Service (SBS) stormed a tanker...