How To Avoid Attacks By Pirates & Armed Robbers
In summary, the fundamental requirements of any best practice to avoid attack by pirates and armed robbers are:
Understand the threat
Gather accurate information on the situation before operating in waters where attacks have been known...
Ballard & GEV Signs MoU To Develop Compressed Hydrogen Ship
Ballard signs MoU with Global Energy Ventures for the development of fuel cell-powered ship, says a press release published on their website.
About the MoU
Ballard Power Systems announced signing a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...
BIMCO To Update SHIPMAN & CREWMAN Agreements
BIMCO has decided to revise and update SHIPMAN 2009 and CREWMAN A and B 2009 – the ship management sector’s “go to” standard agreements, says a press release published on their website.
Third-party management agreements
In...
Stena To Make Port of Gothenberg Fossil-free
Stena Line joins forces with transport giants to make Scandinavia’s largest port fossil-free, says a press release published on their website.
Cut emissions by 70%
Stena Line, Volvo Group, Scania and the Port of Gothenburg have...
Freightos Baltic Global Container Index Climbed
The Freightos Baltic Global Container Index (FBX) climbed 21% this month to an FBX-high of $4,077/FEU, a 162% increase annually, says an article published in Baltice Xchange.
Pandemic Still Raging
With the pandemic still raging and...
Maritime Informatics Book Explores Digital Technology In Shipping
Digitalization has already unveiled its promising nature for shipping, but how does this translate in practice? A new book entitled ‘Maritime Informatics’ comes to provide a vivid example of how decision making in the...
Yang Ming Taken Charge of The Fourth Neo-Panamax Vessel
Yang Ming has taken charge of the fourth in the series of ten 12,690 teu neo-panamax vessels three months ahead of schedule, says an article published in the loadstar.
THE Alliance’s Transpacific
The Taiwanese carrier said the YM Target...
SOFC Technology in Shipping Emissions Reduction
According to an article published in Shipping Technology, a Q&A on the research project of Alfa Laval's use of fuel cell technology to decrease shipping emissions, has been conducted by Ilaria Grasso Macola (IGM).
The...
Titan LNG Secures Long-term Charter of NYK Vessel
Titan LNG is chartering the 5,200 cbm-capacity Green Zeebrugge bunker vessel – formerly known as the Engie Zeebrugge – for ‘several years.’
The Green Zeebrugge joins Titan LNG’s two bunker barges already in...
Crew Rotations With Seafarers Struggles
According to an article published in Lowy Institute, due to the heavy crisis of pandemic, some countries have banned crew rotations, some have tight limits and few are open, which implies the crisis continuing.
Seafarer...