EC Addresses Hazardous Inventory Compliance Concerns
According to a BIMCO report, the European Commission (EC) has listened and reacted to industry’s concern about adhering to the upcoming deadline on 31 December 2020 for the European Union’s Ship Recycling Regulations (EUSRR)...
Cruise Throws Out Passenger for Breaching Protocol
A passenger traveling on AIDA Cruises' AIDAblu was not allowed to reembark after disobeying cruise line protocol on an excursion.
A consequence that is to be implemented when cruising returns stateside, too, for passengers who...
Crew Member Seriously Injured After Falling 30 Feet Into Cargo Hold
Cargo ship crew member seriously injured after fall into cargo hold, reports Turnto10.com.
Traumatic injuries
A cargo ship crew member was seriously injured after falling 20 to 30 feet into the cargo hold on Oct 24,...
Cargo Ship Intentionally Grounded To Avoid Sinking
Cargo ship suffered a blackout on Oct 25 morning in Binh Dinh Province waters, south central Vietnam, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
General cargo ship NAM KHANH suffered a blackout in the morning Oct 25 in...
AI Solutions Enable Container Shipping Industry Save Costs
With a mostly steady rise in imports and exports over the years, shipping ports are playing a much bigger role in today's globalized economy than they were just a decade ago.
The shipping...
Megaships That Reshaped The Global Economy
On August 16, 2006, five tugboats dragged Emma Maersk from a Danish shipyard and towed her backward to the sea.
The length of four soccer fields, her keel nearly a hundred feet below...
IMO’s New GHG Measures Missing Key Elements
According to a BIMCO report, the recent IMO GHG emission reduction measures announced in last week's meeting still have certain key elements missing.
What is it?
The Intersessional Working Group on reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Newbuild Containership Contacts Quay To Avoid Collision
A newbuild container ship collided with quay at Port of Spain to avoid collision with crane, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Container ship CMA CGM KOUROU suffered engine failure while berthing at Port of Spain, Trinidad...
MIT Develops COVID19 Virus Killing Heat Masks
A team of researchers from MIT now hopes to go one step further than conventional masks that filter out viruses and create a mask that inactivates viruses using heat, reports Anne Trafton from MIT...
Oil Market Falls About 2% As Covid-19 Demand Concerns Raise
Oil fell about 2% on Libyan output, COVID-19 demand concerns.
Oil fell nearly 2% on Friday, finishing lower for the week, in anticipation of a surge in Libyan crude supply and demand concerns...