Wanted To Name a Ship? A 199 ft Research Vessel Is Up for It!
The Gulf of Mexico’s largest research ship won’t be built until 2023, but the naming process has already begun, reports Houma Today.
Public To Name the Ship?
The scientists who will manage the deepwater vessel are...
IBIA Alerts Shippers About Onboard Fuel Sampling
According to an article published in Safety4Sea, the IBIA has issued alerts on the upcoming 2020 sulphur cap regulation, reminding the shipping industry that it will be mandatory for vessels to have sampling point...
NYK Line Inducts Its First Scrubber Equipped VLCC
In a major development, NYK Line has announced that the very large crude oil carrier (VLCC) Tanzawa, the first new NYK-owned vessel to include a SOx scrubber, has been inducted into the NYK fleet,...
Shipping vs Aviation: Who Will Win the Emission Control Battle?
Shipping and aviation emit more than 5% (pdf) of the world’s greenhouse gases, not to mention black carbon, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. Left unchecked, their emissions could eat up nearly a third of the world’s “carbon...
Cruise Ships Adrift from Modern Life? No!
Do you feel cruise ships were adrift from modern life? Think again. Lewis Nunn covers the new tech, new innovations and new offerings afloat in an article published in DailyMail.co.uk.
From rollercoasters to submarines, the...
Where To Find Secret Spots Onboard Cruise Ships?
According to an article published in USA Today, cruise ships are essentially floating cities and let's face it, sometimes guests usually need a few minutes to yourself.
Secret spots onboard cruise ships
Unfortunately, a lot of...
Crew Wellness Survey To Gauge Seafarers’ Wellness
SAFETY4SEA has launched SAFETY4SEA Wellness survey which will run within Q4 of 2019, says an article published in their website.
Employee wellness and organisation success
Research on employee health and wellness has unveiled that investing in...
Scrubber Equipped VLCCs Will Benefit from Sulphur Cap
New sulphur regulations from 2020 is expected to get significantly more expensive for charterers to transport crude oil and petroleum products across the ocean, says an article published in Poten & Partners website.
Scrubber-fitted ships
Charterers,...
[Watch] Prototype for Wave Energy Farm Successfully Tested
Slow Mill wave pilot project, invented by Erwin Croughs, saw the installation of five or six Slow Mills to potentially create a wave energy farm.
The project consists of six partners; Slow Mill,...
Worker Succumbed To Injuries After Accident at Panama Port!
According to an article published in News-Herald, a man died after being severely injured on the job at Port of Panama City.
What happened?
On October 6, the man, whose name has not yet been released,...