USCG Investigates “A Near Miss” Incident Between LNG Carrier and Ferry
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a near-miss incident at Port Aransas, Texas in which an LNG carrier passed close to a loaded ferry, causing the ferry's crew to evacuate passengers, reports The Maritime...
AI-Based Assessment for Seafarer Soft Skills Developed by SafeMetrix
Safebridge has announced a new ground-breaking project aimed at developing an entirely new approach to assessing soft skills using natural language processing (NLP).
This technology will allow instant processing and scoring based on...
Maersk Optimistic on Scrubber Economics
Maersk in February revealed it had placed retrofit orders for units totalling $263 million.
Based on prevailing costs Maersk’s current retrofit commitment is likely to cover some 50 vessels - around 15% of...
Diana Shipping Announces Continuation of Time Charter Contract
Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Myrto.
The gross charter rate is US$14,000 per day,...
World’s First Electric Tanker To Be Built by Japanese Consortium
A consortium of four Japanese companies has teamed up to build the world’s first zero-emission tanker.
Asahi Tanker Co., Exeno Yamamizu Corp., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., and Mitsubishi Corp — have created a...
UK’s Propeller Fuels Plans To Extend Its Bunker Operations
Propeller Fuels plans to expand its operations after opening bunker supply operations to ports in Northern Ireland and the northern part of the Republic of Ireland.
The company has supplied only marine gasoil...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 30, 2019
Protection Vessels International has released the 30th Weekly Maritime Security Report of 2019. The report summarized on 14th August 2019 highlights the various incidents that took place in the past week.
Indonesia: Robbers approach chemical...
DSME Leads the Ultra Large Containership Market
South Korean shipbuilders are leading the ultra large containership market as well as liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.
Ultra large container ships with capacity surpassing 20,000 TEU boast of high added value of...
A Systems Approach To Save Energy and Water Facilities
Every piece of equipment on a ship can play its part in reducing emissions and boosting fuel efficiency, and freshwater generation systems are no exception, reports Riviera Maritime Media.
"Passenger ships have a very high...
Samskip Appoints Kari-Pekka Laaksonen As CEO
Samskip has appointed Kari-Pekka Laaksonen has its CEO to execute growth plans based on a customer-focused approach.
This move is to align logistics services more closely with the business objectives of its client...