How AI Can Help in Ship Navigation?
The risk of the collision remains a challenge, with up to 3,000 such incidents reported annually.
A new entrant to the market, Orca AI provides navigations solutions which prevent collisions and save lives.
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More Propane and Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids To Transit the Expanded Panama Canal
In June 2016, the Panama Canal Authority, the body that operates the Panama Canal, opened the third set of locks that facilitated the transit of larger ships, the first such expansion since the canal was...
PSC Issues Guidelines To Prepare Crews for IMO 2020 Spot Sampling
In light of the 2020 sulphur cap, the frequency of PSC taking spot samples of a ship’s fuel oil to verify its sulphur content is expected to increase significantly after 1 January 2020 and...
Wartsila Solutions To Make Sovcomflot’s Arctic Tankers More Efficient
In a recent development, the technology group Wärtsilä has announced that they have been contracted by Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, to roll out a Wärtsilä Fleet Operations solution for Sovcomflot’s fleet of Arctic...
Wärtsilä’s Cruise Waste-To-Energy Solutions To Reduce Carbon Footprint
Gone are the days when taking care of the environment was purely an altruistic venture. Sustainability, these days, has become intrinsically linked to profitability and business success, as cruise ship companies opt to go...
ABB Wins Contract To Power the First Chinese-Built Cruise Vessel
ABB is all set to supply a comprehensive power and propulsion package for China’s first domestically built cruise ship.
It will supply an integrated package, including two Azipod® steerable propulsion systems, for the construction...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 18, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released Bulk carrier maritime activity report for the 18th week of this year. The report formulated on 3rd May 2019 highlights the situation in the bulk carrier market including trading activities,...
Greek Shipping Companies Fined for Discharging Oil in Texas Ports
Two Greek shipping companies were sentenced to pay $4 million in fines following illegal discharges by their vessels of oil into the waters of two Texas ports, reports Greek Reporter USA.
What are the...
Panama Ready for World’s Second Largest LNG Tanker Transit After Expansion
World’s second-largest LNG tanker, to pass through the Panama Canal for the first time, expanding the Americas to Asia trade route for the fast-growing commodity.
This is the first Q-Flex to transit the...
WW Ocean Adds Second Post-Panamax Vessel To Hero Fleet
WW Ocean has added the second of four new post-Panamax ‘Hero-class’ vessels to its fleet of large car and truck carriers.
MV Traviata has a capacity of 8,000 car equivalent units (CEUs) and has electrically...