How Europe’s Busiest Port Is Helping Make Autonomous Ships a Reality?
Dutch startup Captain AI Rotterdam is engineering self-driving boats and ships with the deep learning algorithms and a computer simulator.
Captain AI successfully demonstrated a self-driving version of one of Rotterdam’s popular water taxis...
Tanker Operators Appear To Ignore European Regulation on Ship Recycling
Dr.Nikos Mikelis of GMS, tanker operators has specified that the European regulation on ship recycling is ignoring the regulation.
he EU SRR requires that vessels will be recycled only in a yard that...
Scorpio Bulkers (SALT) Reports Sale of Two Kamsarmax Vessels for $48M
Scorpio Bulkers Inc. entered into agreements to sell two Kamsarmax vessels for $48 million.
It also provided an update to Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”) rates for the first quarter of 2019.
The Company entered into...
First Ever International Conference on Marine Engineering and Technology Held in Oman!
The inaugural International Conference on Marine Engineering & Technology Oman (ICMET Oman) has been organized by the Military Technological College (MTC) in Oman together with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST).
Innovative...
Ocean Alliance To Blank Ten Transpacific Sailings As Spot Rates Plummet
The Ocean Alliance has announced plans to cancel 10 transpacific sailings in March and April.
This move will result in some 74,000 teu culled from US west coast services and more than 35,000...
Yang Ming’s 14,000 TEU Boxships Launched
In a major development, Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp has launched two new 14,000-TEU containerships at Japan’s Imabari Shipyard on Wednesday, reports Seatrade Maritime's Asian Correspondent Lee Hong Liang.
About the New Vessels
The two new...
Four New Detentions Of Foreign Flagged Vessels In UK Port Last Month!
According to Mirage News, during February, there were four new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in a UK port.
Detailed report
In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldson’s inquiry into the prevention...
QP Eyes up to 60 New Ships for LNG Expansion Plans
In a recent development, Qatar Petroleum (QP) has announced that they may purchase around 50 to 60 new LNG vessels as part of their strategy to raise their liquefied natural gas production output from...
3 Armed Robberies In Asia! 2 Involves Singapore Vessel, One In Singapore Strait
ReCaap released a report represented a 50 percent decrease in piracy when compared with the same period last year.
Three reported cases of armed robbery against ships in Asia last month: One occurred in the Singapore...
Vard Opts PG Flow Solution Pumps For Yara Birkeland
Vard’s Brevik, Norway, shipyard has been selected to build the zero-emission, zero crew vessel.
The ship is with a length of 80 meters and a beam of 15 meters, and has a cargo...