A Global Issue: Shipping Disputes and Suicides at Sea
Shipping disputes that expose vulnerable seafarers to tedious legal cases that leave them stranded at sea without pay are not exclusive to the UAE, reports The National UAE.
What is the situation?
Charities and human rights...
Singapore Launches E-bills of Lading Initiative
Singapore launches Pilot of TradeTrust Blockchain Shipping Initiative for the maritime sector through development of electronic bills of lading (EBLs), reports Asia/MiddleEast Maritime Focus.
What is the benefit?
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and MPA...
‘The Ocean’ a Service Provider, Re-imagining Ocean-Based Ecosystem Services
The 'Ocean' is a major service provider for local and global human activities, including transportation, food, and ecosystem services.
Experts stress the need for Ocean-based economies to be reevaluated to ensure its...
Unalaska Expects Record-Setting Cruise Season With 20 New Ships!
Twenty cruise ships are ready to be inducted into Unalaska by the end of the cruise season capable of carrying 500 to 700 people.
Unalaska is still grappling with the challenges that come with...
Scrubber Users Fight European Wash Water Proposals
IMO's MEPC has stressed on strict discharge criteria for open-loop scrubbers as a part of European Commission proposal to harmonise regulations governing the sulphur abatement technology.
The committee stressed the importance of scrubbers...
Finland’s New Gas-Fueled Icebreaker Goes Greener
Finland is the only nation where all ports regularly freeze in winter, meaning icebreakers are indispensable to keep trade flowing.
Finland's new icebreaker, Polaris, is the world's first to run on liquefied natural...
More Shipowners Join Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 in Support of Scrubbers
Wallenius Wilhelmsen is the latest shipowner to join the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020).
This has increased the organisation’s membership to 35 shipowners operating a combined fleet of almost 2500 vessels.
The...
Finally, Clarity in The World of Ballast Water Treatment
The USCG set a higher standard than IMO which led, it being seen as a gold standard.
There are now 16 type-approved ballast water treatment systems.
By the end of 2019, there could...
Dual Use LNG Shipping: A Game Changer for Carbon Management?
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage have been repeatedly written off as not financially viable.
Transportation costs for such an effort would be between $11 to $23 per ton of CO2.
The introduction of...
Ship With 2000 Cars Including 911 GT2 RS Sinks Off French Coast!!
Grande America sank with a large batch of Audi and Porsche cars sank off the coast of France.
Porsche confirmed that there were Porsche cars on board as well out of which 4 were...