K Line Merges Bulk Shipping Units
Japanese liner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has revealed plans to reorganize its ship management companies in order to upgrade services.
Merger of bulk shippers:
Two K Line vessel management companies, ship management company Taiyo Nippon...
Box Trade, Bunker Sales on a Roll at the Singapore Port
The Port of Singapore posted increases in its container throughput and ship-fuel sales for the fourth straight month in April.
Container throughput last month exceeded 2.72 million TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent units), up from over 2.52...
Software to Limit Ships’ NOx Emissions
Researcher develops software to limit ships' NOx and smoke emissions
In cooperation with MAN Diesel & Turbo, a Technical University of Denmark (DTU) researcher is developing new software that makes it possible to limit emissions...
[Watch] Horror! Ship on Fire
The accident took place around 5.29am. The captain and his crew members were present on the vessel at the time of the incident. A total of 16 sailors were evacuated safely.
Disclaimer: This video is...
Cyber-technologies for Future Hull Surveys
Today, assessment of the structural condition of a vessel mostly takes place during survey, i.e. during physical tank entry. New inspection techniques such as drones and self-localizing cameras could enable cost efficient full visual...
IMO’s Global Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre Network
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced the launch of GMN.IMO.org, a new website for the Global Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre Network (GMN) project.
The website is intended to provide news and information about a...
Maersk’s Future of Cloud Computing with Shipping Data
What Maersk’s Adoption of Microsoft Azure Means for the Future of Commercial Shipping Data?
Cloud computing is quickly becoming an indispensable part of nearly every industry — it makes it easier for companies to work...
BIMCO Launches Latest Guidance for Charter Negotiations
Check Before Fixing is an indispensable tool used across the industry for daily chartering and shipping transactions. Since the first edition was issued more than 30 years ago, it has proved to be an...
EMSA Tests Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems in Real Time
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) announced that will carry out a demonstration, on 11 May in Huelva, Spain, to show the potential of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), as valuable maritime surveillance tools in...
“Viable Organism Analyzer” and “Ballast Water Sample Concentrator”
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. is pleased to announce that its group company MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. (President: Shugo Aoto) will exhibit BARI-SHIP 2017 which is held at Imabari, Ehime from May 25th – 27th, 2017...