Essar Shipping Buys Panamax Bulker
Essar Shipping Limited (ESL), one of India’s leading shipping companies, has added a Panamax vessel of 74,005 Deadweight Tonnage (DWT) to its fleet of vessels. With this new induction, Essar Shipping now has a...
Inmarsat and IMSO Collaborate to Promote Maritime Safety
Inmarsat has made available five Fleet One units to a pilot initiative that aims to bring change to the way ships connecting island communities in the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu communicate.
The International Maritime Organization...
[Watch] New Way to Study Oil Spills and Red Tides
The Florida Institute of Oceanography(FIO) has a brand new, 78-foot research vessel.
The W.T. Hogarth, named after “impactful” scientist Bill Hogarth will be used by more than two dozen Florida institutions and agencies.
It will allow...
How can Shipowners Deal with IMO Sulfur Limits Post-2020?
At the risk of stating the obvious, shipowners are in a tight spot.
3 years deadline:
The International Maritime Organization has left them with just over three years to choose between a sharp rise in fuel...
Researcher Measures Earthquakes in the Oceans
A team of scientists have developed a device to measure earthquakes in the oceans. This team comprises of Princeton researchers Frederik Simons, Associate professor of Geosciences, and Guust Nolet, the George J. Magee Professor...
Blockchain can Save $300 Per Container
A study by insurance broker Marsh indicates that using blockchain technology could help to save US$300 per container “in terms of labour and the time and money spent processing associated documents”.
For an ultra-large container...
[Watch] Catching a (Seismic) Wave: Earthquakes in the Oceans
In this video, Princeton researchers Frederik Simons, associate professor of geosciences, and Guust Nolet, the George J. Magee Professor of Geoscience and Geological Engineering, Emeritus, discuss the origins and development of MERMAID and Son-O-Mermaid,...
Hapag-Lloyd Finally Completes Merger with UASC
Hapag-Lloyd and UASC pushed through further consolidation in the liner shipping industry as the pair finally completed their merger.
The UASC brand will be gone by the end of October when the integration will be...
Failed to Retrieve Injured Diver Resulted in Death
A pearl company boss has blamed himself for not training staff on how to retrieve injured divers in 2012 when an employee died off Western Australia's north coast on his second day on the...
First European-built LNG Bunkering Tanker Christened
The first European-built LNG bunkering tanker was named on Monday.
The 1A ice-classed, 5,800 cu m Coralius was built by Royal Bodewes for Anthony Veder and Sirius Shipping. The vessel was named by Johanna Lamminen,...