[Watch] Snake-like Robots Could Throttle Demand for Your Ships
by David Foxwell
With three kids all now driving I have mixed feelings about driverless cars. Instinctively, I find the concept of an unattended vehicle travelling at high speed worrying, but perhaps the next car...
UK P&I Club: The Importance of Dental Hygiene in Seafarers
UK P&I Club advises on the importance of dental hygiene in seafarers
Sophia Bullard, Crew Health Programme Director at UK P&I Club, discusses the importance of dental hygiene and advises on how it can be...
Bulk Carrier Collides with Nuclear Ice-breaker
The bulk carrier Nordic Barents collided with the nuclear icebreaker Vaygach in the Kara Sea off Russia.
What happened?
The cargo vessel was under escort with the icebreaker ahead through the ice, when the freighter hit...
ABB Launches Industry-leading Digital Solutions Offering, ABB Ability™
ABB commercially launched ABB Ability, its industry-leading portfolio of digital solutions, at ABB Customer World in Houston.
With the commercial launch of more than 180 solutions and services, ABB is unlocking value for customers in...
The Megas are Coming: Containers Still Chasing Cargo
By Patrik Berglund
While optimism and enthusiasm is a good thing, it could be said that containership carriers may very well have something else coming. There are too many megas coming into service, and this avalanche...
Energizing American Maritime Act: A Way to Energize Employment?
By Karyl Patredis
How could the recently introduced bill requiring 30% of U.S. LNG and crude oil to be exported on a U.S. flagged carrier affect marine transportation MLPs?
In late February, the Energizing American Maritime...
March VLCC Loadings Set to Continue Despite Doubts About Far Eastern Demand
The steady stream of March VLCC loadings of Forties crude at the Hound Point terminal looks set to continue in earnest, despite persistent doubt about demand from Far Eastern refiners.
According to trading sources, the...
Seal Hitching a Ride on the Front of a Ship
THIS dopey seal took time out for a power nap as it hitched a ride on a ship.
The mammal was spotted snoozing on the ship’s bow as it headed to Melbourne, Australia on Monday.
The...
Cargo Ship Adrift in Aegean Sea After Mechanical Failure
The general cargo ship Moon Step suffered mechanical failure and lost its steering in the Aegean Sea off Andros Island, Greece.
What happened?
The vessel was en route from Istanbul to Eemshaven, but after passing the...
Panama Maritime Xiii Conference Starts
IMO Secretary inaugurates Panama Maritime Conference
On 12th March, IMO Secretary General; Mr. Kitack Lim inaugurated the bi-annual Conference-exhibition Panama Maritime, this year in its 13th version.
Also present were Mr. Alvaro Aleman, Minister of the...