Seafarer Special: Seafarers Preserving Ocean’s Vitality
Day of the Seafarer 2023 shines a spotlight on seafarers' efforts in safeguarding the marine environment, as reported by IMO.
Protection and sustainability
The importance of...
NORDEN Acquires Thorco Projects
NORDEN has recently made an acquisition deal to obtain the Thorco Projects business, enabling them to tap into a broader customer base in the...
Container Shipping Downturn Implications For Polymers
Polymer freight costs have been on a wild ride over the past couple of years, with container shipping rates hitting record highs in the...
Ukraine Removed 5 Greek Tanker Companies from The “Black List”
Ukraine removed from the "blacklist" five Greek shipping companies with a tanker fleet. They were put on this list for allegedly violating EU sanctions...
Astomos, Inpex in Middle East’s 1st Ever VLGC Biofuel Bunkering
Japanese LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy Corporation and compatriot energy company Inpex Corporation have completed the supply of B24 biofuel bunker to a...
World’s Biggest Ever Cruise Ship Filmed During Sea Trials
The world’s biggest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, was photographed taking part in its first sea trials. Icon of the Seas...
Deploying Robotics For Inspection Operations
Kostas Alexis of the Autonomous Robots Lab, Department of Engineering Cybernetics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, explores the use of autonomous...
The Tipping Point For Decarbonizing International Shipping
A new Insight Brief by the Global Maritime Forum (GMF) refers to the tipping point for decarbonizing International shipping, which is the most important...
The ‘Holy Grail’ Of Shipwrecks!
Photos of the 300-year-old “holy grail of shipwrecks” that is thought to hold billions of dollars in gold and treasure have been recently released.
Likely...
Demonstrative Test Voyage Of A Tugboat Using Marine Biodiesel Fuel
“K” Line Port Service Co., Ltd.conducted a demonstrative test voyage with the tugboat “Aihomaru” operating in Nagoya Port using next-generation biodiesel fuel, says an...