World’s Second Largest Container line To Trial Alternative HFO
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest container line, will trial emulsified synthetic heavy fuel oil on its ships this year with a...
DSME Bags ABS Approval for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology
Classification society ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology developed by South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding &...
Singaporean Consortium To Explore Ammonia As A Marine Fuel
A joint study is underway in Singapore to explore the potential for ammonia to be used as a marine fuel.
ABS, Singapore’s NTU,...
ICS Launches New Flag State Performance Table
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest Flag State Performance Table (2020/2021) which finds that many of the largest flag states...
State-of-the-art Software for Seafarers, Online Marine Library
Witherbys, the maritime publishing experts, has put cyber security, flexible access and increased data at the heart of its new ereader software, Witherby...
Unilever’s Nano-factories Fit in a Shipping Container
Unilever already has more than 300 factories across the globe, but they are large facilities designed to produce mass quantities.
Sometimes the company...
Soaring Container Prices Are Short-lived, Thanks to Authorities
George Steer and Valentina Romei recently drew consideration to the surge in transport prices on key routes comparable to east Asia to northern Europe.
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Call for Fair Distribution of Covid 19 Vaccine in Europe
The EU has warned Covid vaccine producers they must deliver agreed supplies, amid fears reductions could seriously hamper its inoculation drive.
AstraZeneca and...
Covid 19 Cases Cross 100 Million, Shortage of Vaccine
Global coronavirus cases surpasses 100 million as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls.
Almost 1.3% of the...
A Deep Soulful Connection Between Officer & Ship
The author RECENTLY read an article regarding INS Viraat going to Alang, a graveyard for decommissioned ships. He reminisced of the time when he...























