Bunker Company Fends Off Contract Challenge

Bunker company World Fuel Services has fought off a legal challenge to 'separate out' aspects of a contract in a bunker transaction, says an...

Seafarer’s Role in Autonomous Shipping World

  Scientists simulate trends in maritime employment over the next 15 years following ship automation, says an article published in EurekAlert. Machine Makes Many things Artificial intelligence...

[Watch] Leading Shipping Companies Sign Up To Neptune Declaration

To overcome the seafarer crisis by enabling smooth crew change and repatriation, major shipping companies sign the Neptune Declaration, says an article published in...

Isle of Manship Launches ‘Crew Matters’ Application For Seafarers

The Isle of Man Ship Registry has officially launched its “Crew Matters” welfare app developed with training company Tapiit Live, says an article published...

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...