2023 Outlook: The Offshore Service Vessel Market
The market for offshore support vessels has been through a rather rough few years since offshore exploration and production activity took a nose-dive in 2015 following the oil price crash the […]
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UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2022
Rarely has the importance of maritime logistics for trade and development been more evident than during the last year. Historically high and volatile freight rates, congestion, closed ports and new […]
Philippines’ Seafarers to go paperless with Blockchain technology
Seafarers in Asia will no longer need to go through the hassle of carrying their documents to their ships following an ingenious use of distributed ledger technology (DLT). A […]
RINA’s First Ship Capable of Running on Hydrogen
The research project TecBIA, aims to validate the sustainable technology of fuel cells for naval applications through the construction of the prototype ship named ZEUS with hybrid propulsion, classified by […]
Vibration Sensor Data can Help Prevent Major Equipment Problems at Sea
Seattle-based data analytics specialist ioCurrents and has joined forces with the Malvern, Pa., based ifm group of companies to provide ship operators with a solution that enables data from ifm’s […]
MOL to make Sea Trials of LNG Carrier Powered by Biofuel
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) announced that its group company, AQUARIUS LNG SHIPPING LIMITED (Managing Director: Yoshiyuki Kato) has conducted sea trials of its owned […]
Mariners Working Together to Map the Seafloor
Unknown or poorly charted waters present many challenges to navigators causing concern for safety. Navigators really need a view of what is under the surface ahead of them right now. […]
Singapore shipyard completes two spill response barges for B.C
Spill response barges will join the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) fleet of pollution response vessels The ASL Shipyard in Singapore has recently completed two Robert Allan Ltd.-designed 3,500 tonne […]
World’s Largest Cruise Company Turns to Air Bubbles to Help Reduce Emissions
AIDA Cruises’ 2016-built AIDAPrima was the first ship Carnival Corporation’s fleet to use the air lubrication system technology. MartinLueke / Shutterstock.com The world’s largest cruise shipping company has announced […]
Maersk Supply Service launches new venture company to deliver offshore vessel charging
Maersk Supply Service, a part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, is launching its offshore vessel-charging venture, Stillstrom, to support the decarbonisation of the maritime industry by eliminating idle emissions. Together with Ørsted, […]