DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF VESSELS’ EMISSIONS DATA AND UK MRV UPDATE
Applicability: shipowners, ship operators, ship managers and ship masters
IMO DCS (Fuel Oil Consumption) Reporting Requirements
Shipowners and operators of ships of 5,000gt and above engaged in international shipping are required to submit annual fuel oil...
SOUTH KOREA’S FIRST SMART, ELECTRIC SHIP BEGINS SERVICE
Hyundai Heavy Industries recently commissioned South Korea’s first large next-generation electric propulsion ship which incorporates smart technology. The unique vessel is dual-powered with the ability to operate either fully from its battery or an...
Navigating the Future: Challenges and Innovations in Maritime Supply Chain Management
The maritime supply chain is the backbone of global trade it is a complex and interconnected network of ships, ports, logistics, and technology that enables the movement of goods across the world. It plays...
TGS SCORES NEW OBN CONTRACTS
Norwegian seismic player TGS has teamed up with CGG, the French geophysical services company, to carry out the acquisition and imaging of a dense ocean bottom node (OBN) multi-client seismic survey in the Balder...
HOLLAND SHIPYARDS TO BUILD TWO MORE COASTERS FOR DE BOCK MARITIEM
Dutch shipbuilder Holland Shipyards has won a contract to build two coasters for compatriot De Bock Maritiem thus expanding its footprint in the shortsea market.
The 3.600 DWT vessels, designed by Conoship, will transport dry...
WHEN A SWEDISH PROGRAM TO INVESTIGATE ENGINE ROOM FIRES WAS LAUNCHED
The year was 1985.
At this time I was running my own consulting company and with my previous work experience on the development of fire detection systems, together with one of the Salen subsidiary companies,...
In search of ‘El Verde’
El Dorado.
The golden city.
Throughout the time, many conquistadors engaged in a fruitless pursuit of the lost city of gold. History repeats itself in the 21st century as a myriad of ships sail all over...
“SMARTIZING” SHIPPING: SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES DEVELOPS A CHATBOT
South Korean shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has developed SBOT, an artificial intelligence-based chatbot, and applied it to a ship design, stepping up efforts to strengthen its digitalisation.
Chatbots, which have been recently introduced...
MODEC COMPANY OBTAINS DNV’S APPROVAL FOR AMMONIA TRANSFER SYSTEM
SOFEC, a MODEC Group company, has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its newly developed ammonia transfer system.
The new ammonia transfer system uses two mooring technologies: CALM Buoy and Tower...
COSCO ADDS MORE GREEN ENERGY TO POWER PORT OF TIANJIN
COSCO Shipping completed the second phase of its project to create a green energy hub that the Port of Tianjin. One of China’s ten largest seaports and its northernmost port, COSCO is converting the...