DNV ADDS LOW-CARBON FUELS TO ITS AFI DATA PLATFORM

As part of an effort to accelerate the decarbonisation of shipping, classification society DNV has enhanced its Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) data platform by adding new low-carbon...

WÄRTSILÄ WILL ADAPT ENGINE TO TRI-FUEL METHANOL FOR CELEBRITY CRUISES

Wärtsilä has agreed to adapt its engines to make Celebrity Cruises’ future newbuild cruise ship one of the first cruise ships to be delivered methanol-ready in anticipation...

“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...

DIGITALIZE YOUR BUNKERING TRANSACTIONS WITH MOORIO

Bunker suppliers and vessel operators have used emails and phone calls to conduct business for decades, and while these manual processes have their place, they consume a...

SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE RIG KICKS OFF ITS DRILLING GIG IN NIGERIA

Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has disclosed that one of its semi-submersible rigs has started its drilling assignment in Nigeria. Following a letter of...

29 DEAD AS MARITIME MIGRATION FROM TUNISIA ACCELERATES

Migrant fatalities are on the rise again in the Central Mediterranean crossing zone, and the route is beginning to shift to the shores of Tunisia.

INTER-ARRAY CABLE INSTALLATION SOON TO START AT NEART NA GAOITHE OFFSHORE WIND FARM

Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Limited (NnGOWL) has announced that it is planning to conduct a pre-lay grapnel run (PLGR) and commence cable lay out for...

UK SETS MINIMUM WAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL SEAFARERS

The United Kingdom finalized a new law on March 23 that compels shipping lines operating at UK ports to provide seafarers pay levels commensurate with the country’s...

U-MING TAKES DELIVERY OF 4TH LNG-POWERED BULKER DESTINED FOR ANGLO-EASTERN

Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has delivered the fourth liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered bulk carrier to Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine. As...

RESEARCHERS STUDY MAERSK SHIPS TO REDUCE UNDERWATER NOISE

Researchers working with Maersk published the results of a long-term study focusing on vessel designs that would reduce radiated noise levels and source levels from commercial ships...

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