LR INTRODUCES NEW WIND PROPULSION AND ERGONOMICS RULES TO SUPPORT DECARBONISATION AND CREW SAFETY
The changes are designed to support the maritime industry’s transition to cleaner propulsion technologies and improved onboard safety.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has announced an update to its Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships,...
PORTUGUESE NAVY SEARCHES CONTAINER SHIP AFTER REPORT OF ARMED BOARDING
The Portuguese Navy confirmed earlier media reports that an operation is underway off the coast after a containership requested assistance. The vessel said there were boarders aboard, and unconfirmed media reports said at least...
MOU SIGNED FOR SINGAPORE-INDIA GREEN AND DIGITAL SHIPPING CORRIDOR
Singapore and India have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on establishing the Singapore-India green and digital shipping corridor (GDSC).
The prime ministers of both countries witnessed the exchange of the MoU during...
THE CYBERBOAT CHALLENGE: CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION FOR THE MTS
The information security industry has lamented the lack of available skilled and talented workers for the last three decades. A common estimate today is that there are a million unfilled cybersecurity-related positions in the...
SOHAR PORT AND FREEZONE’S CONTAINER TERMINAL TO GET SHORE POWER INFRASTRUCTURE
SOHAR Port and Freezone, a deep-sea port and adjacent free zone in the Middle East, has signed a development agreement with Oman’s Moonrock Research and Development and Denmark’s PowerCon to establish shore power infrastructure...
VESSEL REPORTS EXPLOSION IN THE WATER OFF SAUDI RED SEA COAST
A merchant vessel may have narrowly avoided an attack off the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, an area that has previously had comparatively few security issues for passing traffic. The reported incident follows...
METHANOL AND LNG BUNKERING APPROVED AT HAMBURG’S WALTERSHOFER HAFEN
The Port of Hamburg’s Waltershofer Hafen has been given the rubber stamp of approval for ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering of methanol and liquefied natural gas (LNG), marking another ‘milestone’ for the port’s efforts oriented toward...
OCEANBIRD WING SAIL REACHES FOR THE SKY IN DEMONSTRATION
After more than three years of planning and research, Oceanbird unveiled its first prototype wing sail as the latest entry into the wind-assisted propulsion market. At an event in Sweden on August 25, the...
THE ERA OF OIL IN MARITIME IS ENDING, UK GOVERNMENT’S FORECASTS SHOW
The UK’s Department for Transport has published new long-term forecasts showing a major shift in the way goods move through British ports, with oil and fossil fuel traffic expected to collapse while ferries, roll-on/roll-off...
ALASKA CARRIER IS LATEST TO SUSPEND TRANSPORT OF EVS DUE TO FIRE RISK
Fire concerns and the potential for toxic, runaway fires spurred by lithium-ion batteries continue to weigh heavily on the shipping industry. Lynden’s Alaska Marine Lines has become the latest carrier to report it will...