MEPC 84 takeaways

IMO: WSC weighs in on what should follow MEPC 78

The World Shipping Council (WSC), which represents the liner shipping industry, is turning its attention to the mid-term shipping decarbonization measures that will follow the short-term measures agreed at IMO’s MEPC 78.

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB reports on $1.5 million bulker strike on GoM platform

The National Transportation Safety Board says that “poor bridge resource management and a charting error” led to a Hong Kong-flagged 52,382 dwt bulk carrier striking an oil and gas production platform in

Op-Ed: Good lighting is the best defense against growing disruption

By Mark Nailer, Maritime Manager, Midstream Time is one of the most important assets a logistics operator can ever have. The logistics world runs on tight schedules, with multiple points of failure

Propelle retrofit fleet upgrade

Hapag-Lloyd kicks off fleet upgrade program

Hapag-Lloyd has marked the start of a 150-ship fleet upgrade program by loading a massive retrofit propeller onto one of its vessels in Hamburg for shipment to Dubai, where it will be

AI specialist bearimg has introduced CII solution

Bearing launches AI product to predict and manage impact of CII

Palo Alto, Calif., based AI specialist Bearing Inc., whose backers include Mitsui, has turned its attention to IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulation. It has released a new AI-powered application designed to

Furebear ships

Algoma Central in four product tanker JV with Furetank

St. Catharines, Ontario, headquartered Algoma Central Corporation (TSX: ALC) and Donsö, Sweden, based Furetank have entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement to construct four dual-fuel ice class 1A 17,999 DWT climate

HydroPen

Maersk will implement HydroPen container firefighting solution fleet wide

Container shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has opted for full-scale implementation of Viking Life-Saving Equipment’s HydroPen drill-and-spray solution for fighting container fires. It has placed an order that will see HydroPen

Mississippi river Ship Chanellcoal exports loaded on Mississippi

BIMCO: Changes ahead for coal export patterns?

On August 9, the Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister announced that 71 coal mining companies failed to meet their domestic market obligations, and that 48 of them are now banned from

Diana Shipping name on ship

Diana Shipping swoops on Sea Trade Holdings fleet

Athens-headquartered Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) has agreed to buy what looks to be the entire fleet of Stamford, Conn., based Sea Trade Holdings, Inc. Announcing the deal, Diana said it has

West P&I has appointed Gina Panayiotou as its environmental, social and governance (ESG) manager

West P&I appoints ESG manager

West P&I has appointed Gina Panayiotou as its environmental, social and governance (ESG) manager. In that role she will be responsible for reviewing the P&I club’s approach to sustainability, people and governance,

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