Tulsa Ports see growth and opportunity in 2022
As of late, the nation’s focus has been drawn to freight logistics and containerized shipping. Dewey Bartlett Jr., chairman of the City of Tulsa-Rogers County Port Authority, says that attention is a
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Is this the right sail solution for cruise ships?
Rotor sails, tilting rotors, hard sails: There are a lot of wind-assisted propulsion solutions out there. French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique thinks that Solid Sail, developed in its long running Ecorizon R&D
CSL Welland opens St. Lawrence Seaway’s 64th shipping season
Yesterday, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) marked the opening of the Seaway’s 64th navigation season. The Canada Steamship Lines’ Trillium Class bulk carrier CSL Welland was the first ship to
Op-Ed: Navigating uncharted waters for BWMS operations
By Mark Riggio, Head of Marine, Filtersafe As the sun sets on the first quarter of 2022, the world may seem a more frightening and unstable place than it did three weeks
Op-Ed: De-risking the shipping decarbonization debate
By Giulio Tirelli, Director-Business Development at Wärtsilä The challenge to decarbonize shipping is unprecedented, both in scope and urgency. At COP26 last year, shipping faced more scrutiny than ever before in climate
Crowley manages first vessel acquisition under MARAD contract
Crowley reports that it has has successfully managed the acquisition of the M/V Honor. This is Crowley’s first vessel acquisition under the multi-year, $638 million Vessel Acquisition Management (VAM) contract it was
Leadership transition at American P&I Club
After 27 years in the role, Joe Hughes will stand down as CEO of American P&I Club managing company, Shipowners Claims Bureau Inc. (SCB), on August 1. Succeeding him as CEO will
Seaspan Shipyards puts virtual reality to work
With a 5.6 meter wide display wall as its centerpiece, an immersive visualization system unveiled by Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards allows users to access a virtual reality environment designed to take the use
Op-Ed: Maritime digitalization will bolster efficiency and improve predictive maintenance
By Jeremy Hermanns, Co-Founder and CEO of DockWorks Empty shelves and ships stuck outside busy American ports made it common knowledge among even those people not familiar with the maritime industry that
OP-ED: AI-enabled predictability—an immediate opportunity for fuel and emissions savings
By Roberto Coustas, co-founder and CEO, DeepSea Technologies Imagine that you could wake up every day and know with a degree of 99% accuracy what your day will entail. The length of