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
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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
Ukraine: IMO seeks safe “blue corridor” for ships
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling for the establishment of a blue safe maritime corridor. It would allow the safe evacuation of seafarers and
NovaAlgoma adds 5 ships to fleet
Algoma Central Corporation (TSX: ALC), St. Catharines, Ontario, reports that NovaAlgoma is acquiring three cement carriers from KGJ Cement in Northern Europe and two handy-size bulk carriers from Swire Bulk Holdings Pte.
ZeroNorth claims big CO2 emissions savings for ships
ZeroNorth AS, the software spin-off from Maersk Tankers in which agribusiness giant Cargill is an investor, says that last year its platform prevented 218,000 tonnes of CO2 from being emitted into the