Maritime Economy
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2020 Aug 15
Oil spill
Explainer: Who pays for Mauritius oil spill and how much?
A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tonnes of...
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2020 Aug 15
Container Ship
Container surpasses tanker in scrubber installations
The installation of scrubbers and the economics of using this technology was one of the hottest topics in the shipping industry in the...
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2020 Aug 08
Conti Stockholm
Supply Chain Risk Grows as Weary Crews Halt Ships and Clog Ports
A new risk to global supply chains is emerging as exhausted seafarers stuck offshore for months halt work, a...
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2020 Aug 04
Wind farm
Shell to Test Floating Solar, Hydrogen Generation at New Wind Farm
The Royal Dutch Shell-led CrossWind consortium has won the lease rights to develop a...
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2020 Jul 31
autonomous-shipping
Maine Maritime Academy receives autonomous marine system
Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) and the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD)’s Maritime Environmental and...
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2020 Jul 31
Norwegian Cruise Line
Four crew members on Norway cruise ship hospitalised with COVID-19
Four crew members on a Norwegian cruise vessel were diagnosed with COVID-19 after it arrived at the Arctic port of...
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2020 Jul 24
General Dynamics - NASSCO
NASSCO Awarded $10 Million Contract for Bonhomme Richard Clean-Up
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $10 million contract modification to...
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2020 Jul 22
MOSES short sea
Research to Improve and Automate Short-Sea Container Supply Chain
The EU is providing funding through its Horizon 2020 research and innovation program for a new initiative the aims to...
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2020 Jul 18
Chinese Shipyard
Chinese ports hit capacity as virus tests slow clearing: shippers
Testing of imported food for the novel coronavirus is pushing capacity at some major Chinese ports to their limit, major shippers told...
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2020 Jul 10
Cruise Ship
The world’s cruise ships can’t sail. Now, what to do with them?
Hundreds of people lined the banks of Glasgow’s River Clyde a few weeks ago for the rare sight of a small, high-end cruise ship sailing...