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Project to Build World’s Biggest Sailing Cargo Ship

Aug 17, 2017

Lloyd's Register (LR) has joined the Quadriga sustainable shipping project – an initiative from Hamburg-based Sailing Cargo, which aims to build the world’s biggest sailing cargo ship.  The project outlines a plan to build a 170-meter car carrier…

PSA, PIL, IBM on Blockchain Development

Aug 15, 2017

Ocean carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL), terminal operator PSA International and IBM plan to utilize blockchain for better security, efficiency and transparency in supply chain business networks and trade finance. Three companies…

iContainers Urges Freight Forwarders to Embrace Technology

Aug 10, 2017

Online freight forwarding company iContainers has urged the freight forwarding industry to embrace technology. “As shippers press on with their demand for speed, transparency, and efficiency, the freight forwarding strives hard to find a quick enough and appropriate response…

NASA, Norway to Develop Arctic Laser-Ranging Station

Aug 08, 2017

NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a state-of-the-art satellite laser ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of orbiting satellites, help track changes in the…

Cyber Threats Prompt Return of Radio for Ship Navigation

Aug 07, 2017

The risk of cyber attacks targeting ships' satellite navigation is pushing nations to delve back through history and develop back-up systems with roots in World War Two radio technology. Ships use GPS (Global Positioning System) and other…

DNV GL Performs Offshore Drone Survey

Aug 03, 2017

Classification society DNV GL said its surveyors have carried the group’s first offshore drone survey on the semisubmersible vessel Safe Scandinavia in the North Sea. The 25,383 GT tender support vessel (TSV) Safe Scandinavia is owned and operated by Prosafe…

Dometic Names Hickinbotham Product Manager EMEA Marine

Aug 02, 2017

Dometic has appointed 18-year company veteran Paul Hickinbotham as its Product Manager EMEA Marine. In this newly created role, Hickinbotham is tasked with helping to drive product innovation and customer responsiveness by channeling the…

DSV Pins Growth Hope on e-commerce

Aug 02, 2017

CEO: freight forwarding industry undergoing transformation; plays down threat from new entrants. Danish freight forwarder DSV will invest more to meet rising demand for services such as e-commerce and address competition from new players including Amazon…

Grand Bahama Shipyard Reports Commercial Success

Aug 01, 2017

Caribbean shipyard Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) said it has completed work on 30 commercial vessels within first half of 2017, predominantly comprised of companies returning to the yard with repeat business including tankers, bulk carriers, containerships…

POLB Solicits Proposals For Zero-Emissions Technology

Jul 28, 2017

The Port of Long Beach, in partnership with the Port of Los Angeles, has released a request for proposals seeking demonstrations of technologies to upgrade tugboats, crew boats, barges and other harbor craft to cleaner engines. Harbor craft…

Japanese, US Coast Guard Train at Resolve Maritime Academy

Jul 26, 2017

Last Friday, Resolve Maritime Academy hosted over 30 Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sailors and members of the U.S. Coast Guard, at their training facility in Port Everglades for an international fire safety and damage control training…

ReCAAP, OCIMF Sign Asian Anti-Piracy MoU

Jul 25, 2017

The safety of navigation is vital to the safety, security and economic activities of all stakeholders traversing sea routes in Asia—the region with some of the busiest seas in the world.  Recognising this shared interest, the Regional Cooperation…

First Ship with IMO Tier III EIAPP Engines Launched

Jul 21, 2017

The launch of the L’Astrolabe, a 72 metre polar logistics vessel fitted with a complete Wärtsilä propulsion machinery package and Wärtsilä NOR (NOx Reducer) SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) exhaust gas cleaning systems for all the main engines…

UK Ship Register Modernization Begins

Jul 19, 2017

The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) is modernising the way the UK Ship Register operates and a number of new initiatives are in the works that could help the red ensign become more commercial and internationally competitive, says a report from UK Chamber of Shipping…

Russian Think Tank: Oil Exports to Decline in 2017

Jul 19, 2017

A think tank that advises the Russian government on taxes and energy-related issues said on Wednesday it expects the country's oil exports to fall this year thanks to a global deal to cut output, contrasting with official forecasts for a rise…

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