Shipping

• 18 September 18 Special Interest Group Investigates Autonomous Ships The IMarEST’s Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Special Interest Group has sought to gauge the potential impact of self-governing ships and plot out a new course for the shipping industry’s workforce. In its role as... Read more ›
• 14 September 18 DNV-GL and Dalian Shipbuilding to develop 23,000 TEU LNG-fuelled container ship At last week’s SMM trade fair today in Hamburg, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company Ltd and classification society DNV GL announced the signing of a joint development project agreement to develop a new 23,000 TEU... Read more ›
• 12 September 18 Shippers Fear Engine Failures as Industry Forced to Upgrade Fuel Add oil tankers breaking down at sea to the list of things shipping companies are worrying about as they brace for a once-in-a-generation overhaul to the kind of fuel the industry must consume. From... Read more ›
• 12 September 18 Fossil fuels will peak in the 2020s as renewables supply all growth in energy demand: Trillions of dollars at risk as energy transition disrupts entire sectors The rapid global growth of clean technologies will see fossil fuel demand peak in the 2020s, putting trillions at risk for unsavvy investors oblivious to the speed of the unfolding energy transition, finds a... Read more ›
• 06 September 18 International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Represents Shipowners at UN Negotiations The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has represented shipowners at the United Nations (UN), as negotiations over a new legal instrument for the protection of the ocean began. Government negotiators are currently gathered in... Read more ›
• 05 September 18 SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING SOLUTIONS PARTNERSHIP Damen Shipyards Group and Skoon Energy have signed a cooperation agreement of understanding for the advancement of energy transition in the shipping industry, including electric propulsion. The agreement combines Damen’s 90 years of experience... Read more ›
• 03 September 18 Suez Canal Route vs. Northern Sea Route: A cost-benefit analysis Although Maersk will be sending its Venta Maersk vessel to collect data from the Arctic sea route in the next few days, research has shown that the Suez Canal Route is more cost effective... Read more ›
• 02 September 18 Five Misconceptions of Wind Propulsion Solutions for Commercial Vessels There has been a significant trend developing around wind propulsion technologies over the last 12 months and with potential fuel savings of 10-30% for retrofit installations and up to 50% for optimised new builds,... Read more ›
• 31 August 18 Maersk Line adopts cloud-based rate-distribution platform Maersk Line has adopted a cloud-based platform which provides a digital and fully-automated method of sending contract rates and amendments to clients. The carrier will use Cargosphere’s electronic smart upload and diagnostics solution (eSUDS) its and Rate... Read more ›
• 30 August 18 Chairmen announced for The Motorship Propulsion & Future Fuels Conference 2018 Reinhard Lüken, Managing Director – German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) will chair the opening day of this year’s Propulsion & Future Fuels Conference, followed by Lars Robert Pedersen, Deputy Secretary General –... Read more ›