Friday, March 31, 2023

Vessel Operation

State of Emissions in the Shipping and Freight Industry

Climate Change
In the industrial, digitally-driven world, it's no surprise that nearly every industry contributes to rising carbon emissions. From retail to manufacturing and everything in between, the fast-paced, consumer-centric business world faces sustainability challenges, especially as the climate...

Electricity is coming to South Africa, possibly by ship

News
South Africa is one of the largest countries in Africa, the 25th biggest in the world, and currently ranked 31st among major economies and 99th in the list of the richest countries in the world.. South Africa...

Distrust of equipment, texting and driving or both..?? Cause of Ever Forward grounding

Maritime
“An outstanding Easter Sunday rising” is how William Doyle, Executive Director of the Port Baltimore termed the refloating of the Ever Forward on Easter Sunday the...

What is CII and CII rating in shipping..??

Climate Change
Reduction of CO2 emissions is of paramount importance in the fight against climate change globally and the decarbonization of global shipping.. Thus far, there has...

Why the Maersk Essen lost 689 containers overboard..

Maritime
On the 16th of January 2021, the Maersk Essen made a splash (literally) when it lost 689 containers overboard on a routine voyage from...

6 simple steps to select the right AIS data solution to enhance ship visibility

Maritime
Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) data provides benefits to many types of businesses, from maritime and shipping to commodity trading and investment analysis. While there...

Do you want Predictive Visibility in vessel ETA..??

Maritime
Spire Maritime is a service provider for the maritime industry providing Maritime AIS, vessel tracking data, real-time and predictive visibility of vessel ETAs to...

Continued vigilance is key to avoiding fires on board ships – TT Club

Hazardous Goods
Regulation and improving fire-fighting techniques have proven inadequate to stem the tide of serious incidents costing lives, significant cargo losses, and ship damage -...

South Africa wants a National Shipping Line – public invited to comment

Maritime
South Africa occupies the Southern-most tip of Africa with a long coastline stretching more than 3 000 km from Namibia on the Atlantic coast...

Transnet concludes 3 year wage deal while South Africa counts costs of the strike

News
Transnet, the State Owned custodian of ports, rail and pipelines in South Africa concluded a 3 year wage agreement with majority labour union UNTU...

A tale of seafarer courage, resilience, and injustices they face – Captain Andrzej Lasota

Maritime
At the height of COVID-19, some 400,000 seafarers (yes close to half a million) from across the globe were stranded on ships due to...

Shameful record for seafarer abandonment in 2022

Information
While 2020, 2021, and H1 2022 have been record years for companies involved in the maritime business with many of them breaking several records...

Peak season brings fears of congestion on the East Coast

Market Insights
Ports across the US East Coast are now in the eye of the storm, with import containerized volumes processed in the region mounting higher...

2022 had lowest number of piracy incidents on the high seas since 1994

Maritime
  "Bloody Pirates.............." This was probably uttered many times by many ship owners, operators, ship captains, seafarers and insurers.. From January to June 2022, there were...

Can US ports handle the privileges that American Port Access Privileges Act may bring with it..??

Information
"Foreign exporters’ access to the American market and our consumers is a privilege, not a right. Cargo vessels looking to offload foreign-made products and...

Confusing liner shipping schedule jargon may soon be a thing of the past – Standards for Operational Vessel Schedules 3.0 – Beta 1

Announcement
Blank sailings, void sailings, skipped sailings, omitted sailings - are some of the shipping jargon that confuses the heck out of everyone and restricting...

Understanding container weight misdeclaration

Freight Container
Recently, ONE (Ocean Network Express), the 7th largest container shipping line in the world by capacity, implemented a penalty fee in the form of...

World Shipping Council report on containers lost at sea identifies several active safety improvement initiatives

Environment
"Although containers lost overboard represent less than one-thousandth of 1% (0.001%) of the roughly 241 million packed and empty containers currently shipped each year,...

Who is a Marine Pilot and what is their role in the maritime industry

Maritime
There are currently around 99,800 ships of 100 gross tons and above, equivalent to 2,134,639,907 DWT (Dead Weight Tonnage) circumnavigating the globe carrying cargoes...

Internet access and social connectivity become mandatory rights for seafarers – but could be costly

Maritime
Currently sitting in the comfort of your home or office can you imagine a life without access to the internet or social connectivity, especially...

Easter Sunday rising as Ever Forward is refloated

Maritime Disasters
"An outstanding Easter Sunday rising" is how William Doyle, Executive Director of the Port Baltimore has termed the refloating of the Ever Forward on...

43 containers removed from Ever Forward as efforts to free the ship continue

Information
As previously reported, the Ever Forward, a Hong Kong flagged ship stuck near Gibson Island in the Chesapeake Bay channel since the 13th of March 2022...
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