Operations
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IMO secretary-general lays out his vision through to 2023
Be bold, make a difference and create something of lasting significance. That was the message this week from Kitack Lim,…
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Container ship load planning systems are easily hackable
Ethical hackers Pen Test Partners have highlighted a vulnerability in the load planning processes used by containerships. “Intercepting and modifying…
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Seaman Guard Ohio crew acquitted
A judge in India yesterday acquitted the 35 men onboard the anti-piracy vessel of weapons charges. They were previously convicted…
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Michael Grey slams ‘beancounters’ and authorities for permitting reduced numbers of crew onboard
Michael Grey, the world’s most famous shipping journalist, has lashed out at the minimal number of seafarers onboard ships today.…
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Weekly Broker: Sales slow, but interest and prices stay firm
The last week has seen a slowdown in the secondhand bulk carrier sales in line with recent slowdown in the…
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2020 fuel regulations weigh heavily on the minds of liner executives
The liner shipping industry is finally seeing recovery signs with pickup in demand, following a series of consolidations in the…
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Call to create supranational body to handle abandoned ships
Having been a seafarer, a shipmanager and later a ship repossession superintendent few people are better placed to add to…
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Indian master recounts horror of spending a year alone on decrepit abandoned tanker
Dubai newspaper Gulf News has carried a shocking report of an Indian tanker master who has finally managed to head…
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Deepsea autonomous ships unlikely for at least a generation: Maritime CEO Forum
Deepsea shipping is unlikely to become autonomous in the next 20 to 30 years delegates attending yesterday’s Maritime CEO Forum…
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Jack Hsu becomes HKSOA chairman
Oak Maritime’s Jack Hsu will be officially unveiled this evening as the new chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association,…
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Cyber liability and lack of regulation hindering implementation of unmanned ships
Almost two thirds (64%) of global marine industry executives believe there is uncertainty surrounding liability issues relating to unmanned ships…
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USCG helicopter crew airlifts ailing crewman from Maersk ship offshore Alaska
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has made a daring medical evacuation to safely remove an ailing crewman from the…
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Ship operating costs rise
The cost of operating cargo ships rose marginally in 2017 following two consecutive years of falls, but shipowners should prepare…
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EMSA elects Andreas Nordseth as new chairman
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has elected Andreas Nordseth, director general of the Danish Maritime Authority, as its new…
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MPA using drones for ship surveys
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is working on an acceptance criteria for the use of remote inspection…
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Deutsche Bank buys into Rimorchiatori Riuniti
Starting next week Deutsche Bank-controlled investment fund Deutsche Altrnative Asset Management will become a new minority shareholder of Rimorchiatori Mediterranei,…
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USCG probes death on MOL chemical tanker
The US Coast Guard (USCG) is investigating the death of a person on board a chemical tanker moored in Richmond,…
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The decarbonising debate
Dr Jenifer Baxter, head of environment and energy at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, muses on what she took away…
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FMC names five companies operating unlicensed shipping services
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) says in a release that it has recently received complaints and questions about five…
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ABB outlines electric, digital and connected vision for next generation ships
Swiss tech giant ABB has outlined how it sees the ships of tomorrow operating – with electric, digital and connected…
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