Autonomous ships – Learning to sail in clouds
Autonomous transport systems for ships, enabled by edge cloud and machine learning. Will that really work and be able to minimize energy consumption as well as increase safety and reduce...
Baltic Sea Commission joins key debates on blue growth and benefits of healthy seas
The CPMR’s Baltic Sea Commission (BSC) took part in a key stakeholder conference in Copenhagen on 06 November, where discussions focused on Baltic region’s position on blue growth and the...
2018 a record year for Port of Antwerp
2018 looks set to be a record year for the Port of Antwerp for the sixth time in a row, with growth in all types of cargo and a recent...
Bulk Report Week 51 from the Baltic Exchange
Panic set in in the East as the holiday season approaches, with owners chasing rates lower. Rates on the key West Australia/China route collapsed with business concluded at under $6.00...
EMSA’s Best Practice Guidance on the Inventory of Hazardous Materials
This document provides best practice guidance and a harmonised approach to the development and maintenance of inventories of hazardous materials in accordance with Article 5 and Article 12 of the...
Technology Trends Driving the Shipping and Maritime Industry
The time spanning 2017-18 has been a significant phase in terms of use and implementation of technology for the shipping industry as a whole.
Equinor completes sales of two non-core NCS assets
Equinor has completed the sales of two non-core discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) that were both announced in October 2018.
Keppel secures marine contracts worth around S$300m
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine) and Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard), clinched contracts worth a combined value...
Lamprell to build two jackup drilling units
Lamprell has received a letter of intent (LOI) from International Maritime Industries Company (IMI’, the Saudi maritime joint venture in which Lamprell is a partner, confirming the intent to award...
Challenges brewing in liner carrier industry
An economic downturn, coupled with trade volatility and fuel cost challenges will bog down carriers’ earnings in the coming quarters.
EXMAR’s ‘Tango FLNG’ sets sail to Argentina
EXMAR is pleased to announce that its Floating LNG Liquefaction Unit (FLNG), to be renamed Tango FLNG, has left China to the destination of its liquefaction operations: Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
Business Decision of the Year: Maersk and IBM team up to form TradeLens
That year, blockchain as a concept began to take off, and IBM and Maersk launched a series of what they called “thinking workshops.”