Maritime World

Image Credit: The Business Times Repost: THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has formed an alliance with industry players to equip the maritime workforce with new skills as the industry transforms. The tie-up, called Alliance for Future Maritime Talent, has been sealed with the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), …

Image Credit: The Maritime Executive Repost: With the shipping industry moving toward the broader adoption of methanol as an alternative fuel supply and sourcing concerns remain. California-based start-up WateFuel, which counts Maersk and NetJets among its investors, has developed a new technology module for converting municipal solid waste into low-carbon …

Image Credit: Seatrade Maritime News Repost: The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22) includes a provision mandating the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to seek comments on whether congestion of the carriage of goods has created an emergency situation. OSRA 22 was signed into law in June this year …

Image Credit: Maritime Executive Repost: One of the challenges for shipowners and operators in deciding on new technologies is often that they needed to be ordered without experiencing how they perform in real-life environments. Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, unveiled at SMM in Hamburg a unique new …

Image Credit: Maritime Executive Repost: The Gibraltar government and the port authority are reporting that the situation remains stable after a bulker departing the port overnight clipped an anchored LNG carrier and began taking on water. The vessel was beached on the eastern side of the territory while surveys and …

Image Credit: Seatrade Maritime News Repost: The number of LNG-fuelled car carriers across the globe will increase tenfold in the coming years, and shipowners are increasingly turning to Svanehøj’s patented deepwell fuel pumps. Robustness of design, reliability, and long service intervals are the main reasons. In recent years, car manufacturers …

Image Credit: The Maritime Executive Repost: As the shipping industry looks for future sources of alternative fuels and emerging nations look to the opportunities being created by the new fuel industry, a new report suggests that Indonesia has the opportunity to take a leadership role. Published by the P4G-Getting to …

Image Credit: The Maritime Executive Repost: Troubles are continuing to mount for South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. In the last development, the company reported in a stock exchange filing that it is facing a legal dispute with Japan’s INPEX. The energy company has filed a claim for …

Image Credit: Seatrade Maritime News Repost: Shipping’s analyst community has come to life buoyed in part by a burst of strength in the crude tanker sector as the Q2 earnings season kicks off. Analyst Greg Lewis from BTIG, in a recommendation of shares in International Seaways (NYSE: INSW) said it …

Image Credit: Maritime Executive Repost: A consortium of 18 companies from the shipping industry led by the Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) is launching a project to establish a framework for ensuring the supply chain integrity of biofuels and future green marine fuels. According to the group, the project …