[By Rebecca Hoag] The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, stunned the world with a dazzling light show made up of a record-breaking 1,218 drones, all dancing in harmony. In the Department of Defense (DOD), though, the display reinvigorated interest in counter-swarm tactics research, for drones and swarming tactics can have applications in all […]
An American submarine sunk by the U.S. Navy in the 1930s as part of a training exercise has been located off the Delmarva Peninsula on the Atlantic Coast of the United States. The World War I vintage submarine is reported to be intact and sitting upright on the ocean floor making it one of the […]
A new company has just launched with the purpose of working with ship owners to meet the IMO demands to reduce carbon intensity by 40% before 2030. There has been a shift in the industry recently with a particular focus on LNG as a potential alternative fuel solution for vessels whilst other fuels such as […]
Norwegian energy major Equinor has signed a deal with Yxney to roll out the Maress software for data driven decarbonization for their chartered offshore service fleet operating in Norway. The new contract is a timely fit with Equinor’s expressed ambition to half their maritime emissions in Norway by 2030 compared with 2005, and globally by […]
In an urgent letter for assistance, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)—the unified and collective voice of America’s seaports—and seven other cargo transportation sector groups today asked the leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, and the Subcommittee on Transport & Safety, to prioritize America’s supply chain industry workforces for […]
Inchcape surveys cover a wide range of shipowner needs, from above deck to below the waterline, with fuel concerns currently at the top of the list. “Bunker optimisation was already a hot topic, with the IMO 2020 sulphur cap regulations creating a new fuel reality,” says David Pratt, Inchcape VP Marine Services, Asia Pacific. “Now […]
In 2018, Havyard Design & Solutions won a contract for the delivery of two ship designs to Royal Arctic Line A/S. Reefer vessel design was a new segment for Havyard and the first of the two ships, ‘Siuana Arctica’, has now been delivered from the Astilleros Zamakona yard in Spain. Royal Arctic Line A/S handles […]
Despite extensive U.S. efforts to block further work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Russian energy company Gazprom has resumed construction on the controversial project, which will allow it to deliver more natural gas to Western Europe while bypassing pipeline networks in Poland and Ukraine. The Trump administration brought work on Nord Stream 2 to […]
World-class ship management and maritime services provider, Columbia Shipmangement (CSM) is pleased to announce that Xanthos Kyriacou has taken over as Managing Director of CSM Italy, the new joint venture with CSM and the Italian ship-owning Group Premuda. Mr Kyriacou has extensive experience of the shipping industry having spent the last 12 years as Commercial […]
Kenya has recently launched a 1.2-kilometer floating bridge across the Likoni Channel, which serves as a gateway for Mombasa Port. Ferries are currently used to transport people and vehicles across the channel, but due to increased demand as the population of the city grows, the viability of the ferry service has become limited. It is […]
Europe’s largest offshore wind corporate purchase agreement was completed by the US technology giant Amazon and Ørsted for power from a planned wind farm offshore in Germany. Amazon agreed to take 250 MW or more than a quarter of the total output of the new wind farm expected to be operational in 2025. “We are […]
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is conducting search and rescue efforts after a man-overboard situation off the coast of Southern California, the U.S. Navy reported Friday morning. The ship launched a search and rescue operation after a lookout spotted what appeared to be a person in the water at 0730 hours Thursday. Three SAR helicopters […]
