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Thursday, October 31, 2024
European Space Agency launches the DECARDIS project with Awake.AI, ABB and Wallenius Marine to optimize ship-port operations
Press Releases

European Space Agency launches the DECARDIS project with Awake.AI, ABB and Wallenius Marine to optimize ship-port operations

The European Space Agency (ESA) has initiated a new flagship project, Decarbonization through the Digitalization in Shipping (DECARDIS), together with

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Marlink To Deploy Sealink Nextgen Hybrid Solution On 26 Tankers For Transpetro
Press Releases

Marlink To Deploy Sealink Nextgen Hybrid Solution On 26 Tankers For Transpetro

Combination of Starlink LEO solution with guaranteed VSAT services will increase business and crew possibilities for Brazil’s leading vessel operator

October 30, 2024
Total Views: 75

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Understanding Lloyd’s Register 2024 Lifting Code: What Shipyards Need to Know
Press Releases

Understanding Lloyd’s Register 2024 Lifting Code: What Shipyards Need to Know

The Lloyd’s Register Code for Lifting Appliances in a Marine Environment (CLAME) Code Notice 2 introduces several key updates that will affect shipyards

October 29, 2024
Total Views: 196

Monday, October 28, 2024
Empire Wind Selects Patriot Offshore As Preferred CTV Supplier
Press Releases

Empire Wind Selects Patriot Offshore As Preferred CTV Supplier

Patriot Offshore Maritime Services NY, a subsidiary of Liberty Green Logistics based in Lake  Success, New York, is pleased to announce it has been

October 28, 2024
Total Views: 383

Thursday, October 24, 2024
“K” LINE To Trial Inmarsat Maritime’s New Bonded Network Service NexusWave on “K” LINE’s Fleet
Press Releases

“K” LINE To Trial Inmarsat Maritime’s New Bonded Network Service NexusWave on “K” LINE’s Fleet

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, are pleased to announce that “K” LINE will conduct a trial of

October 24, 2024
Total Views: 213

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
IMO greenhouse gas emissions
Environment

Why Carbon Capture Could Be Shipping’s Best Bet for Cutting Emissions—Without Ditching Fossil Fuels

By Paul Morgan — As the maritime industry grapples with the dual challenges of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and maintaining economic viability, the

October 23, 2024
Total Views: 1134

Monday, October 21, 2024
Kongsberg Discovery Puts Eyes Under The Water For Historic Infrastructure Challenge On Lake Superior
Press Releases

Kongsberg Discovery Puts Eyes Under The Water For Historic Infrastructure Challenge On Lake Superior

Kongsberg Discovery demonstrated the ability of advanced hydroacoustics to illuminate the world beneath the waves with a detailed, efficient, and comprehensive

October 21, 2024
Total Views: 957

Sunday, October 20, 2024
chart of atmospheric-river storms
Marine Weather

New Study Reveals Shocking Atmospheric River Storms

by Zhe Li (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and

October 20, 2024
Total Views: 1927

Thursday, October 17, 2024
BLUE Communications Expands Offering With Saltwater Stone Acquisition
Press Releases

BLUE Communications Expands Offering With Saltwater Stone Acquisition

Move into marine leisure and superyacht markets builds on strategy to accelerate growth trajectory through strategic B2B acquisitions in related specialist

October 17, 2024
Total Views: 195

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
RAmparts 2300 Harbour Tug SN Cariri delivered to Sulnorte in Brazil
Press Releases

RAmparts 2300 Harbour Tug SN Cariri delivered to Sulnorte in Brazil

Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that the RAmparts 2300 tug SN Cariri was successfully delivered to Sulnorte Serviços Maritimos in August

October 16, 2024
Total Views: 391

W&O Signs Multi Year Supply Framework With Damen Naval For F126 Frigates
Press Releases

W&O Signs Multi Year Supply Framework With Damen Naval For F126 Frigates

W&O Supply has signed a framework agreement with Damen Naval to supply valves, filters and instrumentation for the construction of German Navy’s

October 16, 2024
Total Views: 401

Monday, October 14, 2024
ship on fire at night after LPG explosion
Featured

LPG Tankers Explode, One Linked to Iranian Gas Smuggling

In a dramatic scene off the coast of Bangladesh, two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers erupted in flames during a cargo transshipment operation on Sunday.

October 14, 2024
Total Views: 7226

Sunday, October 13, 2024
Closeup of SECNAV carlos del toro alone on stage standing with microphone
Navy

Carlos Del Toro – America’s Maritime Statecraft Evangelist Is On A Tear

By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) Inspired by his vision for a “New, Bold Maritime Statecraft,” Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro

October 13, 2024
Total Views: 2862

Saturday, October 12, 2024
old navy photo showing a watrspout far out at sea
Featured

Waterspouts: How Dangerous Are Ocean Tornados?

In the wake of Hurricane Milton, videos of tornadoes and waterspouts flooded social media. We have to ask: Which is more dangerous? by Astrid Werkmeister

October 12, 2024
Total Views: 1147

Thursday, October 10, 2024
Why Do Some Hurricanes Stall While Others Dissipate?
Marine Weather

Why Do Some Hurricanes Stall While Others Dissipate?

With Hurricane Milton’s damage less than experts predicted, we must ask why Some Hurricanes Stall While Others Dissipate.by Kimberly Wood (Mississippi

October 10, 2024
Total Views: 464

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Port of Tampa Shuts Down: Will Hurricane Milton Push Biden To Sign Jones Act Waiver and Deploy Relief Ships?
Ports

Port of Tampa Shuts Down: Will Hurricane Milton Push Biden To Sign Jones Act Waiver and Deploy Relief Ships?

As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s west coast, the maritime community braces for a devastating blow. Maritime historian Sal Mercogliano‘s

October 9, 2024
Total Views: 1580

Ukraine coast guardsman manning a deck gun with an oil tanker in the background
Navy

Black Sea War: Russia is Losing to Ukraine but Winning with China

by Colin Flint (Utah State University) The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has played out largely on land and in the air. It is a bitterly

October 9, 2024
Total Views: 5490

BERG Retrofit Rises to Great Expectations of Container Ship Charterers
Press Releases

BERG Retrofit Rises to Great Expectations of Container Ship Charterers

Latest BERG Propulsion project to upgrade the fuel economy and emissions performance of a German-flagged shortsea container ship on charter to CMA CGM exceeds

October 9, 2024
Total Views: 676

Hurricane watchstanders in room illuminated by red lights track hurricane milton on computer screens
Environment

Hurricane Milton: Toxic Floods Threaten Florida’s Ports, Waterways and Towns

James R. Elliott (Rice University) Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants are in Hurricane Milton’s path as it heads toward Florida, less

October 9, 2024
Total Views: 1221

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
A youtube thumbnail of a ship sailing past a hawaiin island
Shipping

Shipping To Hawaii: Unpacking The Islands Maritime Supply Chain

In the United States, the Jones Act is an explosive topic, drawing fierce debate between supporters in the U.S. Merchant Marine and well-funded lobbyists on

October 8, 2024
Total Views: 2777
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