Preventing Risk of Battery Fires in Shipping
As more and more electric vehicles (EVs) and battery-powered electronic devices are being transported by ships, highly inflammable lithium-ion batteries are
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As more and more electric vehicles (EVs) and battery-powered electronic devices are being transported by ships, highly inflammable lithium-ion batteries are
Shipowners and terminal operators need to digitise the entire liquid bulk loading and unloading process if they are to meet their environmental and vessel OpEx
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Wallem Group has appointed Alastair Marsh to its Board of Directors. Alastair joins with over 15 years of experience in the maritime industry and over 30 years
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for design of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) carrier developed through Research and Development
Boksa Marine Design (BMD) is now an employee-owned naval architecture and marine engineering partnership. On August 1, BMD President Nick Boksa, P.E.
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Berg Propulsion has secured its first new tug order in Türkiye since the opening of Berg Propulsion Eurasia in April 2022 – the entity which has been
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Shipping major to equip fleet with HydroPen™ firefighting system, following supply agreement with VIKING Life-Saving Equipment.One of the world’s leading
Alfa Laval technology is playing a leading role in the marine industry’s transition to carbon-neutral green methanol. In this year’s largest methanol order
Climeon AB will officially launch its new waste heat recovery product, HeatPower 300 Marine, at SMM Hamburg, September 6-9, 2022. Optimized for the
German shipowner OKEE Maritime, which manages a fleet of ten container vessels in regional feeder services worldwide, adopts StormGeo’s digitalization tools
Helm Operations’ annual user conference returns this September, offering customers the opportunity to meet with industry experts and discover the full
Seafarer happiness levels are recovering after reaching a record low last quarter as optimism returns, according to the Seafarers Happiness Index report
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is responding to a discharge of oil from a tanker ship Friday on the Lower Mississippi River near Kenner, La. Coast Guard
Some Middle Eastern exporters are bypassing Fujairah, the region’s main bunkering hub, to avoid excessive port delays. Cargo ships departing Kuwait,
I-6 F1, the most sophisticated commercial communications satellite ever launched, has reached geostationary orbit and begun on-orbit testing, Inmarsat, the
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