The FMC has been investigating container supply chain disruption, including carrier policies on container availability, detention and demurrage charges and container return time allowances. In a commission hearing last week, Federal Maritime Commissioner Rebecca Dye proposed asking Congress to amend the law (46 USC Chapter 411) in...
The Port of Tianjin, the largest port in Northern China, has announced that it will develop "the world's first artificial intelligence zero-carbon terminal." The post Port of Tianjin to build...
A UK-based startup is looking to solve two environmental problems with one solution, pulling plastic trash from waterways - where it would normally wind up in the ocean - and turning it into a fuel for ships. Plastic-to-fuel startup Clean Planet Energy has partnered with riverine...
Swedish waste management firm Riverrecycle and UK-based renewable energy company Clean Planet Energy have entered into a partnership agreement to remove non-recyclable plastics from rivers and then...
The Port of Rotterdam is working with a tank farm operator and two Japanese conglomerates to study the possibility of importing hydrogen in the form of methylcyclohexane, an industrial chemical that releases H2 when converted to toluene. This reaction is well-known and used on a...
This week’s focus was on making vessels greener, low-carbon strategies, green hydrogen, and building a sustainable future. The post In focus: The pursuit of low-carbon business prospects appeared...
The volunteer-operated Royal National Lifeboat Institution has been saving lives at sea since 1824, and its crews routinely overcome rough weather and dangerous circumstances to bring mariners to safety. But RNLI stations located on the Channel are encountering a new challenge as they carry out...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced the formation of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore and its new leadrship team. The post MPA launches...
[By Amin Saikal] The Middle East is one of the driest regions in the world. The scarcity of water has often been touted as a source of national and interstate disputes in the area. Some scholars have predicted for some time the possibility of deadly national altercations...
The giant containership Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, has finally reached its planned destination at the Port of Rotterdam. The post Ever Given arrives in Rotterdam...
