[ad_1] In order to meet budget realities and grow its vessel count, the U.S. Navy is looking to squeeze out $40 billion in costs over the next five years - an amount roughly equal to the price of three Ford-class aircraft carriers. In a memo this...
[ad_1] With a persistent political dispute blocking rail traffic on the CN Rail network in Eastern Canada, Atlantic Container Line has diverted two vessels away from the Port of Halifax so that they can offload their cargo at alternate ports on the U.S. East Coast. Early...
[ad_1] In an example of the delays for shipping caused by the coronavirus epidemic, a bulker was briefly quarantined at Chennai when two Chinese crewmembers displayed symptoms of a mild fever. The incident received national press coverage. The bulker in question, the Magnate, arrived in Chennai...
[ad_1] The Libyan Government of National Accord has pulled out of peace talks with the rival Libyan National Army after LNA forces shelled a terminal at the port of Tripoli, sparking an explosion and sending up a large column of smoke. According to the GNA, which...
[ad_1] Japan's health ministry confirmed Monday that 99 more people have tested positive for infection with coronavirus aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess, bringing the total to 454 out of 1,700 people tested. There were originally about 3,700 people aboard the ship when quarantine began...
[ad_1] The world’s first adaptive ferry transit has been conducted in Norway, with the vessel fully loaded with passengers and vehicles. The transit demonstrated fully automatic control from dock to dock of the ferry Bastø Fosen VI using functionality developed by Kongsberg Maritime. The project is...
[ad_1] The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its final report from its investigation into the loss of containers from the container ship YM Efficiency, saying the loss of 81 containers overboard in very rough seas on July 1, 2018 highlights the importance of...
[ad_1] [By Megan Ewald, NOAA Office of Response and Restoration] As the vessel speeds through the icy water in pursuit of whales, one researcher cocks and loads a crossbow, waiting for a dorsal fin to surface and the perfect time to strike. It’s a scene reminiscent...
[ad_1] Eight coronavirus patients from the cruise ship Diamond Princess are now in serious condition, up from four patients earlier in the week, Japan's ministry of health reported Thursday. The cruise ship has been quarantined at the port of Yokohama since early February. The ministry has...
[ad_1] The industry association SEA-LNG has provided an outlook for the future of LNG bunkering, noting that DNV GL forecasts show up to 41 percent of marine fuel being LNG by 2050. In early 2019, there were only six bunkering vessels operational around the world. As...
