[ad_1] Reducing fuel consumption and emissions means harnessing all available technical advancements, including wind. The efficiency of wind-assisted ship propulsion can be greatly enhanced by using modern science, materials and control technology. Several sail types developed in recent years have reached market maturity and are waiting...
[ad_1] On Tuesday, a fire broke out on the top deck level of the cruise ship Asuka II at the port of Yokohama. According to the Japan Coast Guard, the crew reported a fire on board at about 1300 hours local time on Tuesday, and they launched...
[ad_1] The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on all educational institutions, forcing cancellations, closures and inventive alternatives - notably the expansion of online learning and distance learning options. Some of those changes will likely stay even after COVID-19 is contained, according to Henrik Jensen,...
[ad_1] The port of Yantian, a hub for LNG imports in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Shenzhen area, will soon build out the infrastructure for large-scale LNG bunkering operations. In an agreement with the Yantian District Government, CNPC division PetroChina and Shenzhen Gas Group, the Yantian Port Group will...
[ad_1] [By Kimberly Riskas] Finless porpoises are washing up dead or becoming stranded on Hong Kong’s shorelines in increasing numbers. The reasons behind the rise in mortalities are puzzling conservation groups. According to a new report, more than 40 of the small cetaceans were reported dead in...
[ad_1] Many Coast Guard members stationed in Alaska have stories of tragedies that can never be forgotten. Former Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis crewmember Joe Borosh commented that often they would receive an SOS from a fishing vessel off the coast of Alaska, and upon arrival...
[ad_1] India is digitalizing its bills of lading and other trade documentation workflows using a blockchain platform as part of its electronic Port Community System. In doing so, it joins with a growing call across the industry for digitization both to improve port operations and...
[ad_1] Retired U.S. Navy servicemembers Capt. David Haas and Chief Petty Officer Brooks Alonzo Parks have pled guilty to corruption charges in connection with the long-running Leonard "Fat Leonard" Francis corruption scandal, bringing the number of guilty pleas connected to the case near to two...
[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic makes travelling impossible for the moment. Postponement of planned dockings may be possible in some cases, but sooner or later one will run into hard, rule-based deadlines. (Here are overviews of the current policies from flag- and port-states as well as...
[ad_1] The Indian Navy's effort to repatriate citizens stranded by the COVID-19 shutdown has expanded from the Indian Ocean basin to the Persian Gulf. On Monday, the amphib INS Shardul departed Bandar Abbas, Iran with 233 Indian nationals on board, bound for Porbandar, Gujarat. Iranian and...
