20th mar 2018 The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has called for an immediate investigation into the disappearance of 45-year-old Filipino seafarer, Arnel Gillo, reported missing on March 13 on the Galloway Express. The livestock carrier was bound for Australia and police boarded the vessel when it docked in Townsville, Queensland, …

Statoil has announced plans to change the name of the company to Equinor. The name Equinor is formed by combining “equi”, the starting point for words like equal, equality and equilibrium, and “nor”, signalling a company proud of its Norwegian origin, and who wants to use this actively in its …

New regulations and evolving technologies to meet them are giving ship owners a headache. Wastewater is ubiquitous on land and sea, and ships create multiple streams of effluent as they voyage from one port to the next. Their ballast systems discharge marine life. Their passengers and crew create sewage, and …

European Commission headquarters 20TH MARCH 2018 The UK government has broadly accepted the EU’s conditions for a Brexit transition period, including a “backstop” plan that could see Northern Ireland continue to function under EU regulations. UK lead negotiator David Davis and his EU counterpart, Michel Barnier, reached a tentative agreement for a 21-month …

For centuries, the sea has enabled trade between nations. Shipping continues to underpin international commerce today. But there is another unseen contribution that the oceans make to the current global order. Deep below the waters, travelling at millions of miles per hour, flickers of light relay incredible quantities of information …

19 MAR 2018 Uber Technologies Inc. has halted autonomous vehicle tests after one of its cars struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, in what is likely the first pedestrian fatality involving the technology. The 49-year-old woman, Elaine Herzberg, was crossing the road outside of a crosswalk when the Uber …

March 19, 2018 The MV TOLTEN following its collision with the MV HAMBURG BAY at the Port of Karachi. Photo: Hassan Jan via social media Dozens of shipping containers have fallen into the water at Pakistan’s busiest deepwater port after a containership struck a moored vessel while berthing on Monday. …

15 MAR 2018 For a smartphone with only a few incremental updates over its predecessor, the Galaxy S9 made quite the impression. It’s a fantastic smartphone, and I’ve had to reshuffle the top five phones in this list as a result. After some more time with the iPhone X, I’ve …

19 MAR 2018 A 55-year old woman in Spain has died after having an allergic reaction to live bee acupuncture, and it’s yet another important reminder of how alternative therapies can be extremely dangerous. If you don’t know what live bee acupuncture is, we don’t blame you – the process is kind …

17th March 2018 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published the latest version of its Flag State Performance Table. The analysis includes how administrations deliver against a number of criteria such as port state control records, ratification of international maritime Conventions and attendance at IMO meetings. This year, a new …