14 APR 2018 Not everyone is a weather enthusiast. But ever since I was old enough to start forming memories, I’ve been fascinated – even obsessed – with weather. For my seventh-grade science fair project, I predicted the weather for a week using nothing but homemade materials, including a simple …

Maersk Honam fire in the Arabian Sea. Mediterranean Shipping Company has provided an update to its customers into the situation aboard the ultra-large containership Maersk Honam following the devastating fire broke out aboard the ship more than a month ago in the Arabian Sea. MSC is Maersk’s partner in the …

13 APR 2018 Being a night owl is a fact of biology, not a choice. But unfortunately, it comes with a range of health risks. These include cardiovascular disease, higher rates of obesity and smoking, psychiatric disorders, and an overall 10 percent increased risk for death, according to a study …

A pilot tugboat maneuvers a container ship through the Neopanamax locks of the Expanded Panama Canal. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced that it will apply sanctions against certain tugboat captains who recently refused to transit vessels through the canal’s new neopanamax locks, impacting the operations of the Expanded Panama …

12 APR 2018 Giving adolescents a few more minutes of shut-eye in the morning might not only make them better rested for their studies, it could provide a much needed boost to their wellbeing. A shift in the timetable of a Singaporean high school has provided researchers with an opportunity …

South Korea’s flagship container shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine has confirmed a long-rumored plan to order 20 eco-friendly mega containerships at South Korean shipyards.  The shipbuilding plan announced Tuesday calls for twelve vessels above 20,000 TEU and eight vessels of 14,000 TEU, which will be deployed on the Asia to …

15 April, 2018 The All-White Tanker: Clean and Cool. In his well reviewed 2007 book The Tankship Tromedy, Former MIT Naval Architecture professor and ship owner Jack Devanney has strong opinions on the best color to paint tankers: white! The most effective way of controlling deck dribs and drabs is simple: …

Shipping and environmental groups are beginning to react to the IMO’s landmark agreement on an initial strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping. The initial strategy was agreed to Friday during the final day of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 72nd session, held this week at IMO headquarters …

The International Maritime Organization said it approved on Friday an amendment that would ban ships unequipped to strip sulphur from carrying high-sulphur fuel from 2020 – when new sulphur-content limits come into effect New 2020 limits cut the amount of sulphur in the fuel that ships worldwide are allowed to …

The United Nations shipping agency reached an agreement on Friday to cut carbon emissions, following years of slow progress. The compromise plan, which will cut emissions by at least 50 percent by 2050 compared with 2008 levels, fell short of more ambitious targets. Kitack Lim, Secretary-General of the International Maritime …