20 NOV 2020 Singaporean maritime drone company F-drones has completed what it believes to be the first commercial drone delivery at night. The company flew a package out to the bulker Berge Sarstein, owned by Berge Bulk, marking a new milestone for drone operations at the Port of Singapore. In …
Read More »UNIQUE SAIL CARGO SHIPS DEPARTS ON FIRST ATLANTIC CROSSING FROM FRANCE
19 NOV 2020 One of the most unique cargo ships set sail this week from France. Called Grain de Sail, the company is combining the production and sale of chocolates with the operation of an ecological cargo ship, primarily driven by sail power. The 72-foot long aluminum hull cargo ship …
Read More »CONTAINER FREIGHT RATES CONTINUE SURGE ON STRONG RESTOCKING DEMAND REUTERS
18 NOV 2020 SINGAPORE, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Global container shipping rates have surged to records on a spike in restocking demand in the United States and Europe, container scarcity at export hubs, and changes in freight flows because of the coronavirus pandemic, shipping sources said. The Freightos Baltic Global Container Index (FBX), a …
Read More »IMO PLAN TO CURB SHIPPING’S CARBON EMISSIONS TRIGGERS CRITICISM
17 NOV 2020 The organization responsible for setting global environmental standards for shipping approved rules designed to curb the industry’s carbon emissions, triggering criticism that its measures won’t do enough to help tackle climate change. About 90% of the world’s physical trade is moved by ship, and the sector spews about as much …
Read More »PIRATES ABDUCT 14 SEAFARERS FROM HEAVY LIFT SHIP IN GULF OF GUINEA
16 NOV 2020 On Friday (13 Nov’2020), 14 crewmembers were kidnapped from a Chinese heavy-lift ship off the coast of Sao Tome. According to security consultancy Dryad Global, the heavy lift ship Zhen Hua 7 was boarded by pirates at a position about 80 nm to the northeast of Sao …
Read More »MIDSHIPMAN SYDNEY BARBER BREAKS BARRIERS AT UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber. Photo courtesy United States Naval Academy. 15 NOV 2020 For the first time in the 175-year history of the United States Naval Academy, an African American woman has been chosen to the lead midshipmen as brigade commander. Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber, of Lake Forest, …
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