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03 JUN 2023 Lloyd’s Register has told India’s Gatik Ship Management, which has become a major carrier of Russian oil since the Ukraine war, that it will withdraw certification of 21 of its vessels by June 3, the maritime services company told Reuters. It is the latest setback for Gatik, …

02 JUN 2023  French sail cargo company and chocolatier Grain de Sail recently marked the next key milestone in its efforts to develop a carbon-free logistics business. The company reports that the hull of its second sail cargo ship was recently floated at the Piriou shipyard. The construction is making …

01 JUN 2023  Demonstration and testing of autonomous technologies for ships continues with Norway’s Kongsberg reporting it recently completed one of the most complex autonomous journeys at sea so far undertaken as the technology develops. The demonstration was carried out over 13 hours and involved a range of remote and …

31 MAY 2023 An approximately 150-mile-long oil slick that has been spotted in the Red Sea is believed to have been released by a merchant ship, according to satellite-monitoring environmental group SkyTruth. The discharge was initially spotted off the coast of Sudan by Sentinel-2 satellite imagery on May 19, 2023. SkyTruth reports …

31 M,AY 2023  In order for the shipping industry to achieve decarbonization that is sufficiently in line with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a full life-cycle approach – also known as a ‘well-to-wake emissions’ perspective – needs to be adopted. This forces the …

30 MAY 2023  On National Maritime Day, America’s maritime leaders take a moment of pause to recognize the critical role that U.S. mariners play in commerce and national defense. In peace and war, American mariners deliver, and they will always remain at the heart of the industry. “Mariners are patriots. …

29 MAY 2023 The extreme heat that’s been scorching Asia in recent weeks has produced one clear beneficiary — Russia. As countries across the region scramble to make sure they have enough coal, gas and fuel oil to keep the lights on and air conditioners running, Russian energy being shunned …

28 MAY 2023 While it will take years to unpack all of the lessons learned from the ongoing war in Ukraine, one method that has surfaced during this conflict that connects maritime warfare and unmanned surface vehicles in the use of USVs armed with explosives to attack naval vessels. This …

27 MAY 2023 To many, a family history of Alzheimer’s disease would feel like a heavy, ominous cloud hanging overhead. But through the clouds comes a faint shard of light: scientists have discovered a second person who should have experienced symptoms of Alzheimer’s in his early 40s, but didn’t. The case joins another …

26 MAY 2023 Home to almost two billion people, some of the world’s most dynamic economies, and important shipping routes, South Asia is a crucial geopolitical arena and the site of increasing rivalry between two of Asia’s biggest powers—China and India. This growing competition manifests in many areas. Despite having much …