25 JAN 2024 When Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas embarks on its first official voyage on Jan. 27, the journey is sure to make waves. The world’s largest cruise ship, the Icon is over 1,000 feet long (360 meters) and weighs in around 250,000 gross registered tons. It boasts 20 different decks; 40 restaurants, bars …
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24 JAN 2024 Automotive giants Tesla and Volvo have announced pauses to the production of their electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe. Electric vehicles are seeing record sales and demand worldwide, but a lack of parts means that factories cannot sustain their production. The reasons for this are complex. Parts are taking longer to deliver as …
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23 JAN 2024 Ocean Network Express (ONE), the world’s sixth-largest container carrier, has placed orders for the construction twelve 13,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel containerships. These will be the first methanol-dual fuel vessels in ONE’s fleet, marking a significant step in the company’s green strategy. ONE has signed contracts for the …
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22 JAN 2024 As analytical methods get more sophisticated, existing scientific models are constantly reexamined. The latest to come under scrutiny is the way molecules are organized at the surface of a volume of salt water. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK, and the Max Planck Institute for …
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21 JAN 2024 Egypt’s economy may soon be feeling the pinch from the security situation in the Red Sea, which has dramatically reduced traffic through the Suez Canal. The waterway is a vital, reliable source of income, and it has increased in importance since the recent two-lane expansion program boosted …
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20 JAN 2024 Many vessels have diverted from planned transits for the Red Sea, but news that a loaded livestock carrier is changing course is raising concerns for the health and welfare of thousands of animals aboard the carrier Bahijah. Two weeks into a trip from Australia to Jordan, the Australian …
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19 JAN 2024 The third engineer working aboard a Vietnamese-owned bulker detained in India for the past 45 days jumped overboard Sunday in a possible suicide attempt. Indian media reports are that the 21 crewmembers have become anxious and depressed while there has been little progress in the investigation into cocaine …
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18 JAN 2024 The marine and offshore sectors have an important role to play in driving a successful energy transition. In recent years, significant progress has been made by operators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to decarbonize operations through engine efficiency improvements, the use of alternative fuels and alternative energy …
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17 JAN 2024 Facts are important. Even if the facts are uncomfortable or inconvenient. The industry is starting to understand that methanol is no silver bullet solution for shipping’s decarbonisation challenge contrary to the claims of certain operators. When you burn methanol (CH3OH) in a marine engine, you emit CO2. …
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The U.S.- and U.K.-led strikes on the rebel Houthi group in Yemen represent a dramatic new turn in the Middle East conflict – one that could have implications throughout the region. The attacks of Jan. 11, 2024, hit around 60 targets at 16 sites, according to the U.S. Air Force’s Mideast command, including …
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