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13 DEC 2024 With the Indian Ocean monsoon season ending, Somali piracy activity is expected to rise. After a four-year absence, Somali piracy has resurged dramatically in the past year, culminating in pirates obtaining a multimillion-dollar ransom payment earlier this year. “After four years without a piracy event, Somali piracy …

12 DEC 2024 Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Friday the OPEC+ decision to push back the start of oil output rises by three months until April was based mainly on fundamentals. “There are so many things going on over the next two months but primarily the decision to delay bringing these barrels …

11 DEC 2024 MAN Energy Solutions has commenced testing of the world’s first full-scale, two-stroke marine engine running on ammonia at its Research Centre Copenhagen (RCC). The advancement marks a crucial step in the company’s ME-LGIA (Liquid Gas Injection Ammonia) engine development program. After successfully conducting over 12 months of …

10 DEC 2024  Spanish authorities are reporting that they have made a second cocaine seizure as they continue to search the containers coming off a vessel that two weeks ago was found to be transporting cocaine into Spain. The investigation is ongoing into the vessel and its possible role in …

09 DEC 2024  R&D teams are building on their use of biomimetics, the study of mimicking biological processes, adding in nanotechnology to develop new more efficient hull coatings. These developments are becoming increasingly important as the shipping industry faces the continuing challenge of improving operating efficiency from in-service vessels to …

08 DEC 2024  Efforts are continuing to develop higher levels of ship automation toward the goal of a large commercial vessel that will be able to operate fully independently making decisions on its navigation. South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai held a ceremony on November 27 to mark the next achievement …