09 JULY 2021 SINTEF researcher Andrea Gruber crunches numbers – with good help from the supercomputer Betzy. With an infinity of calculations that are linked together, the researchers now provide answers to what is needed for the well-known chemical ammonia to become a climate solution for large parts of shipping. The …
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08 JULY 2021 Captain Kara was stuck in Egypt for more than a year as a court-appointed legal guardian of the bulk carrier MV Kenan Mete. A Turkish ship captain is heading home after more than a year stuck in Adabiya Port near Suez under an Egyptian court order. Much of …
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07 JULY 2021 An Iran-affiliated outlet has reported an attack on the boxship CSAV Tyndall, a vessel previously owned by Israeli shipowner Eyal Ofer. According to Israeli media, the vessel was struck by an unknown weapon while under way in the Indian Ocean on Saturday. The ship may have been hit by …
Read More »08 JULY 2021 The most recent data from a tracking effort that records the number of crew approaching the end or exceeding their contract periods points to further worsening of the crew change crisis brought on by the restrictions implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sponsor of the effort point …
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07 JULY 2021 A pioneer, commander, lawyer, athlete, husband, father, and friend are words that describe Cmdr. Merle Smith, Jr. The first African American Academy graduate from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and officer to command a U.S. war ship in close quarters combat will be greatly missed. Cmdr. Smith …
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06 JULY 2021 Abstract Disruption and congestion are occurring across the global maritime supply chains. Since the summer of 2020 rising capacity shortages in terms of boxes, ships and port infrastructure have driven maritime and port actors to find alternative options and to optimize infrastructure usage. Much of the contemporary …
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