Developing Large-Scale Hydrogen Fuel Cells Suited to Shipping
Raicho N operated with a small 3.5kW pure hydrogen fuel cell system – courtesy Toshiba ESSBY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 10-13-2020 07:08:30 While numerous projects are underway to develop hydrogen fuel cell technology, pure hydrogen fuel cell systems developed for large modes of transport such as vessels, railroad vehicles, and construction machinery will require unique engineering and […]
China Opens 10 Ports for Crew Changes Under Strict Protocols
Shanghai container port (file photo)BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 10-13-2020 05:59:17 With the continued focus on facilitating crew changes and renewed calls to address the problems of crew welfare during the pandemic, China has become the latest country to open its ports to foreign seafarers. Shipping companies and seafarers will be subjected to strict protocols, but it […]
Class Society Awards AiP for Ammonia-Fueled Ultra-Large Containership
Daewoo recently delivered an ultra-large containership using conventional fuel to HMM – photo courtesy of DaewooBY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 10-06-2020 02:32:34 The race to develop commercial designs for ships fueled with ammonia is continuing to show progress with the South Korean shipbuilders taking steps forward in the field. In the latest development, class society LR has […]
CMA CGM Group Latest to Suffer Cyber Attack
(file photo)BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 09-28-2020 03:06:43 The maritime industry has once again come under attack from cybercriminals with shipping giant CMA CGM Group announcing that it was the target of the latest intrusion to its systems. According to a statement from the company, external access to its IT applications was suspended this morning as it […]
Arrested Tanker Disappears from UAE Anchorage
The crew of the Gulf Sky (HRAS) BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-14-2020 01:51:32 The NGO Human Rights at Sea reported Tuesday that the tanker Gulf Sky – which was under arrest in the UAE – has departed Port Khor Fakkan Anchorage in violation of a no-sail order and disappeared. HRAS and the Gulf Sky’s flag state are […]
Pilot Program Test Blockchain Technology to Improve Container Handling
(file photo) BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-10-2020 05:57:17 A new trial program being launched at the Port of Rotterdam and involved some of the world’s leading shipping companies is the latest example of the ports and the container shipping industry working together to realize the potential to use digital technology to improve the safety and efficiency of […]
Urgent Reforms Needed to Address Shipment of Dangerous Goods
The 2018 fire on the Maersk Honam is used to illustrate the fire danger BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-08-2020 06:19:49 Poorly stowed, undeclared or misdeclared dangerous cargos are causing an increasing number of containership incidents according to a new white paper released by the National Cargo Bureau. The U.S. inspection bureau is calling for urgent reform […]
IMO Calls on Port States to Allow Seafarers Access to Medical Care
Despite obvious stroke symptoms, this seafarer was only allowed to go ashore for medical care after IMO, ILO and ITF petitioned the port state (IMO) BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-06-2020 08:35:06 IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has endorsed a set of industry guidelines for port states on how to accommodate seafarers’ medical needs in the COVID-19 era. […]
Dutch Police Arrest Nine in Vlissingen Cocaine Smuggling Scheme
Parcels of cocaine hidden within a case of bananas, Vlissingen, 2019 (Douane / Politie) BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-01-2020 06:05:05 In a series of raids across 30 locations in Zeeland Wednesday morning, Dutch police arrested nine suspects in connection with a suspected cocaine smuggling ring at the port of Vlissingen. A total of about 400 officers […]
Call Attention to Seafarers by Sounding Your Horn on July 8
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 07-01-2020 05:18:47 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is encouraging ships around the world to sound their horns when in port at 12:00 p.m. local time on July 8, 2020, as part of the ongoing efforts to call attention to need to actions to facilitate crew changes. The ICS’s “sound your horn” […]
