A total of nineteen seafarers have been kidnapped in two separate incidents in the Gulf of Guinea as piracy surges in the region. The first incident involved the heavy lift ship ZHEN HUA 7. According to reporting from Dryad Global, the incident took place November 13 when...
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At the Maritime Cyber Risk Management virtual conference, cyber security experts from AP Moller-Maersk, Inmarsat and the Danish Maritime Authority discussed the maritime cyber security outlook for 2021 and the likelihood the shipping industry...
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As we watch the leaves fall and the holiday season approach, a lot of things are changing all around us. We’ve weathered the election along with multiple storms, fires, floods and increased personal conflicts… with a sprinkling of a pandemic over the top. I am...
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The maritime and shipping industry has historically relied heavily on manual processes to manage the data it uses for decision-making at both a strategic and tactical level. However, this dependence on manual methods is coming under...
source: Seatrade Maritime News
According to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), “ships transport roughly 90% of world trade and account for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions.” The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is having a large impact on sustainable operations for ocean freight....
source: Freight Waves
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced today that on this GivingTuesday, the organization will inspire generosity by launching a matching gift challenge...
source: Boating Industry
GivingTuesday, the annual global movement that encourages people to do good, will again take place on December 1. For boaters wishing to make boating safer and waters cleaner, donating to the BoatUS Foundation’s “B.O.A.T. – Bring On Another Thousand”...
source: Boating Industry
Hydrographic offices (HOs) today exist in a world of accelerating technological change that is influencing human behaviour and creating new needs and ways of exploiting data to understand our world. HOs have traditionally been the producers of nautical information for safety...
source: Hydro International
Three weeks after departing on its latest counter-narcotics patrol, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter has been forced to suspend its mission and return to base due to an outbreak of the coronavirus aboard the ship. The cutter, which has a strong...
source: Maritime Executive
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Army (PA) have joined hands in future conduct of manpower education and training. The two agencies signed a memorandum of understanding on November 23 intended to unite both service commands.
source: Manila Bulletin
As we go through another historical election period, NMLEA board member Scot Faulkner was interviewed about what the political impact is on the maritime industry. He provided some great insight to Eric Watkins (published on the Lloyd’s...
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At the Maritime Cyber Risk Management virtual conference, cyber security experts from AP Moller-Maersk, Inmarsat and the Danish Maritime Authority discussed the maritime cyber security outlook for 2021 and the likelihood the shipping industry...
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As we watch the leaves fall and the holiday season approach, a lot of things are changing all around us. We’ve weathered the election along with multiple storms, fires, floods and increased personal conflicts… with a sprinkling of a pandemic over the top. I am...
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Beginning over a decade ago in response to powerful winds destroying wind turbines, Japanese researchers began developing wind turbines capable of operating during typhoon force winds. More recently, General Electric has begun developing typhoon capable wind turbines. There...
source: Maritime Executive
President-elect Joseph R. Biden’s Jr. twin goals of rebuilding America’s infrastructure, while protecting the environment, could bolster support for maintaining the 100-year-old law that protects the U.S. maritime industry,...
source: Seapower Magazine
