Millions of dollars in rejected trade Carriers rejected an estimated 177,938 containers known as TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) in October and November, according to analysis of data compiled from the Census Bureau and the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, California, and New York and New Jersey. Shipping carriers rejected U.S. agricultural [...]
En Reino Unido , La universidad de Newcastle a desarrollado un robot de limpieza autónoma denominado HISMAR , el cual facilita el procedimiento de limpieza exterior en los buques. De manera general , el procedimiento de trabajo que lleva el robot se puede definir en cuatro pasos: Se traza el mapa de limpieza que el [...]
Task 1: Prepare for the pre-delivery The first point to take into account by the Surveyor is to have available the appropriate instruments (tape measure, electronic thermometer, water and oil indicator, sampling bottles, ect) to make the appropriate measurements. In many cases the product is sampled before starting the delivery process, but this depends [...]
Every company in the shipping sector knows that, the maritime tradesperson are the main pillar for our global economy. Finding a good marine surveyor plays a huge role in protecting the interest of your company in this shipping business. According to the international institute of Marine surveyors, a marine surveyor is a specialized inspector [...]
The world's leading provider of integrated waste management systems, Evac, has introduced a new biological wastewater treatment plant for small boat owners that offers cost-effective treatment of black and gray water which meets and exceeds the latest environmental standards. The new plant is available in capacities of 2-11 m3 / day, and the compact Evac [...]
The Danish technology company Virsabi is materializing a new and innovative project in conjunction with Viking Supply Ships and MAN Diesel Turbo, in which they will develop a mixed reality system that will be used for maintenance while onboard and problem solving. What is mixed reality? Now it is known that virtual reality involves the use [...]
KONGSBERG, the international technological corporation, signed a Research and Innovation (R & I) agreement with the PILOT-E technological acceleration organization for the development of zero, fully electric and autonomous ferry concepts. The PILOT-E program is a collaboration between the Norwegian Research Council, Innovasjon Norge and Enova, which is designed to accelerate time-to-market of state-of- the-art [...]
“I will not hesitate in defending our waters or tolerate any form of aggression. “Britain will never be intimidated when it comes to protecting our country, our people, and our national interests.” Those were the words of Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson regarding the Russian warship Admiral Gorshkov. On December 23rd, Frigate HMS St Albans was [...]
Regardless being pointed as the world's most indebted oil company, Petrobras has announced they will stick to its investment commitment for the next 5 years period (2018-2022). The estimated amount of investment is around the $74.5 billions of dollars, a little bit more than the last investment in the previous period (2017-2021) for $74.1 billions. [...]
Every time there're more and more companies interested on this Unmanned Ships topic. Now the biggest of the Shipping Industry, and even those who doesn't belong to this industry, started to make some noise and probably they will surprise us sooner than later, with a new high tech toy. At the beginning this looked like [...]
