NEWS
Unmanned Cargo Ship Development Alliance
The Houston, Texas-based rating company called the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) recently joined the Unmanned Cargo Ship Development Alliance. This group was recently launched in Shanghai, China, who plan to have an unmanned vessel in the water by October [...]
Greenhouse Gases reduction is possible
Greenhouse - Recent research has shown that it is possible to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) in the shipping industry. They reviewed about 150 academic studies, where they determined that up to 75% of [...]
TMC wins contract
The world's leading provider of compressed air compressor systems for marine use TMC won a contract with German MV WERFTEN to provide full service to two cruise ships being built for Genting Hong Kong. The contract states [...]
Underwater welding, a job for experts
The maritime industry has several services for the maintenance of ships, among which are those that are performed underwater because of the size of vessels with dimensions that are not easy to be repaired in another [...]
Shipbuilding with alternative materials
The European Union (EU) is funding a 4-year project looking for alternatives to researching lighter weight materials in shipbuilding. By means of this it will be possible to achieve the reduction [...]
Fuel Chaos for the Shipping Industry
Merchant ships around the world are required to change fuel in order to reduce the amount of sulfur emitted, according to new rules set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). In 2020, [...]