The recently-issued ISWAN Annual Review 2020-21 highlights some of the key issues seafarers have faced during the pandemic.

Verifavia Shipping has launched what it claims is "the world's first real-time Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) Dashboard to determine the operational efficiency and CII rating of ships over 5,000GT."

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $8.5 million to help commercialize advanced nuclear technologies.

As a meeting of IMO MEPC 77 opens today, Clean Arctic Alliance called IMO to protect the Arctic by implementing a decrease in emissions of black carbon.

Lloyd’s Register launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Register, a standardised digital register of LR certified AI providers and solutions, a first of its kind for the maritime industry.

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas informed that on 19 November it was been impacted by a cyber security incident. To contain the issue, IT systems are shut down across multiple business units and locations.

The U.S. Coast Guard issued a “party in interest” designation to the owner and operator of a second containership that it is investigating regarding the oil spill off Southern California last month.

Huntington Ingalls shipbuilder, it is not forcing out employees who refuse the coronavirus vaccine, following Biden administration's decision to suspend a planned vaccine mandate for companies with more than 100 employees. 

The Chinese government decided to ban many reefer shipments through the port of Dalian, in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Navigation statistics in the Suez Canal show that about 1.4 million ships have crossed the Suez Canal since 1869.