VesselsValue: Top 5 German shipowners
On the occasion of SMM 2018, taking place 4-7 Sept in Hamburg, Germany, VesselsValue has released an infographic which depicts the five best performing German owners since 2017 SMM.
Read moreOn the occasion of SMM 2018, taking place 4-7 Sept in Hamburg, Germany, VesselsValue has released an infographic which depicts the five best performing German owners since 2017 SMM.
Read moreLast week, Canada introduced new rules for whale watching and approaching marine mammals, which will provide a minimum approach distance of 100 metres for most whales, dolphins and porpoises to legally protect these animals from human disturbances.
Read morePort of Los Angeles has seen an unprecedented 60% drop in NOx emissions compared to 2005, their lowest level to date, according to the Port’s 2017 Inventory of Air Emissions released last week. The inventory also shows the Port container volume reached an all-time high of 9.34 million TEUs through 2017.
Read moreThe LNG market is still defying expectations, as its demand increased by 29 million tonnes to 293 million tonnes in 2017, according to Shell’s annual LNG Outlook. Nevertheless, Shell expects a supply shortage to take place in mid-2020s, unless new LNG production project commitments are made soon.
Read moreThe heat was hard to beat around the US last month, making it the 11th warmest July on record. Meanwhile, the sweltering temperatures the last three months brought the warmest May through July on record, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.
Read moreIn a report presented to the European Parliament and Council in late July, the European Commission found that the goal of biologically diverse, clean and healthy seas by 2020 is unlikely to be achieved through the measures put in place by Member States under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
Read moreEMSA issued key figures of marine casualties reported to EMCIP (European Marine Casualty Information Platform) for the second quarter of 2018. The charts reveal a drop in overall occurrences reported, both compared to the previous quarter of 2018, as well as to same period in 2017.
Read moreIn a report published earlier in 2018, TT Club and McKinsey look at the future of containerised trade though 2043, how value can be created and who the ‘winners’ could be within the industry. The report examines two potential future digital scenarios, one of which is termed 'Digital reinvention'.
Read more13 people, who drowned in 2017, might be alive today if they had been wearing a lifejacket or buoyancy aid, according to this year’s Casualty Review Panel. The panel meets annually to discuss the previous year’s appropriate maritime fatalities and whether those who died might have survived had they been wearing a lifejacket.
Read moreFatigue is a main problem for commercial fishing, often the cause of devastating and sometimes even fatal accidents. In the latest issue of its Lookout publication, Maritime New Zealand shared an infographic citing the key causes of fatigue in fishing sector and best practices when there is struggle to sleep at sea.
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