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The first of two new ships for Amoretti Armatori launched in Turkey
Both 4,500 Tpl chemical tankers are scheduled for delivery this year from the Icdas shipyard The Amoretti Armatori Group of Parma launched today in Turkey, at the Icdas shipyard, the new construction renamed Lord Lupo, a tanker for the transport of chemical products. Godmother of the ceremony was Marialaura Dell’Abate,…
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Seafarers win commitment to mandatory internet access in international law
Seafarers’ groups have won the right to mandatory social connectivity for crews –including internet access – in updates to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), but are disappointed that shipowners and governments may seek to charge for it. The MLC is an international treaty designed to protect seafarers’ rights and…
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Report : Loss drivers in the shipping industry- larger vessels
The problems with bigger ships… Large vessels continue to drive ever-higher exposures, with fires, container and carrier losses, hazardous cargo, costlier salvage operations, and issues with a port of refuge leading to oversized losses and general average becoming more frequent. While the number of serious shipping accidents worldwide has declined…
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Ship Insurance Claims to Rising as the Black Sea Remains High-Risk Area
Global insurers are expected to receive multiple marine insurance claims from ships damaged or lost as the conflict in Ukraine spills over into sea lanes, insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty says. Two seafarers have been killed and six merchant vessels hit by projectiles – sinking two of them –…
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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and NYK Line Obtain Approval in Principle (AiP) from Classification Society ClassNK
A merger of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s advanced gas handling technologies with NYK Line’s wealth of knowledge in ship operations Commitment to developing various technologies for the launch of large LCO2 carriers, for which demand is expected to increase in the future Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group,…
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The increasing complexity of maritime security in the Red Sea
Egypt wants assistance in ensuring security but also seeks to maintain independence and limit the role of non-littoral states. The Gulf Cooperation Council states are investing in expanding their naval capabilities Suez Canal and Bab Al-Mandab Strait are two of the world’s most important shipping chokepoints. Freedom of navigation remains…
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ClassNK approves designs for LNG-fueled bulk carriers from K Line
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) jointly developed two conceptual designs for LNG-fueled and battery-powered energy-saving bulk carriers and obtained Approvals in Principle (AIP) from Japan’s ship classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). “K” LINE developed a conceptual design for a 200,000-ton class Capesize bulk carrier in collaboration with Namura…
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A robot fish : Emulate living fish ( Video )
A robot fish is a type of bionic robot that has the shape and locomotion of a living fish. Since the Massachusetts Institute of Technology first published research on them in 1989, there have been more than 400 articles published about robot fish. Robotic fish can be a valuable tool…
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