ICS, ECSA & ANAVE Move Full Speed Ahead Towards Full Decarbonisation

ICS, ECSA & ANAVE Move Full Speed Ahead Towards Full Decarbonisation

An event regarding the decarbonisation of shipping was organized by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), and the Spanish Shipowners’ Association (ANAVE) at the COP25, the UN Climate Change Conference which was held in Madrid. “As shipping’s global regulator, the UN International Maritime Organization has successfully enhanced the sector’s…

Maersk Launches New Visibility Tool “Captain Peter”

Maersk Launches New Visibility Tool “Captain Peter”

The new Remote Container Management (RCM) platform has been launched by Maersk. It is featured with the virtual assistant Captain Peter. More than 3,600 companies have signed up since it’s launch in September, 2017 for RCM and information transparency from more than 380,000 refrigerated containers that are a part of the joint fleet of Maersk…

Container Jacking Systems Make Their Mark In Intermodal Container Logistics

Container Jacking Systems Make Their Mark In Intermodal Container Logistics

Container Jacking Systems Make Their Mark In Intermodal Container Logistics With installation in more than 20 countries, C-Lifts are coming up as a more possible equipment for lifting which is a competitor for the mid-range container handling market and dominates the container jacking niche. “Companies are realizing that in many cases, a vertical lifting container…

The Ocean Cleanup Chooses DNV GL To Verify Origin Of Their Ocean Plastic

The Ocean Cleanup Chooses DNV GL To Verify Origin Of Their Ocean Plastic

The Ocean Cleanup Chooses DNV GL To Verify Origin Of Their Ocean Plastic DNV GL has been working with Ocean Cleanup for 18 months for the establishment of a set of needs and processes of verification which is created to help build the trust and transparency for customer. The Dutch non-profit organization, the Ocean Cleanup…

AST Announces Service Provision For Iridium’s Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

AST Announces Service Provision For Iridium’s Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST) has announced to be a Service Provider for Iridium’s Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). In the first half of 2020, the new service plan will go live. It will offer global satellite GMDSS service to the seafarers and provide with a very new option in satellite network and…

FURUNO Presents New Solid-State & IMO-Compliant Magnetron-Free X-Band Radar/Chart Radar

FURUNO Presents New Solid-State & IMO-Compliant Magnetron-Free X-Band Radar/Chart Radar

NEW 800W IMO Solid-State device X-band Radar/Chart Radar has been introduced by FURUNO. It provides with a Radar Solution that is entirely Magnetron-free for the first time in both X-band and S-band along with X-band models to the FAR-2xx8/3xx0 NXT Series (from next summer 2020). Magnetron consumes a lot of power. However, the Solid-State technologies…

Royal Caribbean Wins ‘Best Cruise Line Overall’

Royal Caribbean Wins ‘Best Cruise Line Overall’

The Royal Caribbean International had yet another record breaking year. It won five awards at the Travel Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards on the 15th of December, 2019 It was awarded the “Best Cruise Line Overall” and “Best Cruise Line in the Caribbean” for the 17th year in a row and “Best Cruise Line Sales &…

CLIA Releases 2020 State Of The Cruise Industry Outlook Report

CLIA Releases 2020 State Of The Cruise Industry Outlook Report

2020 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook report has been released by the largest cruise industry trade organization of the world, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). According to the report, in 2018, 1,177,000 jobs have been provided by the cruise industry which amounts to $50.24 billion in wages and salaries and $150 billion in total…

Damen Technical Cooperation Launches Windermere Lake Cruises’ New Vessel

Damen Technical Cooperation Launches Windermere Lake Cruises’ New Vessel

MV Swift was launched on the 11th of December on Windermere waters in the Lake District National Park, England. The Shipyards is being built by Damen Shipyards Group for Windermere Lake Cruises through the Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC). This vessel measures to 34 metres which is little shorter than the other vessels like MV Swan…

Ocean Network Express Joins NYSHEX Expanding Carrier Network

Ocean Network Express Joins NYSHEX Expanding Carrier Network

Group of unique carriers that make use of NYSHEX has been joined by ONE so as to provide it’s customers with the ability to enter contracts that are digital and mutually enforceable. More than 60% of the world’s capacity is presented by the leading 7 global ocean carriers on NYSHEX. The three container shipping alliances…