On June 25, we celebrated the Day of the Seafarer. What many believe to be basic human rights are still being fought for at sea by […]
Seafarers: Where would we be without you?
World celebrates International Day for Women in Maritime
The inaugural IMO International Day for Women in Maritime on 18 May 2022 will focus on the theme “Training-Visibility-Recognition: Supporting a barrier-free working environment”. On this day, IMO invites all […]
New technologies for greener shipping
The contribution and importance of the people at the centre of shipping cannot be ignored and will be essential for the global recovery and renewal as […]
A day in the life of a MarineTraffic QA Automation Engineer
We sat down with Chris Kouvaras to learn more about the role and what it’s like being a critical part of the development process of a […]
How AI and Blockchain Could Fix Broken Supply Chains
Supply chain problems have a knock-on financial effect known as trade credit contagion. This is where firms delay payments to suppliers because their customers delay payments […]
2022 Shipping Expectations and Trends: An Overview
With sky high rates, space and equipment issues and other unexpected events, we are about to close out 2021 which will go down in the history […]
Ammonia-Ready Ships Are On The Way
As the industry works to curb its environmental impact and reduce emissions, many companies are investing in the use of alternative, ‘green’ fuels. Although boasting green […]
Global Shipping Container Shortage
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a dramatic stir in the shipping industry when it came to container availability, leaving many companies unable to ship products and others […]
How the IMO can develop effective GHG reduction measures
Relying on available research when setting new targets will make it easier to estimate the overall effects of any changes implemented and determine if it’s necessary […]
Containers continue to triumph
The container market continues to impress with record-breaking rates and ordering never seen before. Olivia Watkins, Head Cargo Analyst of VesselsValue, an online valuation and data […]