Since the dawn of commerce, people have been using boxes, sacks, barrels and containers of varying sizes to transport goods over long distances. by Anna Nagurney […]
Ever Given Fiasco Illustrates Importance of the Shipping Container
Shining a light on shipping’s importance
Sea blindness and a lack of understanding, and a lack of awareness of the maritime sector in its broadest sense is still here today by Alex […]
Building high-value IT departments in terminal operations
As marine terminal technology advances and becomes more sophisticated, the demands on terminal IT departments have grown exponentially. IT infrastructure has always been mission-critical to marine […]
Challenges continue as ports and terminals welcome 2021
by Beth Maundrill As the new year dawns the ports and terminals industry keeps moving forward, despite the challenges it faced over the previous 12 months. […]
Future of Container Ships: 50,000 TEU Container Vassals in the future?
Currently there are vessels sailing close to the 22,000 TEU mark. This is something that was unimaginable 10 or 15 years ago. I’m not saying that […]
Handling Dangerous Goods In The Wake Of The Beirut Explosion
The blast that killed hundreds of people in the Lebanese port of Beirut earlier in August has left many wondering what could have been done to […]
Seafarer mental health: lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic
“Getting the crew back on land and at the same time providing remote support is essential ” With 800,000 still affected, the plight of seafarers is […]
Decarbonization of shipping and sustainable COVID-19 recovery
Following excerpts from the Opening address by the author as the Secretary-General of IMO to the First FIN-SMART Roundtable on Financing Sustainable Maritime Transport by Kitack […]
What are the Alternative Energy Sources for Ships?
There are more than 60,000 ships in the world, which engines emit almost 2.5% of the world’s greenhouse gases. by Hannes Lilp Hydrogen or battery technologies? […]
Future of Shipping: Digitalization
Driving the digitalization of shipping is more important than ever. Increased data collection, processing and interconnectivity capabilities, enable automated systems to be controlled remotely or through […]