Shipping Industry Contemplates a Return to Sail
Sail Magazine has recently published a feature by Lydia Mullen in which she provides an overview of the various developments...
Efforts Underway in Japan to Improve Resilience of Wind Turbines
Given the recurring seasonal threat of cyclones for many Pacific Island Countries, and the challenge of delivering reliable renewable electricity...
The Role of Flag States in the Crew Change Crisis Rises
Around 600,000 seafarers either stranded at sea or waiting for employment on land, and following a series of casualties in the...
UNCTAD Shipping Data Indicates Increase in Global Trade
The number of ships pulling into ports has increased in the third quarter of 2020, according to new UNCTAD calculations,...
SV Kwai Aids the Ocean Voyages Institute in Great Pacific Garbage Patch Clean-up Efforts
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the North Pacific Gyre is not a contiguous mass of debris. Bottles, abandoned fishing gear and...
Mauritius Oil Spill Compensation Claim Possibly Limited by Technicality
Japanese-owned bulk carrier MV Wakashio, operated by Nagashiki, struck a coral reef off the coast of Mauritius on July 25th, leaking...
Nine People Rescued at Sea in Fiji
Nine people (including three children) travelling from Lautoka to Malakati Village in the Yasawas saw their vessel capsize around 11 am....
Swedish Consortium Unveils the Oceanbird
A Swedish consortium including KTH Centre for Naval Architecture, maritime tech developer SSPA, and Wallenius Marine is...
Shipbreaking Industry Sustainability Still Not in Sight
The decommissioning and scrapping of old vessels is a notoriously dangerous and environmentally disruptive industry. Bangladesh is central to this...
Norwegian Grocery Chain to Set Precedent for Supply Delivery with Electric Ro-Ro
Norwegian firms, Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly, are partnering with Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO to provide two electric vessels by 2022, managing their...
2020
The Role of the Cerulean Project in Pacific Island Countries Presentation by Andrew Irvin for the IWSA Promoting Maritime Windship...
New Zealand Explores Hydrogen Fuel Stations
Taranaki-based Hiringa Energy company signed a deal with the US-based hydrogen vehicle company, Hyzon Motors, to deploy heavy fuel cell...