Uganda’s Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) recently announced its partnership with the Technology Associates & CargoX Consortium (TA-CargoX) to develop TradeXchange. TradeXchange is a national trade facilitation platform for exporters expected to be a game-changer for Uganda’s export trade landscape. This partnership is particularly significant when looking at Uganda’s current export statistics. As per the Bank…
Scientists at the University of Victoria and the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have debunked the myth of rogue waves by using artificial intelligence (AI) to create a predictive model. The researchers used machine learning to identify the elements that lead to the formation of rogue waves using data from over a billion waves and 700 years…
That’s the new mantra as advances in technology allow operators to peer behind the curtain. In a business environment thick with environmental concerns, regulatory and compliance issues and economic pressures, the squeeze on vessel operations has never been tighter. Confronted by tight margins and ever-increasing obligations, vessel crews are forced to do much with little. And keeping the vessels…
The Seawing, an automated kite system designed to provide wind-assisted propulsion, has achieved a key milestone in completing its validation testing. Developed by the French company Airseas, it is a unique approach toward the decarbonization of commercial ships using aerospace technology to harness the power of the wind. Based on the latest phase of trials, Airseas is now able…
Hapag Llyod, a leading global shipping company, marks a significant moment in creating the world’s largest smart container fleet by installing its 700,000th tracking device. This digitalization of the fleets will help track the containers, transmit data on a timely basis, and monitor any sudden container activities, making the supply chain more accessible and transparent. “We are proud to be…
An old Japanese military command ship that sank off the Truk atoll’s coast, presently the Chuuk Islands in the Federated States of Micronesia during the Pacific War, was found along with the remains of 4 dead, which were handed to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The remains of the people were recovered by divers from 2 Japanese military…
Per the officials, an employee of the cruise vessel suffered burns in a generator fire that apparently broke out after an explosion on the vessel early on Wednesday morning. The vessel — American Ocean Navigator — had been docked at a pier based in Portland, Maine, when the accident occurred, leaving the individual with severe injuries and launching a thorough…
Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd. (MOL), MOL Drybulk, Ltd., Onomichi Dockyard Co., Ltd., Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Kawasaki) and Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) conducted a risk assessment of a Multi-Purpose Vessel powered by hydrogen, zero-emission fuel and has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) of parcel layout concept (*1) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). This is the world’s first AiP certification…
Vessel in one of the 15 locks along the St. Lawrence Seaway (St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation) Union members working on the Canadian operations of the St. Lawrence Seaway are poised to go out on strike at midnight on Saturday. They set today, October 19, as the deadline for their contract negotiations, with the management of the Seaway warning they…
A steady flow of vessels are now moving in and out of Ukraine’s main Black Sea ports including Bahar K which sailed today (Ports Authority) The number of ships traveling along Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor continues to grow with sources calculating that more than 50 transits have now taken place along the route. While they are being discreet about the…