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30.10.2025
China's biggest all-electric dry cargo ship launchedThe world’s biggest 10,000-ton pure electric transport ship called Gezhouba was launched in Yichang, in western Hubei province of China. The ship is 129.98 m long, 22 m wide and 7.7 m deep with a draft of 6.5 m and a maximum deadweight of 13,740 tons. It will mainly transport bulk commodit...
27.10.2025
CircleDV Launches CDV Health Telemedicine Service for SeafarersThe system combines a telehealth app with a monitoring device that automatically records six key health metrics – blood glucose, blood pressure, body temperature, ECG, heart rate, and oxygen saturation – and uploads the data to a secure digital record. The readings can be shared live w...
02.10.2025
NYK Unveils AI-Powered Car Carrier Allocation SystemNippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), MTI Co., (MTI), and Grid Co., (Grid) have jointly developed and launched an AI-based system to automate and optimise the allocation of car carriers.. The system, which began full-scale operations at NYK in July, can evaluate millions of potential shipping sch...
04.09.2025
South Africa Tightens Ship-to-Ship Transhipment Rules to Protect PenguinsSouth Africa has introduced tough new rules to control offshore ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operations, including bunkering, along its coastline. The government says the measures are aimed at preventing pollution, protecting marine ecosystems, and giving critically endangered African penguins a chan...
28.08.2025
IMO Introduces New Container Loss Reporting Requirements at SeaThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved mandatory amendments to Chapter V of the SOLAS Convention (Regulations 31 and 32) and Article V of MARPOL Protocol I. These amendments aim to standardize container loss reporting procedures and will enter into force on January 1, 2026. Und...