Houston-based class society ABS has announced a new collaboration with robotics company Persona AI to develop a humanoid robot for shipyard uses. Robotic systems offer a way to perform the same task with fewer workers, freeing up scarce personnel for other jobs. ABS’ plan for this new technology is to use robotically-collected data for… __ Continue Reading…
Author: Rita Conte
Port Strikes: German Union Rejects Deal, India Settles, US Seeks Mediation
Rita’s Commentary on The Maritime Executive article, “Port Strikes: German Union Rejects Deal, India Settles, US Seeks Mediation“ — This is the beginning of the global labour unions reacting to how current federal and state deals of land ownership and investment by foreign companies, specifically maritime asset owners, are determining the fate and future of Continue Reading…
As Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Ban Comes Into Force, Critics Want More
A long-awaited ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic is now in force, but not without criticism from some environmental and Indigenous groups. The United Nations International Maritime Organization, or IMO, adopted the ban in 2021, prohibiting the use or carriage of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters with the aim of reducing the Continue Reading…
MSC’s Investment in Hamburg Port Nears Final Vote in Parliament
The controversial plan for MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) to acquire approximately half of the Hamburg port operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) cleared another hurdle, although it still faces significant challenges before gaining government approval. While proponents hoped to approve the deal before July 10 and the final session of Parliament, before the summer Continue Reading…
Court Of Appeal Calls FMC Illogical
Considering the circuit court’s decision to find the carrier in the right to charge fees as it forms an incentive to assure users return the containers on time, the question prevails, when it is not justified. If the policy makers decide to shut down a terminal or port due to a pandemic, without seeing the Continue Reading…
Snap Shot Of What Is Ahead
FMC Final Rule for Demurrage and Detention Billing Requirements, who gains and who loses from a new rule. Regardless of a modification to the detention and demurrage Billing requirements on the intermodal equipment needed to move containers around the world, the fact remains that vessel owners will have a buffer in protecting their interests, due Continue Reading…
Shell Lowers Emissions Reduction Target
(Reuters) Shell reduced a 2030 carbon reduction target and scrapped a “perilous” 2035 objective, citing expectations for strong gas demand and uncertainty in the energy transition even as it affirmed a plan to cut emissions to net zero by 2050. — Excerpt curated from The BIC Magazine website. Click / Tap here to read the Continue Reading…
Carriers Protective Legislation Removed, Block Exemptions No Longer A Fall To Competition.
The EU shipping industry, specifically its vessel owners and shippers, will be faced with a changing climate of competition amongst its allocation of ports-of-call and choices. Supply chain efficiency and fluidity calls for greater access and routings for ports-of-call that are not reliant on the routes that pay the most return. Short sea shipping has Continue Reading…
Maersk Gives Fleet Starlink Internet
Maersk Line has joined the growing number of top-tier shipping companies fitting their fleets with Starlink satcom terminals. SpaceX’s low-earth-orbit, high-speed, low-latency, low-cost Starlink service has rapidly gained market share in maritime, starting with data-hungry power users in the cruise market. It keeps gaining traction in other segments – in part because seafarers report that Continue Reading…
CMA CGM Plans To Use Robots For Package Handling
CEVA, the warehousing and logistics arm of French container liner CMA CGM, plans to use robots from U.S. firm Boston Dynamics, at a new transload facility near the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the biggest import gateways for the U.S. consumer market. The transload facility was built for sorting packages at high Continue Reading…
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