Lifebuoys: The Distribution Rule Most Ships Get Wrong
Life-Saving Appliances A lifebuoy is a ring that floats. The complication is that SOLAS does not treat them as interchangeable: it specifies which buoys carry lights, which carry smoke, which carry lifelines, and, crucially, which combinati…
Workforce & Training Local content is usually described as a policy objective. On a live project it behaves as something far more concrete: a set…
HSE & Compliance Much of Southeast Asia's offshore infrastructure was built for a design life that has already passed. Those platforms are still p…
Trading & Markets Demurrage is the cost of a ship waiting, and on a petroleum cargo it accumulates fast enough to erase a trade's margin in a coup…
AI Navigation’s Advocates Put a Premium on Human Skill
Real-world test data suggests that AI watchkeeping assistance systems can make shipping safer, reducing risk of collision during challenging navigation scenarios.
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Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao Tours Hanwha Philly Shipyard
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9, 2026 – Hanwha Defense USA and Hanwha Philly Shipyard hosted the Honorable Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the Navy, at the shipyard Wednesday.
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The lightning Houthi advance down Yemen's Red Sea coast this week came with direct guidance from Iran's Revolutionary Guards seeking to open a new front in Iran's war with the US, according…
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Larger Vessels Drag Baltic Dry Bulk Index Down
The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk freight index fell on Thursday, hurt by weaker rates across larger segments. The main Baltic index fell 99 points, or 2.7 per cent, to 3,521.
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Azerbaijan Issues Warning After Russian Attack Kills Two Seafarers
Russia’s latest attack on commercial shipping killed and injured Azerbaijani citizens, prompting the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a warning.
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