Green hydrogen was supposed to be a silver bullet solution for decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors like shipping and steelmaking. It was the buzziest technology out there – and then it fizzled out completely.
The Houthi threats to shipping in the Red Sea and its chokepoint, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, have forced at least one oil tanker carrying Saudi crude to Asia to choose the much longer route through the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean,…
Three seafarers who survived the March attack on the bulk carrier Mayuree Naree have launched legal action against operator Precious Shipping, with Thailand's Central Labour Court accepting the case on 10 July.
Global energy markets are turning their focus to the Strait of Malacca amid concern that the transit charges recently floated for the Strait of Hormuz could set a precedent that spreads to Southeast Asia's busiest shipping corridor.
The Automatic Identification System transmits real-time vessel data across VHF frequencies to ships, coastal stations, and satellites, improving situational awareness in congested waterways and supporting search and rescue operations globally. This guide covers how AIS works, what Class A and Class B systems do differently, what data is broadcast, and where the technology’s limitations lie.
The prow is more than the forward tip of a vessel. It’s a load-bearing structural element, a hydrodynamic determinant, and the feature that most visibly expresses a ship’s form and purpose. Understanding it is foundational to understanding how ships are designed and why they perform as they do.
