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Coal and other Solid Fuel Cargos

The transportation of coal and other solid fuel cargoes can be a challenging and complex job, with many safety issues to account for. Solid fuel cargoes such as coal are also often subject…

Advice on Loss Prevention and Regulatory IMSBC/IMDG Codes

Adherence to international codes relating to solid bulk cargoes and dangerous cargoes is vitally important. Breaches can result in legal proceedings, financial penalties, reputational damage and…

Grain, Food and Feed: Cargo Claims and Quality Disputes

For over a century, P&I clubs, shipowners, charterers, lawyers, average adjusters and many others have trusted Brookes Bell to provide the expertise, knowledge and know-how to solve cargo…

Ocean Carriers Call for ‘Green Balance Mechanism’ to Achieve Net-Zero

The World Shipping Council, on behalf of some of the world’s largest ocean carriers, has called for a Green Balance Mechanism to ‘close the price gap between fossil fuels and green fuels, at the…

Kaan Ilter

Kaan Ilter Curriculum Vitae Kaan is a highly skilled naval architect with expertise in structures, hydrodynamics and vessel design. He began his career in Turkey, conducting detailed Finite Element…

Hold Cleaning: Are Robots and Digitalisation the Future?

If you read any form of maritime media, you will undoubtedly encounter a regular supply of stories about robotics and digitalisation. If you believe all the latest proclamations from…

World’s First Ammonia-Powered Boxship to Be Built by CMB.TECH and Yara

CMB.TECH, in conjunction with Yara Clean Ammonia, North Sea Container Line, and Yara International, has ordered the world’s first ammonia-powered boxship. The vessel, which will bear the name…

Berth Waiting Forecast Launched to Predict Port Congestion

With ports across the world reporting increasing levels of congestion and berth waiting times in the wake of the Red Sea disruptions, a new ‘berth waiting forecast’ service has been launched by…

Bulk Shipping Segment Lags Behind on Green Investments

Dry bulk - one of the shipping industry’s largest sectors - is lagging behind when it comes to investments in new ‘green’ tonnage according to research from ship chartering company…

Port of Salalah Receives First Cranes in $300m Expansion Project

One of the Middle East’s largest ports, the Port of Salalah, has received the first four of 10 new ZPMC ship-to-shore cranes as part of the port’s $300m container terminal upgrade and expansion…