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Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced that it will be trialling a new port scheduling programme. Developed by UK-based startup Ensemble Analytics, the ‘Athena’ platform will manage complex…

The need for vessel fuel conversions and limited shipyard capacity could be on a collision course according to a new report issued by classification society ABS.  The sixth in an annual series,…

Data released by Greece’s Xclusiv Shipbrokers suggests that the current newbuild boom has resulted in a jump in the number of active shipyards over the past two years.  In terms of hard…

The transition towards the use of shore power continues unabated with the news that MSC, Mediterranean Shipping Company, will be using shore power on its container vessels at the Port of…

Industry trade group BIMCO has reported that newbuilding prices have reached a 16-year-high following a surge in orders in 2023. According to BIMCO analyst Niels Rasmussen, newbuilding prices have…

In many ways, cranes represent the beating heart of your average cargo terminal. Handling hundreds of containers per day, the efficiency of crane operations (known as ‘crane rate’) can have an…

LNG may be widely considered to be a low-carbon fuel source. However, a new project is aiming to establish whether it’s possible to retrofit an LNG vessel to an even lower-carbon source of energy;…

With pressure growing to decarbonise, an increasing number of vessel owners and operators are turning to biofuels. However, with the impact of long-term biofuel use being largely unknown, a new…

Dr Martin Jonas, Director of Science UK and Dr Penelope Cooke, Managing Scientist have joined with the UK P&I Club for an article about the hazards faced and necessary precautions to be taken by…

Brookes Bell’s fire investigating specialists have taken part in a series of webinars organised by the TT Club to examine this important and critical subject. The first webinar: Containership fires…