How Covid-19 has escalated the maritime drug trade – and what AI can do about it
Illicit trade in narcotics and other banned substances has been on the rise across maritime...
Beirut explosion: tracing the timeline of the disaster
Captured in footage that shocked the world, the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on 4 August...
Cruise trends: COVID-19 leads Twitter mentions in Q3 2020
Ship Technology lists the top five terms tweeted on cruise in Q3 2020, based on...
The ten biggest shipping companies in 2020
The slowdown in manufacturing and export orders worldwide has resulted in a moderate container trade...
Could adopting concurrent design methods improve maritime product innovation?
Port of Tyne technology and transformation director Dr Jo North explains the principles behind concurrent...
Streaming service: could micro bubbles speed up shipping?
UK tech firm Silverstream Technologies has developed a lubrication concept which uses tiny bubbles pumped...
Jones Act at 100: could this be the time for a change?
June 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the Jones Act, one of the world’s strictest...
Inside Japan’s roadmap to zero emissions from international shipping
The Japanese Government recently launched its ‘Roadmap to Zero Emission from International Shipping’, which will...
Europe doubles down on 5G in shipping
5G Blueprint is one of 11 projects recently funded under the EU’s Horizon 2020 scheme...
Scarlet Lady: on board Virgin Voyages’ inaugural ship
Before lockdown, Frances Marcellin travelled to Liverpool, UK to visit Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady. What...