Recession in shipping is blamed partly on oversupply of vessels. When you look at number and tonnage of existing ships and the new-build...

In a previous blog, I had discussed the evolution of data and communication in the marine industry and how predictive analytics is the...

Information is vital for business. Relevant information received at the right time has always given a competitive advantage. It is...

My LinkedIn journey did not start as a conscious attempt to build a brand or establish a presence online. It all started when I joined...

LNG ships are specialized modes of transportation of natural gas as cargo, which by its very delicate nature of being carried in...

Looking ahead, there is an avalanche of regulations headed our way. While some are truly international coming from the IMO or applicable...

I was recently asked to comment on unmanned ships and autonomous ships. To me, an unmanned ship is one with no people on board. Hence, we...

The European Union (EU) Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation is something we discussed in 2013 in our blog MRV more...

Although generally accepted as a promising fuel saving solution, there are only a handful of vessels fully installed with the Air...

The shipping industry appears to be transmuting and adapting to the current world scenario. We find ourselves with fuel prices still low,...

With sensor information on board LNG vessels and enrichment using the laws of physics and mathematics, companies have developed the...

Virtually every shipping company today uses noon reports to understand and monitor what is happening on their ships. These reports are...

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their mind, cannot change anything – is a saying that we must...

Affordable Care Act (ACA) was brought in to increase overall healthcare and expand medical coverage for all. Under the act signed on...

The European Commission’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) rules to collect emissions data officially entered into force on...

The industry-wide trend of digitalisation means many companies now find themselves overwhelmed with large amounts of data. When the data...

In the past data was only collected if it was required and most likely by whoever needed it. Therefore the amount of data being collected...

To understand the significance of a third umpire in the shipping industry one must first understand what brought about the advent of the...

Like the hot tropical sun ‘Big Data’ seems to have appeared on the horizon of several new industries. Industries such as Shipping,...

Planned Maintenance System (PMS) PMS allowed ship owners or operators to carry out routine maintenance (predominantly by the ship’s crew)...