[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is fitting that at a time when NYK is celebrating its 139th anniversary, the company has broken new (maritime) ground by conducting the world`s first autonomous ship trial. Autonomous manning is very much on the agenda of ship...
Continue ReadingThe shipping world has been marked by significant milestones over the centuries. It is enough to recall the change from wood to iron, from sail to steam, from coal to oil, and, in our lifetime, from break bulk to containerisation. Each of these milestones was...
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With 3 months to spare in 2019, the Valletta Cruise Port is already registering a record year with the highest number of passengers entering Malta on board of cruise liners. Almost 800,000 passengers have visited the Valletta Cruise Port so far, and according to the...
Continue ReadingLike other international shipping service providers, any Maltese Shipping Agent will welcome the increase in the number of cruise ships that will be powered by LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas). Some relief from carbon emissions will already be noted from January 2020 when the IMO low...
Continue ReadingTwo years after IMO2016 established the 2020 sulphur cap for ships` bunkers to 0.3% - 0.5% from the previous high of 3.5%, the organisation set an even more ambitious target for 2050: to halve vessels` carbon emissions to meet the deadlines of the Paris Agreement. ...
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