Alex Blair, Author at Ship Technology https://www.ship-technology.com/author/alexblair/ The leading site for news and procurement in the shipping industry Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:00:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2021/11/cropped-ship-favicon-32x32.png Alex Blair, Author at Ship Technology https://www.ship-technology.com/author/alexblair/ 32 32 <![CDATA[North American supply chains creak as 80% of Canada’s railways shut down]]> https://www.ship-technology.com/news/north-american-supply-chains-creak-as-80-of-canadas-railways-shut-down/ https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/08/Canada-rail-union-picket-line.jpg Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:04:12 +0000 https://www.ship-technology.com/uncategorized/north-american-supply-chains-creak-as-80-of-canadas-railways-shut-down/

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]]> <![CDATA[Zelenskyy attends UK extraordinary cabinet meeting on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’]]> https://www.ship-technology.com/news/zelensky-attends-uk-extraordinary-cabinet-meeting-on-russias-shadow-fleet/ https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/07/Zelensky-Starmer-Russia-shadow-fleet-sanctions.jpg Fri, 19 Jul 2024 09:54:16 +0000 https://www.ship-technology.com/uncategorized/zelensky-attends-uk-extraordinary-cabinet-meeting-on-russias-shadow-fleet/ While Zelenskyy was in London, the UK sanctioned eleven more oil tankers – three of which are part of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’.

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]]> <![CDATA[IMO’s ‘ban’ on dirty fuel in Arctic waters met with industry scorn]]> https://www.ship-technology.com/features/imos-ban-on-dirty-fuel-in-arctic-waters-met-with-industry-scorn/ https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/07/Svalbard-Norway-vessel.jpg Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:32:33 +0000 https://www.ship-technology.com/features/imos-ban-on-dirty-fuel-in-arctic-waters-met-with-industry-scorn/ Shipping firms and environmental bodies say the IMO’s new restrictions on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic are riddled with loopholes.

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]]> <![CDATA[Will the Northern Sea Route become commercially viable in the near future?]]> https://www.ship-technology.com/features/will-the-northern-sea-route-become-commercially-viable-in-the-near-future/ https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/06/icebreaker-northern-sea-route.jpg Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:30:57 +0000 https://www.ship-technology.com/features/will-the-northern-sea-route-become-commercially-viable-in-the-near-future/ Melting Arctic ice and Houthi Red Sea attacks have prompted interest in the Northern Sea Route. Russia and China lead the pack.

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]]> <![CDATA[How will Denmark impede Russia’s shadow oil fleet in the Baltic Sea?]]> https://www.ship-technology.com/news/how-will-denmark-impede-russias-shadow-oil-fleet-in-the-baltic-sea/ https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/06/Denmark-targets-Russian-shadow-fleet-oil.jpg Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:27:20 +0000 https://www.ship-technology.com/uncategorized/how-will-denmark-impede-russias-shadow-oil-fleet-in-the-baltic-sea/ Denmark has announced plans to target the shadow fleet, which carries Russian oil through the Baltic Sea and Danish Straits.

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]]> <![CDATA[Maritime companies race to map the world’s seabed]]> https://www.ship-technology.com/news/maritime-companies-race-to-map-the-worlds-seabed/ https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/06/Simrad-Echo-captain-steering.jpg Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:28:17 +0000 https://www.ship-technology.com/news/maritime-companies-race-to-map-the-worlds-seabed/ How is seabed mapping used to monitor shipwrecks, chemical damage, marine ecosystems – and, increasingly, deep-sea mining operations?

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]]> <![CDATA[Kongsberg steps up autonomous shipping project with ‘chief-to-shore’ approval]]> https://www.ship-technology.com/news/kongsberg-steps-up-autonomous-shipping-project/ https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/06/Kongsberg-autonomous-shipping-ROC.jpg Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:45:57 +0000 https://www.ship-technology.com/news/kongsberg-steps-up-autonomous-shipping-project/ Norway’s Kongsberg is a bellwether for uncrewed vessel operations, but the autonomous project faces regulatory resistance.

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]]> <![CDATA[Norwegian Shipowners’ Association calls on IMO, EU for greater green incentives]]> https://www.ship-technology.com/news/norwegian-shipowners-association-calls-on-imo-eu-for-greater-green-incentives/ https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/06/Oistein-Jensen-Norwegian-Shipowners-Association.jpg Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:01:00 +0000 https://www.ship-technology.com/news/norwegian-shipowners-association-calls-on-imo-eu-for-greater-green-incentives/ Norwegian Shipowners’ Association saya IMO targets are “still not aligned with the Paris Agreement” amid calls for greater incentives.

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]]> <![CDATA[Houthi attacks in the Red Sea: a timeline since October]]> https://www.ship-technology.com/features/houthi-attacks-in-the-red-sea-a-timeline-since-october/ https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/05/Yemeni-Palestinian-flags-Galaxy-Leader.jpg Fri, 24 May 2024 13:19:53 +0000 https://www.ship-technology.com/features/houthi-attacks-in-the-red-sea-a-timeline-since-october/ More than 60 missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia group have disrupted Red Sea shipping for months.

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]]> <![CDATA[Spanish port grapples with allegations of ships carrying arms to Israel]]> https://www.ship-technology.com/news/spanish-port-grapples-with-allegations-of-ships-carrying-arms-to-israel/ https://www.ship-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/05/Cartagena-Port-Palestine-protests.jpg Fri, 17 May 2024 16:22:53 +0000 https://www.ship-technology.com/news/spanish-port-grapples-with-allegations-of-ships-carrying-arms-to-israel/ The Spanish government denied the Marianne Danica cargo vessel’s port of call in Cartagena for shipping explosives from India to Israel.

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