Cargo Ships

Apple Takes “Unorthodox & Costly Steps” To Avoid Shipping Delays

Apple has increased the usage of cargo ships & and private jets to minimize shipping delays amid pandemics, reports MacRumors.

Unorthodox and costly steps

According to reports, Apple has taken “unorthodox and costly steps” to avoid product shipping delays amid the pandemic, including the increased use of container ships, private jet charters, and more.

Shipping by sea 

The report claims that Apple began shipping some AirPods by sea for the first time last year.

Apple has occasionally faced some...

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(Answer) What Happens When Cargo Ships Ventures Into Terrible Ice Conditions?

An Arctic cargo ship, Sparta III, violated safety rules and sailed into unsafe ice conditions. It took nearly four weeks, several icebreakers and rescue ships to escort it to safety, reports High North News.

Today we are chronicling that dreadful incident to understand how unsafe ice conditions harm cargo ships. Let’s take a look.

Increased Traffic Decreased Safety

Safety violations continue unabated along Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR). The four-week saga surrounding the rescue of Sparta III,...

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MPA Issues Crew Change Requirements for Cargo Ships

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA Singapore) issued an update concerning the requirements on crew change for cargo ships in the port of Singapore.

Crew change requirements

MPA Singapore will keep in mind the following:

  • crew whose employment contract has expired;
  • additional crew on board whose sign-off would not affect the safe manning of the ship;
  • change of crew due to the sale or purchase of ship;
  • personnel who are not part of the ship’s crew such as superintendents and service...

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Another Cargo Ship Runs Aground in the Same Position

A general cargo ship ran aground on Dec 6 at 158 kilometer mark, Volga – Caspian Sea Channel, near the grounding site of another general cargo ship, which ran aground on Dec 4, reports Maritime Bulletin. 

What happened?

General cargo ship OMSKIY 111 ran aground in the morning Dec 6 at 158 kilometer mark, Volga – Caspian Sea Channel, near the grounding site of another general cargo ship, PORT OLYA 2, which ran aground on Dec 4. 

Both OMSKIY 111 and PORT OLYA 2 were bound for Amirabad port, Iran,...

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Cargo Ships Beached By Typhoon

Two cargo ships were beached by typhoon last week at Cua Viet beach, Vietnam, reports Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

Two cargo ships HOANG TUAN 26 and THANH THANH DAT 68 got beached by a typhoon last week at Cua Viet beach, North Central Vietnam. 

As of morning Nov 17, both ships remain aground. Salvage operation to refloat HOANG TUAN 26 is under way, with an excavator freeing the ship’s rudder from sand. 

Plans for ships refloating and removal were already presented by owners to local...

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How Autonomous Shipping Is Evolving for A Pandemic Hit World?

According to a Venture Beat article, the world of autonomous shipping is staring at a major revolution with the pandemic fast pacing development and greater fleet adoption.

Hastening the Process of Autonomous Technology Adoption

COVID-19 is accelerating technological advances across just about every industry, from robotic baristas that promote social distancing to AI and remote collaboration tools that help manual laborers get back to work. The pandemic has had a direct impact on the transport...

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COVID19 Shows How Relationships Get Their Space in Isolation!

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According to a New York Times article written by author Dev Aujla relationships move fast when you are secluded on a cargo ship.

Here’s his story.

For our 10th date, we crossed the ocean on a freighter. Turns out isolation can have surprising benefits for new love. (You can’t walk away.)

Liz and I were on a cargo ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with the sun...

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