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Charting a fresh course for Barbados’s cruise sector

The cruise sector might be a small niche of the tourism industry from a global perspective, but it’s big business in the Caribbean. The region’s series of picturesque islands dotting turquoise waters are well-suited to cruise tours, which allow passengers to take in a range of experiences as they hop from one island to the next in the Caribbean Sea, from Jamaica and the Bahamas in the north-west to Barbados and St Lucia in the south-east.

Barbados, one of the smaller Caribbean nations, is no...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/barbados-cruise-trends-crisis/

The battle against drug use at sea

Although cases of drug addiction at sea tend to be generally rarer than in other industries, a Drug and Alcohol at Sea advice booklet published by insurance company the Shipowners’ Club has recently highlighted a number of safety-related risks that derive from it.

The booklet, which was published in October this year, suggests that easy access to liquid assets and a “desire to enjoy oneself following periods of what might have been isolation and repetitiveness” is increasingly leading seafarers...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/battle-drug-use-sea-testing/

On-board with theDOCK innovation hub

Despite coming into existence just 80 years ago, Israel is today widely known as one of the world’s “start-up nations”. From its number of entrepreneurs, to the level of venture capital investment and research and development (R&D), the small country of around 8.5 million people punches well above its weight when it comes to technology and innovation.

But there is one area where some say Israel’s entrepreneurs are conspicuously absent: the maritime, ports and logistics sector.

“Thousands of...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/board-thedock-innovation-hub/

The fight for Doraleh: the legal battle over Djibouti’s port

When the Government of Djibouti signed a 30-year concessions agreement with Dubai-based global port operator DP World back in 1999, it looked as though the country was making efforts to invest in its future infrastructure and commerce with the rest of the world.

Previously, years of armed clashes between the ruling People’s Rally for Progress party and the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy had left the country’s future unclear, but Djibouti’s prospects now looked brighter, and a...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/fight-doraleh-legal-battle-djiboutis-port/

Scourge of the seas: handling shipping waste

Hovering just over 1,000 nautical miles off the coast of San Francisco, a vortex of marine debris, trash and plastic has steadily accumulated to a gargantuan size.

Scientists are finally getting round to cleaning up the so-called Great Pacific garbage patch, but it is symptomatic of a larger problem. Millions of tonnes of plastic and other forms of marine debris are funnelled into the sea every day, damaging wildlife and biodiversity.

The general consensus is that land-based sources, including...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/scourge-of-the-seas-handling-shipping-waste/

The 80/20 rule: optimising voyages to improve vessel performance

Just-in-time supply chains, rising fuel costs and environmental impacts have all increased pressure on shipping companies to optimise their shipping voyages. But what does this mean, exactly?

For major players in the maritime industry, it means on-board technologies that identify the best areas for cutting fuel consumption. Last year’s VPO Copenhagen event saw a number of industry experts gather to argue about the best way to design and maintain ships to improve vessel performance.

However, some...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/ship-optimisation-vessel/

Simplifying maritime control room operations

Traditionally, maritime control room operators have had to sort through multiple data sources to make sense of everything, sometimes using three or four different systems.

This time spent trying to find the necessary operations data through different platforms could be the difference between life and death, particularly in search-and-rescue operations.

To simplify control room operations, MarTRX by Frequentis Maritime allows the operator to quickly and easily sort through reams of information on...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/simplifying-maritime-control-room-operations/

Sounding: the evolution of hydrographic survey methods for ports

At the world’s busiest ports and harbours, ensuring that maritime operations can continue safely is not just about the operations above the water’s surface, but also below it.

Many ports around the world suffer from the impact of siltation, which is the build-up of silt and clay brought in by ocean tides and deposited on sea beds. In addition to damaging marine environments, this build-up can decrease the depth of vital maritime channels and cause potential safety issues for deep-hulled...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/sounding-evolution-hydrographic-survey-methods-ports/

Is it time for the US to set the Jones Act adrift?

The Jones Act: an arcane law that should be consigned to the maritime history books, or a timeless piece of legislation that continues to strengthen US national security, and protect both maritime workers and the environment?

Outside of shipping circles, the question has been raised periodically, most recently in 2017 when President Donald Trump suspended the law for ten days to allow US-registered ships to deliver relief supplies to Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria.

Under the Jones Act, the...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/jones-act-shipping-american-ports/

Zencargo: a digital approach to shipping efficiency

The shipping industry is known to be sceptical towards new technologies and scarcely interested in digitisation, but, willing or not, it is increasingly required to embrace it.

Digital logistics company Zencargo couldn’t find better timing to enter this market. Launched by entrepreneurs Alex Hersham and Richard Fattal in 2017, Zencargo is a platform that aims to make logistics easier for shippers.

Estimates from the company predict the logistics sector to be worth $15.5bn by 2023, and the marine...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/zencargo-digital-approach-shipping-efficiency/

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