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Totalenergies Delivers First 100% Biofuel Cargo For Ship In Singapore - merchant navy info

TotalEnergies Delivers First 100% Biofuel Cargo

TotalEnergies has delivered its first 100% biofuel, known as B100, to Singapore, taking a major step forward in promoting low-carbon marine fuels. On August 5, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels successfully delivered 700 tonnes of waste cooking oil methyl ester (UCOME) to Glovis Cosmos, Hyundai Glovis’s automotive business. The delivery was made using the IMO II chemical

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Thailand Rushes to Halt Toxic Waste Cargo on Ships - Merchant Navy info

Thailand Rushes to Halt Toxic Waste Cargo on Ships

Thai authorities are racing to stop about 100 containers allegedly filled with hazardous industrial waste from Albania from arriving at the country’s ports. The Basel Action Network, a U.S. nonprofit that tracks the toxic trade and has previously warned Malaysia about illegal e-waste shipments, notified Thailand last week. The containers it believes are filled with

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Russia Activates 'Counter-Terror' Response to Ukraine Attack - Merchant Navy Info

Russia Activates ‘Counter-Terror’ Response to Ukraine Attack

Russia Enters ‘counter-Terrorist’ Mode In Response To Ukraine Attack. Russia has sent reinforcements, including tanks and missile launchers, to the Kursk region. It has implemented a “counter-terrorist operation” regime in three regions in an attempt to prevent sudden cross-border incursions by Ukrainian troops. Authorities in the Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk regions, which border Ukraine, can

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Huge Explosion As A Container Ship Explodes Suddenly At China's Ningbo Port - Merchant Navy Info

Container Ship Erupts in Massive Explosion at China’s Ningbo Port

A massive explosion rocked the Beilun No. 2 container terminal in Ningbo, China, when the Taiwanese cargo ship YM Mobility, carrying dangerous goods, detonated. The blast occurred at the Beilun Port section of Ningbo Zhoushan Port in Zhejiang Province, sparking a fire that has since been brought under control. Thankfully, no casualties have been reported.

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World’s First Ferry To Use AI-Powered Surface Object Detection System Unveiled - Merchant Navy Info

World’s First Ferry To Use AI-Powered Surface Object Detection System

Fed. Olsen Express has become the first shipping company in the world to use an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) system to detect objects at sea. The new system installed on the Bajamar Express trimaran uses multi-target thermal cameras and radar signal processing. To improve safety by detecting surface objects at short and medium distances. Furthermore,

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