Maritime ExecutiveMore from Maritime ExecutiveAll LogisticsDeveloping Nations Hit by Container Shipping SqueezeSeaborne trade grew by 2.6 percent in 2016, to reach 10.3 billion tons, but the pace remained below the historical three percent average, and demand for maritime shipping continued to lag behind supply, a new United Nations report says.November 6, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementBuilding Offshore Wind Turbines in Port Saves Money, Research ShowsUniversity of Delaware researchers have developed a new method for constructing offshore wind farms and proven that it is cheaper, faster and could make possible offshore wind deployment at a scale and pace able to keep up with the region's scheduled retirements of nuclear and coal-fired power plants.November 2, 2017Sustainability & Corporate Social ResponsibilityWorld's First Floating Wind Farm Starts ProductionHywind Scotland, the first floating wind farm in the world, has started to deliver electricity to the Scottish grid.October 27, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementFueling the Future With SeaweedResearchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are working on a project designed to show that homes and vehicles could be powered by fuel made from seaweed grown at large-scale offshore farms.October 25, 2017Sustainability & Corporate Social ResponsibilityNorth Atlantic Suited to Open-Ocean Wind Power Generation, Research ShowsThere is considerable opportunity for generating wind power in the open ocean, particularly the North Atlantic, according to new research from the Carnegie Institution for Science is headquartered in Washington, D.C.October 23, 2017All TechnologyNew AIS-Based IoT Platform Demonstrated in the U.K.A European consortium has demonstrated a new global maritime machine-to-machine Internet-of-Things (IoT) platform.October 19, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementMarine Insurers Join the Fight Against Illegal FishingEnvironmental NGO Oceana and a group of leading marine insurers have released a statement on safeguards to reduce the threat of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The group has committed to implement and promote due-diligence processes that will make it harder for blacklisted fishing vessels to find insurance coverage.October 17, 2017All LogisticsTrucking Problems Are Still Slowing Aid Delivery in Puerto RicoThe relief and recovery effort in Puerto Rico continues to pose unique difficulties for aid organizations and businesses alike: the destruction of the island's electrical grid and communications infrastructure has made routine tasks much more difficult, adding friction to every point of the shoreside supply chain.October 13, 2017HealthcareU.S. Navy Ship Provides Backup for Puerto Rico's HospitalsPuerto Rico's medical system is still struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Maria.October 11, 2017All LogisticsGoogle and Rolls-Royce Are Partnering on Autonomous ShipsRolls-Royce has signed a deal with Google to develop Rolls-Royce's intelligent awareness software, which is already in use on ships today and will play a central role in the company's drive towards autonomous vessels.October 9, 2017Previous PagePage 5 of 40Next Page
