Maritime Education
How Will Seafarers Fare Once Automated Ships Take Over? Scientists Predict The Future
Artificial intelligence and automation are changing the world, one industry at a time! Whatever humans can do, machines are learning...
The History of Ships: Ancient Maritime World
The ships we come across nowadays are large, sturdy and self-propelled vessels which are used to transport cargo across seas...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What Can The Customer Do To Negate The Effects Of Blank Sailing?
Though shipping companies inform their customers in advance regarding blank sailings, it may be too late for them to take...
Ship-Owners And Operators Invest Downtime In Crew Training
The Coronavirus has had a major impact on the shipping industry. Experts in Yara Marine Technologies now have their hands...
Container Ships: Who Is The “Biggest Loser?”
.The number 1 on losses table; 14,000 teu ONE Apus, berthed at the Japanese port of Kobe after the ill-fated...
16 Plead Guilty in USA Merchant Mariner License Examinations Scandal
The U.S. Justice Department has secured 16 guilty pleas in connection with a long-running merchant mariner licensing scam. The defendants...
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What is Blank Sailing?
Ocean cargo vessels usually have a fixed route and ports of call that are known as Schedules.The schedule includes the...
What Is Fund Convention – 15 Things Everyone Must Know (Part 4)
13. Functions of the Supplementary FundThe Supplementary Fund is a part of the IOPC, Fund Convention, and a direct result...
Open Registry Will Ensure Country’s Seafarers Certificate Sell Worldwide – NIS President
The Nigerian Institute of Shipping (NIS) says operating an open registry for vessels will help the certificate of the nation’s...
NIMASA Accredits Maritime Labour Training Centre; IMS Lagos
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has accredited Lagos-based International Maritime School (IMS) as a Maritime Labour Training...
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