Kevin Tester

Tweeting on the intersect between technology, society and all things maritime

[Railotech @Railotech]

Article about Sevmorput's problems in English by @BarentsNews. https://t.co/DS7aJDi7wG

[Anast. Adamopoulos @Anastassios_LL]

One of the leaders of the Paris Agreement telling governments at @IMOHQ to reject the short term GHG emissions-cutting measure for ships that will likely be approved this week.

Not a good sign for an industry trying to convince the world it is ambitious and acting responsibly.

[Ed King @edking_I]

There you have it... key architect of Paris Agreement says UN #shipping talks @IMOHQ are undermining global efforts to cut emissions.

[Sam Chambers @SamChambers]

Airports (remember them?!) have acronym codes like LAX or HKG - now every container facility has a standardised four letter code too https://t.co/XIHyRyM3dm

[Kevin Tester @MITEeditor]

A 3D-printed boat so small it can sail down a human hair. https://t.co/9jl7bSsvcv

[Tanya Blake @Tanya_Blake]

My final editor's comment for @SafetyatSeaMag https://t.co/6yMQHnHZyW

[Kevin Tester @MITEeditor]

In this concise advisory @dnvgl_maritime outlines the primary technical challenges of burning biofuels in ships' engines https://t.co/BRRy23uqPT

[Kevin Tester @MITEeditor]

.@NorthPandIClub has updated its rather handy list of ports where discharges from open-loop scrubbers are permissible, restricted, and forbidden https://t.co/3TEjuYF8bg

[Sea Cargo Charter @seacargocharter]

We are delighted to announce the #SeaCargoCharter which sets a new benchmark for responsible shipping, transparent climate reporting, and improved decision making in line with agreed climate targets. Visit https://t.co/GP5W8so5zQ to learn more.

[Smart Maritime Network @MaritimeSmart]

Autonomous ocean barge fuelling stations to be trialled by US government https://t.co/GZgP9qDf2i #maritime #digitalisation

[Kevin Tester @MITEeditor]

5G could make a difference when high throughput and low latency are needed ... so the [operator] sees a real-time image and takes action based on it, and the action is not delayed by a few seconds. https://t.co/NfcMTwgT36

[Kevin Tester @MITEeditor]

#offtopic we all know how shipping has suffered during the pandemic, but it seems worth pausing to reflect on the havoc wrought in the civil aviation industry https://t.co/blkHKoubIK

[Kevin Tester @MITEeditor]

Hole discovered in hull of Baltic ferry that sank killing 852. Sweden, Finland and #Estonia to reopen technical investigation and jointly assess new information on 1994 sinking of #MSEstonia https://t.co/G26705uoZU

[Kevin Tester @MITEeditor]

"Acedia was a malady that plagued Medieval monks. It's a sense of no longer caring about caring, not because one had become apathetic, but because somehow the whole structure of care had become jammed up."

Looking at you decarbonisation of shipping!
https://t.co/IhcFMuN4yp

[Kevin Tester @MITEeditor]

Any estimates on the size of the teabag needed? Or how many sugars? Time to bring those tea clippers back into service.

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Right, time for a cup of tea the size of the North Sea.

[International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) @shippingics]

“Imagine you were a marathon runner. How would you feel if they told you after you’ve reached the finish line, that you have to do it again, without rest?”

Captain Hedi Maryougui during #UNGA side event on #CrewChangeCrisis

#HeroesAtSea #CrewChangeCrisis #WorldMaritimeDay

[Kevin Tester @MITEeditor]

A #longread exploring the history, philosophy and modern day implications of technological 'disruption' https://t.co/itEIMqVBNx

[Smart Maritime Network @MaritimeSmart]

AIS emissions tracking system wins UN hackathon https://t.co/YHuVuSGLVS #maritime #digitalisation

[The Motorship @Motorship]

When Dutch ferry operator Doeksen sent the first of two new ferries, Willem Barentsz to sea on 1 July, it also marked a historic moment for its main engines.
https://t.co/YYzCoFTVVL #MTU #maritime #marine

[Kevin Tester @MITEeditor]

World Shipping Council (WSC) doing what it can to avert imposition of hundreds of millions of dollars of new taxes on the international liner shipping industry as OECD takes action to tackle tax avoidance🤔https://t.co/f49v6WamAR