Priyatham Sanjeeva Reddy, Ramidi
The MASS Code
[By Priyatham Sanjeeva Reddy, Ramidi] On 1 July 2026, the International Code of Safety for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS...
The Eight-Hour Test: How Cruise Ships Complete a Turnaround Day
A cruise ship's turnaround day is often viewed from the passenger side as the end of one holiday and the beginning of another. For...
No Time to Stop: Maintenance & Machinery Reliability in Cruise Operations
In cruise shipping, reliability is not simply an engineering target. It is the foundation of the entire voyage experience. A cruis...
How Officers Manage Bulker Overloading Risks on the Mississippi
Each year, hundreds of bulk carriers load grain and soybeans along the Mississippi River, intending to transit the Panama Canal. W...
From Compliance to Foresight: Updating Audits to Drive Real-World Safety
If you manage ships, you already pay handsomely for compliance—ISM verifications, statutory checks, Port State Control (PSC) readi...
Op-Ed: Baltimore's Bridge Collapse and the Making of a P&I Super Loss
On a calm March night in 2024, a containership outbound from Baltimore lost electrical power, struck a main pier of the Francis Sc...