This March, on 23rd and 24th, the eyes of the global maritime community will turn to the Mediterranean region as a well-recognized maritime networking...

Shipping industry warns that half of world’s sailors are from countries where vaccine rollout is slow, reports Financial Times. Welfare disaster for seafarers Of the world’s...

Coroner rules death of Keppel Shipyard worker a tragic industrial misadventure, reports the Strait Times. Keppel worker impaled by rudder A Keppel Shipyard worker died from...

The Standard Club introduces Standard Club’s series of masters’ guides to tackle key loss prevention challenges, says an article published in Safety4Sea based on...

U.S. Coast Guard announces new law requiring use of engine cut-off switches, says a press release published on their website. Engine cut-off switch (ECOS)   Operators of...

Shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) claims forward freight agreements (FFAs) will play an integral role in the volatile LNG market, says a press release...

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 11th week of shipping activities of this year. The report...

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 11th week of this year. The report dated 19th March 2021 provides a valuable...

In its latest Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 04-21), the USCG recognizes that travel restrictions imposed by governments around the world have created significant...

News that the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) is frustrated with the lack of progress in digitising bills of lading will come as no...

NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., an NYK Group company based in Singapore, has signed a Contract of Affreightment (COA) with Neste Shipping Oy, a...

An increase in automation technology reduces crew’s limitation, enhancing their capacities, says an article published in Lloyd’s List. A sci-fi future? When automation is mentioned, most...

On 15 March 2021 Sovcomflot and Shell broke new ground, with the completion of the first ever Aframax tanker fuelling using LNG in...

Riviera Maritime Media, assess the performance of an electronic lookout function from the available sensory input data and associated fundamental limitations of the visual...

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has entered into agreements with unaffiliated third parties to purchase two Capesize vessels, says a press release published on their...

302 samples of faeces and urine and 109 mouth swabs taken from 342 live bats studied. Team sequenced 24 coronavirus genomes, of which...

GreenVoyage2050 is a partnership project between the Government of Norway and the International Maritime Organisation. It aims to help developing countries and small...

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports are on track to hit record highs in March. As tumbling shipping rates and lower prices than...

Certification program offers benchmark for terminal operators to validate skills for efficient operations. This new series of certification exams verify fundamental knowledge on...

Indian sailors are being caught in a piracy boom off West Africa. One captain held hostage shares his story. All of that trade...