Grounded Cargo Carrier Re-floated After Six Weeks!

A vessel which ran aground in The Minch more than six weeks ago has successfully been refloated and towed to a dry dock...

Knife Fight Onboard Stranded Cargo Ship!

Situation on board of container ship Marina has become critical. The vessel has reportedly suffered engine failure and is adrift.  A group of...

Thome Group Recognized for Their Innovative Solution To Maritime Pollution!

Thome Group wins the Tanker Shipping & Trade’s 2019 Environmental Award. The expert panel were impressed with Thome’s implementation of a mobile based...

Seafarers at COVID19 Cybersecurity Risks During Online Communications!

In April's Be Cyber Aware at Sea monthly issue, Phish and Ships focuses on seafarers' ways of communicating with family and friends during...

ABS Unveils Latest Projections for a Low Carbon Shipping

ABS releases latest trends and projections on carbon-reduction strategies for shipping. The industry is in the process to meet decarbonization ambitions. The study...

Industry Players Establish First International Hydrogen Supply Chain

A consortium of energy industry players are committed to reducing emissions. They have moved hydrogen that’s bonded with another chemical for transport before...

IMO Unveils Bunker Claims Handling Guide for All Parties

According to an article published in Standard Club, IMO has unveiled bunker claims handling guide for a new decade. Bunker Claims Handling Guide IMO 2020...

Deck Officer Captures Milky Way from a Cargo Ship

According to an article published in PetaPixel, amateur photographer Santiago Olay has captured the Milkyway from a cargo ship. Interesting job He has an interesting day...

Can Ammonia Make The Shipping Industry Emission-free?

Emissions of nitrogen and sulphur oxides from 15 of the world’s largest ships are equivalent to all cars on the planet. Around 90,000...

Reopening Closed Buildings Poses Risk of Contracting Legionnaires Disease

Legionnaires’ is a lung disease that poses a health risk due to closed buildings. It is fueled by a lack of chlorinated water...

[FAQ] Preparing the Crew for COVID19 Medical Waste & Health Declaration!

As COVID19 continues to disrupt the world, it has become of utmost importance to develop a concrete outbreak management plan, specially in ships. A...

Scorpio Postpones 19 Scrubber Installation Banking on $225 M Credit...

Monaco-based tanker owner and operator Scorpio Tankers receives new loan commitments for debt repayment. As a result, it has secured additional liquidity upto...

VLOCs Conversion Offers No Capesize Benefit!

In a major development, the Brazilian mining major Vale's has announced that they are planning to discard all tanker-to-VLOC bulker conversions from their iron...

700 Seafarers To Lose Job in Wartsila Revamp!

In a major development, Finland’s Wartsila plans to cut 700 jobs globally as the Finnish engineering group splits its ship technology business into three...

How Disease Experts Forecast COVID19 Toll!

Disease experts guide pandemic models with their informed advice. As the COVID19 pandemic accelerates it is becoming increasingly clear how a pandemic end...

[Watch] Viswa Group Gets Bunker Sample Delivered by Drone!

The Viswa Group recently picked up bunker fuel samples from a Vessel at Singapore Anchorage by the licensed drone operators to shore for lab...

[Watch] What It Means To Be Stuck Between Covid-19 Pandemic...

Small businesses struggle stuck between Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-OPEC oil feud, says Craig Horn for an article published in CNBC.com. What happened? He said first...

Choose the Right Monitoring Technology for Environmental Compliance!

Market leading maker of smart water quality monitoring equipment Rivertrace warns that environmental compliance is at risk from poor choice of monitoring technologies, says...

IACS Issues Cyber Resilience Guidance

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) published its Recommendation on Cyber Resilience, that applies to all the networks onboard a system that makes...

Freight Market Hits a New Low, After a Weak Cargo Demand!

  The past week was about the news of collapsing oil prices, as WTI reached negative prices. Whereas, the start of this week the...