"New coronavirus", the fast spreading virus has infected thousands of Chinese citizens and has now stretched to about 30 countries. It has claimed...

  Higher rates for smaller vessels lift Baltic index. Baltic Index rose 9 points to 506 points. The panamax index climbed 24 points, or...

  Ro-ro cargo ship fire off Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The ship with vehicles and other cargo on board was bound for Cadiz Spain. ...

Gun shots were fired at the containership Irenes Resolve enroute Algeciras in Spain. The incident happened within 26 hours of kidnapping of crew...

The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 8th week of this year. The report dated 21st February 2020 provides a valuable...

Ships are susceptible to fires due to the amount of heavy machinery found in their boiler rooms and are a common cause of...

Bulk carrier Sea Hermes reported propulsion failure in English Channel north of Cape Gris-Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. SAR ship Abeille Languedoc was designated to...

Wilhelm Wilhelmsen (born 8 June 1937), a well-respected business leader and spokesperson for Norwegian shipping passed away on 22 February. Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, the...

Berge Bulk vessel, Berge Mafadi, received the world’s first commercial delivery of 3d printed scupper plugs under Wilhelmsen’s Early Adopter Program. Wilhelmsen’s customers have...

In a major development, BIMCO has announced that they are making changes to their structure to represent the importance of the environment while maintaining...

  A LPG tanker has suffered an engine room fire in the Mediterranean Sea, as per media reports. What happened? LPG tanker EPIC BURANO suffered fire in...

Watch the building of a "Discovery MEGA YACHT" that started in January 2020. Shooting time is 1 year and 7 month in a Northern...

Global Shipping is making fine progress towards making a carbon-neutral future and with much of its immediate target being met, they are preparing for...

IMO’s new regulation is to ensure that marine engines use a low-sulphur HFO or marine distillate oils, which comply with low-sulphur regulations. The...

IMO 2020 sulfur regulations are in practice for 50 days now. Several organizations had put tremendous amounts of groundwork & preparations for a smooth...

A new measure introduced earlier this month can be a potential cause of concern amongst shippers as it's likely to increase shipping cost by...

The new sulphur cap rule under the recently implemented IMO 2020 will push freight rates up by around 10-20%, says CRU. CRU estimates...

  ABS issues a Barrier Management Advisory document, providing operators and owners with insight to barrier management. The advisory focuses on the use of...

The non-profit Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has published a common set of processes along with data and interface standards for Track and...

Misleading information about the global spread of the virus continues to flourish on the internet, as scientists work hard to track and contain...