DHT Earns 30% of Their Scrubber Costs Riding on Strong Market

According to a Ship & Bunker article, scrubbers investment is slowly  and gradually paying off. The scrubbers manufacturer  DHT Holdings made this point as ...

Authorities Deny Clearance for Cruise Ship!

A cruise ship scheduled to visit Saint Lucia on Saturday, February 1, 2020, was not granted clearance as high numbers of sick passengers were...

Global Markets Rally on Coronavirus Cure Reports

According to an article published in the Financial Review, Australian shares were poised to open higher as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq powered to...

A Week in Cruise Food Heaven on the World’s Largest Cruise...

 The world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas, has 23 restaurants serving 30,000 dishes The New York-style pizza and DIY...

Maritime Industry Lacks Efforts & Expenditure To Empower Women Seafarers

  The conclusion, following one of the most far-reaching inquiries into the shipping industry, was quite unequivocal in its summation of gender imbalance: "There should...

Biologists Say, Tests Can Reveal if Ship Strike Killed Whale!

Marine traffic is increasing worldwide, and where ships and whales overlap, collisions between the two are inevitable, writes Frank Swain for an article published...

Scholarships and 25% Waiver To Encourage Women Seafarers

Maritime Training Trust, owned by the Indian government and the local shipping industry, will provide scholarships up to Rs. 1,00,000, to women seafarers, reports...

Drones To Help in IMO 2020 Implementation!

With the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) 2020 regulations now in effect there are now numerous questions on how best to regulate the new rules....

Chinese Ports Set To Lose 6 Million TEU Due To Coronavirus...

According to an analysis by Alphaliner, the Chinese government’s decision to extend the new year holiday to 9 and 10 February, as it battles...

Shipowners Optimistic of Smooth Sailing As Container Rates Spike

According to a Loadstar report, owners of mid- to small-sized container vessels remain optimistic, despite the impact of trade wars and forecasts of a...

Smart Digital Tools To Monitor Coronavirus Spread?

To closely monitor the new Coronavirus situation and keep track of the incidents and fatalities two applications have been launched, reports Safety4Sea. The new Coronavirus  The...

[Watch] IMO in the Polar Environment – Search and Rescue

This video which is part of a series on IMO in the polar environment, focuses on search and rescue in polar regions and takes...

German Container Shipping Giant Trials B20 Fuel for CO2 Emissions Reduction

German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd announced its ships recent refueling in Rotterdam with a new, eco-friendly biofuel, reports Safety4Sea. Steps to reduce CO2 emissions  German container...

General Cargo Ship Sink, Crew Rescued

A general cargo ship issued distress signal in the evening Feb 3, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? General cargo ship GRAHA ANGKASA 1 issued distress signal...

Fatality During Cargo Tank Cleaning!

A shipyard worker lost his life as he was working on a newbuilding vessel at the Fukuoka Shipbuilding in Japan, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? According...

A Revolutionary Project To Achieve Zero-Emission Operations

Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has informed it is taking part in a ‘revolutionary’ project combining batteries and hydrogen fuel cells which will enable ships...

[Watch] What Is It Like Living in a Quarantined Ship?

A two-week quarantine has left Masako Ishida and hundreds of others dealing with inconveniences and trying to figure out how to pass the time,...

Request from Passenger On Virus Stricken Cruise

"One banana a day, washed down with neat whisky"- that's the humble request from a British passenger on the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off Japan...

SDC 7 To Finalize Ship Stability Criteria

International Maritime Organization (IMO) 's Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 7), meeting at IMO Headquarters (3-7 February), is expected to finalize a...

IMO 2020: Are the Predictions On Par With the Reality?

IMO 2020 is now in effect and is marking a massive shift in the industry. Seeking Alpha discusses as to how have the expectations fared...