BIMCO Underlines Piracy Ransom As Major 2020 Maritime Security Risk!

The future maritime security agenda at sea is likely to be dominated by the same three major issues as in 2019: Nigerian piracy, conflict...

ICS Issues Guidelines To Limit the Spread of Corona Virus

Global Shipping Body (ICS) issues guidance to shipowners in the face of the Corona Virus, says a press release published on their website. Steps to...

Who Will Pay for the New Incentive Approach of GHG Emission...

The IMO's current approach to GHG emissions only focuses on the ship which doesn't solve the problem and makes it difficult to look for...

Global Shipping Recovers from 2020 As Tanker Market Grows

  According to IHS Markit, the global shipping market is set for a recovery, benefiting from new global rules on marine fuels that came into...

CSMART: How Sailors are Trained To Pilot Cruise Ships?

Princess Cruises offers training to sailors using Centre for Simulator Maritime Training Academy. It has four full-size ship’s bridge simulators with a 220-degree...

Blue Acceleration Leading To Exploitation of Seabed And Wrecking Marine Life

Blue acceleration is negatively impacting the ocean floor and is likely to cause harm to organisms. International Union for the Conservation of Nature...

Renewable Energy & Electrification Key for Decarbonization!

IRENA has issued a report focusing on the challenges of decarbonization and energy transition. It recommended increasing penetration of variable renewable energy along...

[Watch] Tanker on Fire Due To Hot Deck Cargo Work!

  According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, a tanker caught fire off Sharjah, UAE and probably reported to have been abandoned by crew. What...

6000 People Locked in Cruise As Chinese Pair Gets Coronavirus Treatment

According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, a Chinese pair have been isolated in hospital on board of Costa Cruises cruise ship at...

Ship That Mysteriously Vanished In The Bermuda Triangle Discovered

Ship that mysteriously vanished in the Bermuda Triangle almost a century ago has been discovered off the coast of Florida, says an article published...

Tough Stance from Port State Control on IMO 2020 Enforcement

Authorities of the Tokyo and Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will take a firm line in enforcing the IMO 2020...

Highlights of the 7th Session of IMO’s NCSR

In NCSR 7, the IMO agreed to recognize the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) for the provision of positioning, navigation and timing services,...

Ship Designed Completely Without Humans

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched its newest foray into unleashing robot warships on the world’s seas: NOMARS, reports Defense News. The...

Rise of Additive Companies in VLSFO Challenge

As new fuels appear in the market to meet the fuel regulations set forth by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), customers are quickly learning...

Virus Effect: Ferry Line Suspended for the First Time in 35...

Japan suspended ferry line between Japan and China, which was connecting Kobe, Osaka and Shanghai since 1985, without interruptions, reports Maritime Bulletin. Line is suspended...

Engine Failure Breaksdown Container Ship!

Maersk container ship breaks down in Gibraltar Strait, reports Maritime Bulletin. Engine failure on-board Container ship Maersk Batur suffered engine failure shortly after leaving Algeciras, in...

Medics Refuse To Board Ships from China As Virus Scare Spreads!

Strange news from Greece say mega container ship YM WARRANTY can’t enter Piraeus port on arrival from China, via Singapore and Suez, reports Maritime...

[Watch] Scientists Create Coronavirus Outside China!

Scientists in Australia have become the first to recreate the new coronavirus outside of China in what they have called a "significant breakthrough," reports...

Pyxis Tankers Inc. Completes Sales of Its Product Tanker

Pyxis Tankers Inc., an emerging growth pure play product tanker company, today announced that it has completed the sale of the Pyxis Delta, a...

Skou Emphasizes the Need To Keep Hormuz Strait Operational

Maersk's CEO Skou says keeping the Strait of Hormuz open is crucial, reports Safety4sea. Soren Skou, provided his thoughts on the US-China trade war, and...