[Watch] How a Dog Befriended a Dolphin?

An article published in Mamamia reports the magical moment between a curious Labrador and a playful dolphin in an Aussie creek. Black Labrador and Dolphin Adelaide...

As Growth Gathers Momentum Scrubbers Spread and Payback Time Looms

According to a Freight Waves article, for the trucking and transport industry which is looking at the start of IMO 2020 next year, with...

Planning for “Retro”? Check Out Repair Yards!

In recent years there has been a growing need to better understand activity in the ship repair and refurbishment sector. A recent analysis published...

USCG Investigates “A Near Miss” Incident Between LNG Carrier and Ferry

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a near-miss incident at Port Aransas, Texas in which an LNG carrier passed close to a loaded ferry,...

AI-Based Assessment for Seafarer Soft Skills Developed by SafeMetrix

Safebridge has announced a new ground-breaking project aimed at developing an entirely new approach to assessing soft skills using natural language processing (NLP). ...

Maersk Optimistic on Scrubber Economics

Maersk in February revealed it had placed retrofit orders for units totalling $263 million. Based on prevailing costs Maersk’s current retrofit commitment is...

Diana Shipping Announces Continuation of Time Charter Contract

Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the...

World’s First Electric Tanker To Be Built by Japanese Consortium

A consortium of four Japanese companies has teamed up to build the world’s first zero-emission tanker. Asahi Tanker Co., Exeno Yamamizu Corp., Mitsui...

UK’s Propeller Fuels Plans To Extend Its Bunker Operations

Propeller Fuels plans to expand its operations after opening bunker supply operations to ports in Northern Ireland and the northern part of the...

Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 30, 2019

Protection Vessels International has released the 30th Weekly Maritime Security Report of 2019. The report summarized on 14th August 2019 highlights the various incidents...

DSME Leads the Ultra Large Containership Market

South Korean shipbuilders are leading the ultra large containership market as well as liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.  Ultra large container ships with...

A Systems Approach To Save Energy and Water Facilities

Every piece of equipment on a ship can play its part in reducing emissions and boosting fuel efficiency, and freshwater generation systems are no...

Samskip Appoints Kari-Pekka Laaksonen As CEO

Samskip has appointed Kari-Pekka Laaksonen has its CEO to execute growth plans based on a customer-focused approach. This move is to align logistics...

Algorithm Detects Climate-Altering Ship Tracks from Satellite Data

Researchers have developed a machine-learning algorithm to pinpoint ship tracks automatically in satellite imagery. The researchers analyzed 1 year’s worth of nighttime observations...

AI To Optimise Offshore Vessel Support

DSS project aims to use AI to help officers on vessels make decisions that will result in optimized performance and energy efficiency. Uses...

Fast Satcoms To Aid Kotug Offshore LNG Support Fleet

Kotug International is investing in faster satellite communications to assist the world's largest floating LNG production project in Australia. Fleet Xpress hybrid satellite...

Panama Bunker Sales Surge To 15 Month High

According to an article published in Ship & Bunker, Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) says after a period of relatively subdued bunker sales in Panama,...

Lack of Safety Management System in Heavy Weather Caused Damage To...

On the afternoon of Sunday the 7th February 2016, ‘MV Epsilon’ sailed from Cherbourg in France bound for Dublin, Ireland and suffered due to...

[Watch] Conveyor Belt Collapses on Bulk Carrier

A conveyor belt collapsed while involved in loading operations with a bulk carrier, at the Port of Patillos, northern Chile. One worker suffered minor...

Shipping Companies Can Reduce Office-ship Communications by 40%

Two technology companies have formed a partnership to reduce voice calls between ships and shore centres by 40%, reports Riviera Maritime Media. Cut voice communications...