‘Zero Emission’ Ship Powered Only by Battery

Nagasaki-based Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd has built an automatic ship powered only by a battery. The ship, "e-Oshima," is a "zero-emission ship" that...

Craftsmen Shine in Ship Modelling at Havana’s Quincentennial

An article in Xinhuanet reports about the 500th anniversary of Havana, which saw an extremely talented model ship builder. Avid Ship modeller Leonardo de Jesus Medina,...

Will IMO 2020 Benefit U.S Oil Refiners?

Ship Implementation Plan is required for IMO 2020 compliance. Tank cleaning and fuel oil changeover are complex activities. Ship owners turn tanks in...

Maersk’s First Ocean-Rail Service from Asia To Europe

On 7th August 2019, Maersk’s new AE19 service arrived at the port of Gdansk, carrying cargo which had been loaded in Asia less than...

[Watch] The Panama Canal : World’s Most Interesting Ditch

For more than a century, the Panama Canal has helped move ship by ship around the world. It's acted as a pinch point in...

IMO’s STCW Training for Seafarers in Timor Leste

International Maritime Organization (IMO)'s International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers (STCW), must be accepted and implemented properly, says...

Maritime Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Conference

Hydrogen and fuel cells conference is a one-day conference will focus on the key features and benefits of hydrogen fuel cell vessels, says an...

[Watch] Monkey Beyond Bananas That Draws Hilarious Reactions

Monkeys have proved time and again that they are intelligent animals, says an article in TimesNowNews. A video of a monkey washing clothes recently...

Search for Lower-Carbon Fuels Beyond IMO 2020

The search is on for cleaner alternatives to high sulfur fuel oil to keep marine world sailing, as the International Maritime Organization enters a...

Carnival Corp. Promote Scrubbers Ahead of IMO 2020

The cruise industry is facing criticism that its use of scrubbers, its preferred solution for removing sulfur from smokestack exhaust, is flawed, reports Travel...

CMA CGM and MSC Pulls Out Boxships for Retrofit

Four ultra-large boxships are to be out of service to have exhaust gas cleaning equipment (scrubbers) installed, reports Ship and Bunker. Boxships owners  The four ships,...

Angelakos Registers All Eight Newbuilds Under the Cyprus Flag

Greek shipowner and operator Angelakos has registered all eight newbuild cargo vessels under the Cyprus flag. The new 82,000 DWT cargo vessel was...

SSA Forms New Digital Transformation Committee

The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) has announced the formation of a new Digital Transformation Committee. The committee is formed to help member companies...

Former Shipping Heavyweight Joins HFW as Consultant

  HFW hires shipping heavyweight for Asia Pacific team, reports Australasian lawyer. Former shipbroker as HFW consultant The shipping practice of HFW is gaining almost 50 years...

Enclosed Space Entry Deaths

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator informed of another two recent enclosed space entry deaths onboard an RMI-registered bulk carrier, reports...

Coast Guards Deployed To Douse Blaze on Vessel

Four containers aboard APL Le Havre are on fire, prompting ICG personnel to pour water by drilling holes. The vessel was heading towards...

Hapag-Lloyd and Others To Fine $15,000 Per Box for Misdeclared Hazardous...

The Yantian Express fire has prompted Hapag Lloyd to levy a penalty charge of $15,000 on any shipper who misdeclares dangerous cargoes loaded...

Maritime Industry Plans To Sail into a Climate-Challenged Future

Wärtsilä has launched ‘An Oceanic Awakening’ to rally the maritime industry into action and to help accelerate the adoption of environmentally friendly marine...

Carnival Cruise Ship Horror! Brown Water from Shower and Infested Bagels...

According to an article published in Newsweek, a Carnival cruise ship failed a recent inspection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel...

Lloyd’s Maritime Academy Launches First-of-its-kind Ship Recycling Course

  Lloyd’s Maritime Academy launches online Ship Recycling Certificate in collaboration with GMS, says a press release published in GMS Leadership website. First-of-its-kind Ship Recycling Course  GMS...