Watch Kitten Quacks As It Struggles To Meow
It is common for different breeds of the same species to mate. I mean people have dogs of different breeds mate all the time....
Chairmen Revealed for Motorship Propulsion & Future Fuels 2019
Two of the world’s largest shipping associations, BIMCO and the German Shipowners’ Association (VDR), are to chair the Motorship Propulsion & Future Fuels 2019...
Maritime Cyber Security Demands a Different Approach
The lack of maritime-specific cybersecurity solutions, makes way for vessels to be susceptible to digitally-led hijackings or even ransomware, that can wreak havoc on...
Singapore HSFO/Marine 0.5% Fuel Oil Price Spread Widens To New High
Singapore high sulfur and Marine 0.5% sulfur fuel oil price spread widened to fresh highs ahead of IMO 2020.
The October, November and...
Maersk To Redouble Their IT People
Maersk is looking to increase the share working directly in the more strategic areas, and the important areas, and then keep a healthy...
First Ever Azipod®- Powered Icebreaker To Reach the North Pole
Norwegian Coast Guard’s vessel KV Svalbard was on an international environmental research expedition when it became the first ever Azipod®-powered ship to reach the...
Are Shipowners Ready for IMO’s New Global Sulfur Cap?
IMO will enforce a new 0.5% global sulfur cap on fuel content from 1 January 2020, lowering from the present 3.5% limit.
The...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 31, 2019
Protection Vessels International has released the 31st Weekly Maritime Security Report of 2019. The report summarized on 21st August 2019 highlights the various incidents that...
Looking for a Life at Sea? 2019 Coast Guard Recruitment Is...
According to an article published in the Business Standard, the Indian Coast Guard has invited online applications for recruitment to the post of Yantrik...
HYLANTIC Project: Auriga Energy Keen on Developing New Gen Marine Fuel...
Auriga Energy has built the UK’s only hydrogen-powered boat and has been in operation since 2013.
The hydrogen-powered ferry uses Auriga Energy’s marine...
2020 Insight Throws Light on New Mindset for Vessel Operations
Shippers are advised to be prepared to face the 'known unknowns' that include everything from fuel availability to compatibility.
IMO's Ship Implementation Plan...
Maersk Says Trade War Could Remove 0.5% Container Demand in 2019...
In a major development, AP Moller-Maersk has warned that the ongoing US-China trade war is impacting growth, and it could “in isolation remove up...
Panama Canal Celebrates 105 Years of Uninterrupted Operation
The Panama Canal marked its 105 years serving world transit and commerce on the same day that Panama celebrated the 500th anniversary of the...
DryShips Inc. Goes Private, Announces Merger With Economou
SPII Holdings Inc, a company controlled by Economou, will acquire the outstanding shares of Nasdaq-listed DryShips following an approved “Plan of Merger”, reports Seatrade...
LNG Prices Plunge But Traders Foresee Opportunity
According to an article published in Bloomberg, the frenzied LNG buying seen ahead of higher seasonal demand is expanding global supply and will curb...
Shell Takes Vital Steps To Decarbonize Shipping, Becomes More Competitive
In a major development, Shell has announced that they are pursuing competitive ways to reduce CO2 emission from ships, including those from oil tankers,...
Shipyards Booming With Scrubber Retrofits As 2020 Nears
Despite owners delaying ballast water management system and scrubber retrofits, Gemak is enjoying a steady stream of tanker retrofit business, reports Riviera Maritime Media.
Booming...
[Watch] Rescue of a Wheel Chair Cruise Ship Passenger
Watch rescue of cruise ship passenger who fell off dock. When a young woman in a wheelchair fell off a cruise ship dock in St....
Ship With 25 Crew Goes Missing Seconds After Sending Distress Signal
Ship loses contact after sending emergency signal in waters off eastern Indonesia, reports Xinhuanet.com.
What happened?
A cargo ship with 25 people on board and carrying...
SK Energy Focuses on Gasoline and Gasoil Production, Limiting HSFO
SK Energy increases gasoline and gasoil production in the first half of the year on solid local demand and limits HSFO production ahead...