India’s Shipping Giant Set To Be Privatised

Shipping Corp. of India operates about a third of all Indian cargo tonnage and a sale could be difficult to pull off, reports The...

Salvage Operation Underway for Grounded Vessel

A salvage plan has been approved by the Unified Command overseeing the ship stuck in the St. Lawrence Seaway off Galop Island, reports Northen...

Wanted To Name a Ship? A 199 ft Research Vessel Is...

The Gulf of Mexico’s largest research ship won’t be built until 2023, but the naming process has already begun, reports Houma Today. Public To Name...

IBIA Alerts Shippers About Onboard Fuel Sampling

According to an article published in Safety4Sea, the IBIA has issued alerts on the upcoming 2020 sulphur cap regulation, reminding the shipping industry that...

NYK Line Inducts Its First Scrubber Equipped VLCC

In a major development, NYK Line has announced that the very large crude oil carrier (VLCC) Tanzawa, the first new NYK-owned vessel to include...

Shipping vs Aviation: Who Will Win the Emission Control Battle?

Shipping and aviation emit more than 5% (pdf) of the world’s greenhouse gases, not to mention black carbon, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. Left unchecked,...

Cruise Ships Adrift from Modern Life? No!

Do you feel cruise ships were adrift from modern life? Think again. Lewis Nunn covers the new tech, new innovations and new offerings afloat...

Where To Find Secret Spots Onboard Cruise Ships?

According to an article published in USA Today, cruise ships are essentially floating cities and let's face it, sometimes guests usually need a few...

Crew Wellness Survey To Gauge Seafarers’ Wellness

SAFETY4SEA has launched SAFETY4SEA Wellness survey which will run within Q4 of 2019, says an article published in their website. Employee wellness and organisation success Research...

Scrubber Equipped VLCCs Will Benefit from Sulphur Cap

New sulphur regulations from 2020 is expected to get significantly more expensive for charterers to transport crude oil and petroleum products across the ocean,...

[Watch] Prototype for Wave Energy Farm Successfully Tested

Slow Mill wave pilot project, invented by Erwin Croughs, saw the installation of five or six Slow Mills to potentially create a wave...

Worker Succumbed To Injuries After Accident at Panama Port!

According to an article published in News-Herald, a man died after being severely injured on the job at Port of Panama City. What happened? On October...

Lotos Safe in Q2 Due To Cheap Strategic Crude Stocks?

Lotos increased its crude throughput by 4% year on year to 2.75 million mt in Q2, or 222,000 b/d using a conversion rate...

Explorer of the Seas To Undergo a Multi-Million Pound Renovation

The Explorer of the Seas, part of the Royal Caribbean International family, is to set sail with a brand new look this summer, reports...

[Watch] London Braces Itself for a Week of Metals, Oil and...

In London, this week, the oil and gas markets will be examined from all angles at the Oil & Money conference, reports S&P Global...

Wärtsilä Upgrades Viking Neptun Construction Vessel

The technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to engineer, supply and commission a hybrid propulsion system for an offshore sector vessel, reports World Oil. Viking...

How IMO 2020 Impacts Refiners

There has been a lot of chatter as to how the PSU refiners will benefit and see an increase in gross refining margins (GRMs)...

Scrubber Installation Aids Essar’s 2020 Environment-friendly Outlook

In a recent development, Essar Shipping Ltd. said it was fully prepared to meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) deadline for reducing sulphur content...

[Watch] Crane Collapsing at Port of Vancouver

 New video has emerged of the moment a massive gantry crane collapsed at the Port of Vancouver this week. The video was posted to Reddit...

Greek Owners Moving Towards LNG As the Tanker Market Favours...

According to a Lloyd's List article, years of experience in tanker ownership and operation has made the Greek owners capable of maintaining a remarkable...