JB Hunt Enters US Freight Forwarding Fray After Gaining NVOCC Licence

JB Hunt has entered the freight forwarding sector after receiving an NVOCC license from the Federal Maritime Commission. FMC ocean transport intermediaries (OTI)...

Competition Rules Can Hamper Container Ship Safety

Competition rules forbid container lines from discussing their customers with other lines while promoting fair competition but ignore misdeclared cargo. Crews are ill-equipped...

Virus-Hit Boxship Takes Centre Stage at Singapore Cyber Wargame

A container ship whose power management system had been shut down by a long-dormant virus was the focus of a UK maritime industry...

Panama Canal Handles Largest LNG Tanker To Ever Transit

Qatargas’ Al Safliya, the first Q-Flex and the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker to ever transited the Panama Canal. The tanker with...

Diamond S Shipping Finalises Tanker Fleet Integration

Diamond S Shipping (DSS) reported a net loss of $1 mill and adjusted EBITDA of $30.3 mill, for the first quarter of this year,...

Largest Maritime Simulation Centre in The UK Opens

  Solent University will open what it claims to be the UK’s largest and most sophisticated maritime simulation centre on its main campus in Southampton,...

[Watch] Testing of New Fuels is Vital Amid 2020 Sulphur Cap

Watch Safety4sea interview with Steve Bee, Group Commercial Director, VPS at CMA Shipping 2019, 2-4 April, Stamford, Connecticut, USA. Disclaimer: This video is intended for...

Singapore HSFO Viscosity Spread Widens To 1-year High

Singapore HSFO viscosity spread hit $14.00/mt the widest since April 9, 2018 from $13.15/mt, on tight blender or cutter stocks used to reduce...

US Ship Finds Mysterious ‘GHOST SHIP,’ Whole Crew Dead. What Happens...

The legendary ghost ship “SS Ourang Medan” was allegedly found adrift at sea, with its whole crew dead for unknown reasons, reports The Epoch...

8 Pirates Arrested in Thwarted Attack Against Oil Ship in Togo

According to a News Ghana report, teo Togolese and six Nigerians were arrested in a piracy attack against an oil ship that the Togolese...

Greek Cruise Ship Fined $80,000 for Exceeding Sulfur Limit at Gieranger

The Norwegian Maritime Authority has fined Greek cruise ship operator Global Cruise Lines Ltd. a total of $80,000 for using 0.17 percent sulfur fuel...

Ship’s Log 1944 – Echos of World War II

A recent testimonial published in the Suburban Times showcases what the ship logs of the great war looked like. The World War 2 ship...

The First At Sea Roller Coaster on a Cruise Ship

In 2019, 30 million passengers are expected to take a cruise, according to the Cruise Lines International Association. To compete for customers, cruise lines...

Bunker Blending Course in Houston June 11-12, 2019

Be Ready for 2020! 6 Months Left! Come to Our Bunker Blending Course and Learn how to make, handle, and buy 2020-compliant bunkers. It covers “Everything...

A Ban on Dirty Shipping Fuel Is Coming! So Why Are...

A ban on dirty shipping fuel is coming, Margin for the petroleum product in January hits 18-month high, Analysts still anticipate weaker demand...

Classic Panamax Boxships Tipped for Massive Price Appreciation

Classic panamax boxships ranging in size from 3,000 to 5,999 teu are tipped by online pricing portal VesselsValue to appreciate by more than 40%...

The Digital Age of Shipping is Here — The IMO Mandatory...

The International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (the “FAL Convention”) was adopted in 1965 for the purpose of implementing...

[Watch] Fire on Ship Off Spain’s Mallorca Mostly Extinguished

Spanish emergency services have largely put out a fire aboard a vehicle transport ship off the island of Mallorca after some of the crew...

Air Pollution on Cruise Ships: Controversy Picks at Industry’s Eco Credentials

A recent report found high levels of air pollution on the deck of four Carnival Corporation cruise ships. Although doubts were raised on its...

Inside The World’s First Cruise Ship Built For The Galapagos

Based on an article published by Forbes, Celebrity Cruises is putting the final touches on Celebrity Flora, the first ship in the world built...