Inadequate Assessment Causes Allision With Pier

The Incident On August 1, 2015, at 2147 local time, the tank barge Double Skin 501, being pushed by the uninspected towing vessel Peter F...

JPMorgan Not Concerned About the Seizure of Its Ship

JPMorgan doesn’t seem to mind about its ship getting seized by US customs weeks after more than $1 billion worth of cocaine was found...

MSC Charters Two Scrubber Fitted Post-Panamax Containerships

A new long-term charters for two scrubber-fitted post-panamax containerships with Capital Product Partners is signed by MSC. The Greek ship owner said the...

Titan Completes Record LNG Bunkering on World’s Largest Crane Vessel

Supplying over 3,000 tonnes of LNG, Amsterdam-based Titan LNG has completed the largest LNG bunkering to date, fueling Dutch marine contractor Heerema's new eight-legged...

[Watch] US Marine Police Board a Narco-Sub Carrying 17,000 Pounds of...

The US Coast Guard released a video on Thursday that showed exactly how one might intercept a fast-moving narco-sub on the high seas, netting...

Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contract With Uniper

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels has entered into a time charter, said a press...

American Club Publishes Synopsis Analyzing Results of PEME Program

Synopsis, distributed by way of Club circular, provides extensive information on conditions of seafarer health encountered in various parts of the world. It...

Singapore Retains Top Spot As International Shipping Centre!

For the sixth time in a year,  Singapore has topped the 2019 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index. Singapore was awarded based...

IMO Accelerates Climate Action

MEPC has put forth a number of measures to achieve the objectives set out in the initial IMO strategy on reduction of greenhouse...

Greece Bags the Maximum Vessel Orders in 2019

Greek shipowners bagged maximum orders across the entire range of tankers and liquefied natural gas carriers.  The total number of dry-bulk carrier newbuild...

IMO2020 Grade Fuel Launched by Austrian Company

Vienna-listed oil and gas company OMV has developed a very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) with 0.5% sulfur content. VLSFO is in line...

HMM Joins THE Alliance to Secure More Ocean Trade

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. is joining THE Alliance, gaining access to significant new business. HMM’s move to join the group came after the...

Guangzhou Shipyard Partners Up With DNV for Heavy Lift Job

GSI has selected DNV as a key partner to classify a pair of innovative large semi-submersible heavy lift newbuildings.  These 50,000 dwt vessels...

Tropical Storm Barry Hits New Orleans, Raising Flood Threat

Nervous New Orleans residents prepared to flee as Tropical Storm Barry closed in on Thursday, with forecasts of “extreme rain” and more flooding ahead...

Mining Ship Pollutes UNESCO Heritage Site, Second Time in 6 Months

An estimated 5,000 tonnes of bauxite has spilled into Kangava Bay, where a tanker ran aground in February, reports the Guardian  A major bauxite spill...

Toddler’s Fall from Cruise Ship Brings Up Safety Concerns

The heartbreaking loss of a toddler who fell from the 11th floor of a docked cruise ship recently has family and friends absolutely devastated,...

The Cruise Ship Chef With a Passion for Running Up Mountains

While you're cruising with the Viking you are likely to catch the sight of a cheerful but focused Frenchman in a white jacket running...

Exxon Mobil To Sell Compliant Fuel in Europe & Asia

In  a major development, Exxon Mobil Corp. has announced that they have plans to sell low-sulfur shipping fuels at seven ports in Europe and...

Chantiers de l’Atlantique Leads Way on Wind and LNG for Cruise

In a recent development, Chantiers de l’Atlantique discusses its wind propulsion cruise design and constructing LNG-powered vessels for MSC Cruises, writes Rebecca Moore in...

Despite Challenges CSBC Completes OOCL Boxship Scrubbers Retrofit

In a major development, the Taiwan’s state-owned shipbuilder CSBC Corp has announced that they have completed an installation of a scrubber into a 13,000-teu...