Is the Fuel of the Future a Dense Question?

Six new award categories will feature at the Marine Propulsion Awards 2019. Some of the Industry’s foremost experts will be part of the...

Navios Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter Ending in December

 Revenue $133.9 million for 2018; $34.4 million for Q4 2018  Cash from operating activities $47.5 million for 2018; $9.6 million for Q4 2018  Adjusted EBITDA $69.3...

Synergy Collects 20,000 Teu Boxship

Imabari Shipyard in Japan has taken the delivery of its newbuild ULCV 'The Ever Gifted'. The ULVC s powered by a fuel-optimised MAN B&W...

Eagle Bulk Shipping Acquires One Ultramax, Sells Two Supramaxes

On January 23, Eagle Bulk Shipping has announced that it purchased an Ultramax bulk carrier for a price of $20.4M. Existing time charter The company commented that...

China to Adopt Global Regulations for Ballast Water Management

Last October, China ratified International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention which came into force in September of 2017. The BWM Convention...

Tried and Tested Practice to Avoid IMO 2020 Pitfalls

Ships are exposed to rapid change ever faster by regulations and technological advances. Engineering consulting firm Exponent says no need to panic. Standard...

Woman Found Unconscious on Cruise Ship Reveal Excess Gas Levels

On February 2, a woman was found unconscious on a cruise ship and further tests revealed that excess gas levels were detected. What happened? The 39-year-old...

Soccer Star Sala Plane Wreck Found! Body Visible In Footage

Underwater searches using specialist vessels uncovered the wreckage from the missing Piper Malibu aircraft. The missing footballer Emiliano Sala along with the pilot Ibbotson has...

DNV GL: How Should Container Ships be Built Today?

Emission limits and complete decarbonization in the near future will change ship operation dramatically. No alternative to the combustion principle that generates...

Singaporean Oil Tanker Seized Over Commercial Dispute

A Singapore-flagged oil tanker with 26 crew members on board,including two Chinese nationals,has been seized by the military in Cameroon since Feb. 1, consular...

ClassNK Grants AIP to Kawasaki Project on LNG-fuelled Bulk Carrier

  Leading Classification Society ClassNK granted an Approval in Principle (AIP) based on its Rule Part GF, says a press release on JLA. About the Approval...

Deficient Monitoring Leads to Grounding of Freighter

What happened? At 1312 local time on May 27, 2016, the lake freighter (laker) Roger Blough ran aground near the Gros Cap Reefs Light...

Marine Propulsion Awards to Recognise Teams and Departments in 2019

The Marine Propulsion Awards 2019 will celebrate shipping's engineering stars with six new award categories being featured this year, reports Gavin Lipsith for  Marine Propulsion. Where...

Baltec Marines ULCS Scrubber Retrofit Wins More Scrubber Orders

In a recent development, Baltec Marine has completed world's largest turnkey scrubbers retrofit, reports Shipandbunker. 130 scrubbers were installed in 50 vessels. Of them...

[Watch] Giant Cargo Ship Makes First China-to-Tampa Trip

 COSCO’s container ship is one of the largest ships to ever dock in port Tampa Bay. The cargo ship is capable of transporting...

[Watch] Ship Busting Through Ice in Frozen Chicago River

 Mesmerizing video shows a ship busting through the ice as it travels along the frozen Chicago River. Aerial views showed the river frozen over the...

Foreship Ensures New Design For Wasaline Ferry

Wasaline ferry to freight and passenger connections between Umeå in Sweden and Vaasa in Finland and to incorporate specific flexibility, stability and efficiency challenges...

Pan Ocean To Buy Two New Bulk Carriers For $147m

The South Korean carrier Pan Ocean Co has expressed interest to buy two new ships, the company disclosed. Resolution passed The board passed a resolution on...

Cargo Stowage Solutions Enhance Payload Capacity

MacGregor has retrofitted 100 container ships and offers Cargo Boost service designed to improve the earning potential of existing container ships by offering...

Six Vessels to Discharge 425,000 Tonnes of LNG at Onne Port...

Six vessels discharged 425,000 tonnes of LNG at Onne Port. The shipping agents that were to service them are Fountain, GACship and Intership. ...