The classification contract for CMA CGM’s breakthrough order for nine 22,000 TEU containerships was signed by the two shipyards that will be building the...

Digital turbocharging solutions launched at Marintec 2017 Growing the ABB Ability portfolio, ABB Turbocharging launches at Marintec 2017 in Shanghai its first digital turbocharging...

The new accounting standard IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, comes into force from 1 January 2018. Ship owners need to make sure...

CalMac Ferries is looking at full electrification, hydrogen and LNG options while standardising its fleet and has highlighted the importance of forming a strong...

Greater flexibility and lower fuel consumption for vessels with two-stroke main propulsion. ABB Turbocharging announces its latest technology development, the Flexible integrated TurbochargingSystem for Two-Stroke Engines (FiTS2) at Marintec...

DNV GL has reportedly released a new issue of MARITIME IMPACT magazine based on the theme ‘Smart Operations’. The magazine has been released just...

On December 5, the authorities allegedly recovered the body of two sailors who had reportedly gone missing after a fishing vessel collided with a...

It has been nearly three months since the fuel tanker ‘Agia Zoni II’, when it reportedly sank off the island of Salamina causing a...

Summary On 27 November 2016, the Maltese registered cargo vessel ‘Sider Capri’ and the Italian flagged ro-ro vessel ‘Grande Anversa’ collided in the Çanakkale Strait’s...

Miami Beach was under a mandatory evacuation order when Hurricane Irma struck Florida this weekend. This time-lapse shows the hurricane hitting Miami Beach. Disclaimer: This...

Increasing number of vessel owners have expressed their willingness to use ‘plug and play’ for ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) due to no frills...

The maritime industry is exploring the opportunities offered by digital technologies. With standardization options like operational optimization, model calibration for digital twins, design optimization,...

The cost of operating cargo ships rose marginally in 2017 following two consecutive years of falls, but shipowners should prepare for higher costs led...

JP Morgan has reportedly purchases two secondhand capesize bulkers after it entered into an agreement to buy the vessels ‘Cartigny’ and ‘Chevrier’ from SwissMarine...

South Korean shipper Pan Ocean said on Thursday that it had won a 1.98 trillion won ($1.82 billion) contract to transport iron ore over...

In the past, crude oil and oil products in cargo tankers were separated from seawater only by a bottom and a side plate that...

A major environmental disaster has been averted after a tanker carrying tons of oil through Russia’s fragile arctic after it was rescued by a...

A new eco-friendly paint promises to sponge away barnacles that are caused by biofouling organisms. What is biofouling? Biofouling is known as the accumulation of barnacles...

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has successfully tested its automatic wireless induction charging system on a hybrid-powered coastal ferry. In a space where even electric...

On December 1, a ship captain was reportedly found drunk at the helm of the vessel when it arrived at anchorage. What happened? The pilot of...