Carnival Unveils the World’s First Cruise Ship with a Roller Coaster

In what came as a huge surprise to cruisers and thrill-seekers, there's a cruise ship with a Roller Coaster in it, writes Emma Featherstone...

Environmental Crisis! Toxic Peroxide Found on Dutch Beach

Toxic Peroxide Found on Dutch Beach After Cargo Ship Loses 277 Containers says The New York Times. Authorities deployed to attend The Dutch authorities were struggling...

Ship Shortage Threatens Asian LNG Market Growth

Shortage of supply vessels threaten LNG market in Asia High charter rates have been attributed to a surge in gas demand from China ...

LNG to be a Major Source of Marine Fuel for the...

United States is increasingly dependent on LNG as a major viable fuel source Shell Global, Q-LNG, VT Halter Marine and Wärtsilä began working...

‘An Environmental Bomb’: Greece to Haul 27 Abandoned Ships

The Gulf of Elefsina, the chief industrial shipyard area in Greece is home to dozens of abandoned cargo ships and passenger ships. Now, the Greek...

[Watch] Flat-Screen TVs, Car Parts Wash Up on Dutch islands

  Around dozens of containers with items including flat-screen televisions have washed up on Dutch islands in the North Sea after a ship lost part...

Shipping Must Up Its Fuel Testing Game

A focused fuel testing mechanism is needed to counter the complex fuel contamination issues. Last year more than 150 vessels in Houston and...

Ship Loses Highly Flammable Cargo in Storm

On January 2, a cargo ship was caught in rough North Sea weather and lost around 270 containers including highly flammable cargo. What happened? The cargo...

Dangers of Contaminated Fuel

The shipments of contaminated bunker fuel have made their way to several bunker ports in different countries. The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners...

World’s Biggest Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfers Starts off in Turkey

Turkey started one of the world's biggest ship-to-ship Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) transfers on Wednesday in the Mediterranean port of Dortyol, announced Mehmet Tecimen,...

Maersk Announces Rate Increase from US and CAN

Maersk has announced an increase in all contract rates expiring on January 31st, reports Ajot. The rate increase for the relevant trade for various commodities...

Weekly Maritime Security Report

The Protection Vessel Weekly has released the weekly maritime security report which highlights the various issue faced by shipping vessels. Southeast Asia Malaysia: Kidnappers abduct three...

Hydra’s Fully-classed DP2 Saturation Diving Vessel Charter Ready

The subsea construction company Hydra is making its saturation diving vessel available for charters. It's time for the Subsea Responder to charter as...

Guidelines on Austenitic Steel for LNG Storage and Fuel Tanks

Maritime Safety Committee approved the Korean Register's interim guidelines on high manganese austenitic steel use for LNG storage. Earlier only aluminum alloy, Invar,...

ClassNK Releases Amendments to Class Rules

On 25 December 2018, leading classification society ClassNK has announced that it released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction...

Freightos Baltic Container Report – Week 50, 2018

Report Highlights Transpacific pricing usually picks up mid-December as importers look to replenish after Christmas. But, wary of trade tariff increases, many importers are already...

Project Seashuttle for Developing Autonomous Container Ships

  Samskip has announced the project Seashuttle to develop autonomous, zero-emissions container ships A grant of €6 million has been awarded by Norwegian government money...

Rotor Sails Can Replace Upto 50% of Ship’s Engine Propulsion

Moller-Maersk pledged this week to cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050. The Maersk Pelican oil tanker is being used to test Norsepower's...

The “Internet of Shipping” Is Upon Us

The startup ShipChain expects vehicle tracking pilot project with Perdue Farms to be fully operational by 2020. Venture capital invested more than $3.3...

Diana Time Charters Kamsarmax Dry Bulk With Glencore

Diana Shipping Inc will be chartering the 2010-built Kamsarmax dry bulk vessel, the m/v Myrsini. This contract with Glencore Agriculture B.V., Rotterdam commenced...