A Disaster at Sea, Animated by 26 Hours of Black-Box Recordings

On an island along the Maine seacoast, is an abandoned cemetery. Some of the headstones have birth dates but no death dates and read...

Container Ship Traffic is Humming Along

With the growing concerns on freight rates and fluctuating tariffs, the fleet idle capacity is now at 1%, but is expected to peak the...

Why Brides Around the World Wear White on their Wedding Day

A white column of lace or a dramatic froth of translucent charmeuse, a sleeve of a russet red gown, trimmed with mink and gold-embroidered,...

It’s Now Up to Europe ‘to Get Things Moving’

Although sustained pressure on governments to regulate the shipping sector climate impact has finally resulted in a pledge to require international shipping, the recent...

[Watch] Largest Vessel ‘Pioneering Spirit’ Passes through Bosphorus

The biggest maritime vessel transited through the Bosphorus in Istanbul after completing the first line of a new gas pipeline between Russia and Turkey...

Wash Water Monitor for Scrubbers

Rivertrace, launches its innovative SMART ESM monitor at the Sulphur Cap 2020 Conference, Awards and Exhibition held on 17-18 April in Amsterdam, The Netherlands....

Cruise Ship Dropped Anchor to Avoid Being Blown Into Quay

On May 3, a cruise ship dropped anchor after encountering strong winds while it entered the bay. What happened? The cruise ship ‘Crown Princess’ was caught...

Why CMA CGM Ordered ‘Game Changing’ 22,000 TEU LNG-powered Containerships

Last week Seatrade Maritime News sat down for a fireside chat with Nicolas Sartini, ceo of APL, part of the CMA CGM Group, about...

HCO Filter Technology Gets MAN’s Approval

  The Alfa Laval Moatti 290 filter for hydraulic control oil (HCO) has now been approved by MAN Diesel & Turbo on its modern two-stroke...

Increase in Booking Slots for Neopanamax Vessels at Panama Canal

Panama Canal announced the upcoming booking slots in a new report, published recently. According to the sources, the Panama Canal Authority has increased the...

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

The Baltic Exchange a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Exchange, is the world's only independent source of maritime market information for the trading and settlement...

Industry First Sub M Certification

On April 20, the Tampa Bay leading harbour has been awarded the Industry’s first Sub M Certification by the US Coast Guard. Helm CONNECT The Industry...

Quay Crane Hits Navigational Antenna Aboard Cargo Ship

On May 1, a navigational antennae onboard a cargo vessel was hit after it was damaged by a quay crane. What happened? The vessel ‘Xin Shanghai’...

First Passenger Ship in the World with Wind-Assisted Propulsion

The Viking Grace has bagged the honour of the the first passenger ship in the World to be equipped with a rotor sail for...

Two Vessels Banned from Paris MoU Region

In accordance with Paris MoU, two more vessels were detained at the port of Sitia on 22nd February 2018. What happened? The vessel ‘Blue Moon I’...

Stopping the Bumps and Bangs

Alex Hughes finds out why anti-collision technology is a must for all terminals and not just for the obvious safety benefits. Industry professionals are virtually...

[Watch] Dolphin Knocks Down a Paddleboarder

A video showing a stand-up paddleboarder getting knocked down by a dolphin in Australia has surfaced online. Footage shows Andrew Hill paddling off the...

Military Plane with Nine Aboard Crashes in Georgia

On 2nd May, a cargo plane crash was reported in the Savannah area of Georgia which killed 5 people, says a report published in...

It’s an Inert Gas System

Inert gas system: A system of preventing any explosion in the cargo tanks of a tanker by replacing the cargo, as it is pumped out,...

Aggressive Tanker Scrapping – Why Now?

Rates for crude tankers have been abysmal due to an oversupply of vessels. Demo prices have been on an upward climb for quite...