Increase Maintenance to Prevent Engine Room Fires, Warns Braemar

Increase maintenance to prevent engine room fires, warns Braemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association) BraemarSA has warned that a lack of maintenance has led to a...

Unpaid Freight – A Claim in Debt or a Claim in...

by Chris Metcalf In the recent case of D'Amico Shipping Italia SPA v Endofa DMCC & Anor (2016), the Commercial Court looked at the issue...

Creation of ‘Winners and Losers’ in the Bunker Market

Even if, in theory, globally there is refining capacity to produce sufficient fuels to meet the 0.50% sulphur cap in 2020, if you take...

Ship Relies on Drone to Avoid Ice Blocks in Arctic Waters

Even in one of the world's most desolate areas, gridlock is still a problem. A ship on a mission in the Arctic Circle found itself...

[Watch] Drone Helps Ship Navigate Arctic Ice

In an effort to avoid ice blocks and costly delays, one ship is turning to drones to help navigate through the Arctic. Disclaimer: This video...

Fall from Height in Cargo Hold Kills a Worker

A dock worker died after falling into the cargo hold of a Cargo Vessel at the port of Burgas, Black Sea.  The incident occurred...

Cargo Ship Collides with Bunker Anti-pollution Tanker

A general cargo ship collided with an anti-pollution bunker tanker on the Volga-Caspian Sea Canal.  Both the vessels collided when they were crossing routes...

What Trump Could Mean to Maritime Industry?

How Donald Trump's maritime transport agenda might look By Olaf Merk Whatever one thinks of the man, Donald Trump has become the president.  What could this...

Slam Dunk in the Cargo Hold

Basketball? You can (sometimes) even play it on board a containership at Hapag-Lloyd. Some of the world’s best basketball players learned to dribble and shoot...

MAN’s Innovative Hybrid Propulsion System for Tanker

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE (MAN) announced that it has an order to provide a complete propulsion package for a 7,500 DWT chemical tanker,...

ICS: IMO Needs to Set Agressive Trend for CO2 Reduction by...

ICS Tells UN Climate Conference that IMO Needs to Agree Ambitious CO2 Commitments for Shipping by 2018 At the UNFCCC Climate Conference (COP 22),...

Shipping Fuel Change to Overturn Refining – Threatens OPEC Crudes

A switch to cleaner fuels in the world's ships in 2020 could double the profits of the world's most advanced oil refineries – but...

Record Containership Demolition Exceeds 500,000 TEU

Containership demolition reach all time high and provides a positive surprise for the struggling container shipping industry. BIMCO have throughout 2016 focused on the...

More Pain Ahead for Ocean Shipping

The overcapacity that has plagued ocean shipping firms in recent years will only grow wider in the coming years, The Boston Consulting Group Inc....

Intellian’s New Global Xpress Maritime Terminal Launched

The Global Defense and Intelligence sector stands to benefit from a groundbreaking high-throughput, one-meter Ka-band Global Xpress (GX) maritime terminal, ‘Type Approved’ by Inmarsat...

CS Offshore DMCC // Seatrade Award Winner 2016

CS Group has been awarded one of the most prestigious laurels of the Maritime industry. After the win in the year 2014, the Team at...

Hill Dickinson Appoints First Chief Operating Officer

Hill Dickinson has announced that it has hired Iain Johnston as its first Chief Operating Officer (COO). Iain Johnston, who will take up the position...

Iran Maritime & Offshore Exhibition Opens Doors for International Industry

Exhibitors highly satisfied with successful 1st edition of IRANIMEX2016, powered by Europort From 18 – 21 October 2016 the first edition of IRANIMEX, powered by...

The Danish-owned Tanker Fleet is at a Record High

The last 12 months has seen a healthy mix of newbuilding and secondhand investment on the part of Danish owners.  Presently there are 298...

PG Develops Harsh Environment Tank Cleaning Unit

PG has despatched the first MultiVac to meet DNV GL’s new standard Certification 2.7-2 to a vessel built for Canadian operations. PG Flow Systems has...