Maritime Big Data: Demand for Connectivity Standards The International Maritime Organization (IMO) needs to set standards for the communication connections between ship and shore or...

Ailing shipbuilders are planning to close around 23 percent of their docks for the next two years while shedding 32 percent of their workforce....

Japan seeks shelter from Riptides of the massive shipping industry On Monday, the shipping industry woke to the news that Japan’s three biggest shippers--Nippon Yusen...

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, said mergers like the combination of its three main Japanese rivals provide relief to...

Intellian has appointed industry veteran Edward Joannides to take the helm of its Americas business unit as General Manager.  Joannides’ experience in both the...

A jug unearthed at the oldest shipwreck in the central Mediterranean could prove that the Maltese islands were an integral part of the Phoenician...

Timing is all-important when repairs to a busy drillship are the order of the day.  When Pacific International Drilling West Africa’s (PIDWAL) drillship Pacific...

Drones, remote inspection technologies and insights on cybersecurity were some of the main topics discussed at the DNV GL Innovation Day in Singapore.  Some...

A NOVICE deaf Scottish sailor who led a massive rescue during a round-the-world race is in the bidding to win a major yachting award...

IHC has been awarded the 2016 International Green Shipping Award for ‘The Most Sustainable Shipping Solution of the Year’.  The ceremony took place during...

From 2021, ships sailing the North Sea and the Baltic Sea must significantly reduce their nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. Following Danish pressure, the UN’s International...

by Christopher Hooton The teen behind the hoax had similar success with a baseball cap and a bin. Several visitors to the San Francisco Museum of Modern...

Kidnapping and hostage-taking persists off the coasts of West Africa and South East Asia, despite a 20-year low in piracy on the world’s seas,...

The Panama Canal reward ships meet "high standards of environmental efficiency" ahead of its reserves from next year, reported the aquatic route. The "Environmental Premium...

Nippon Yusen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha  are merging their container operations. Merger creates the world's sixth largest container shipping operation...

South Korea is said to be planning to set up a state-backed financing company to help improve the financial health of the country's marine...

The IMO has come under heavy criticism lately from environment enthusiast for failure in implementing a structured plan to slash the emission of greenhouse...

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has applauded the agreement, last Friday, by the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to develop a comprehensive...

Coast Guard medevacs 3 men 200 miles southeast of Cape Fear, NC A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City air crew rescues three people nearly...

The Great Lakes are loaded with shipwrecks.  Thousands have been discovered over the years but there are still thousands hiding in the deep awaiting...