Schulte Marine Concept Wins First Cruise Ship Newbuild Contract

Schulte Marine Concept (S.M.C), the project management arm of leading international maritime services company Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), working together with Bernhard Schulte Cruise...

Faulty Bilge Alarm Resulted in Sinking of Vessel

Summary On May 12, 2016 the captain of ‘Maximus’ discovered flooding in the galley and alerted the crew. The crew members immediately began inspecting the...

World’s Most Eco-Friendly Cargo Ship Built & Launched in Nanjing

On October 11, the World’s most eco-friendly dry cargo vessel was unveiled at Nanjing’s Jinling Shipyard. The vessel named ‘Viikki’ was constructed by the Nanjing’s...

Krosys and Evoqua in Korean Ballast Market

Evoqua Water Technologies’ partnership with Krosys was strengthened with the unveiling of a SeaCURE® Ballast Water Treatment System during the Kormarine 2017 exhibition in...

Asia Fuel Oil-Buying Spree Boosts 180-cst Cash Premiums

Cash premiums of Asia’s 180-cst high-sulphur fuel oil rose for a fifth straight session on Tuesday to a one-month high boosted by a surge...

Data Analytics in the Maritime Space

Ship owners and operators, machinery OEMs and regulatory entities are embracing much needed technological innovation as demand grows in protecting machinery and communications on...

Shipbuilding Sector Continues its Recovery

China’s shipbuilding sector experienced a strong momentum in the first three quarters of this year with growth in both completed orders and new orders,...

Vopak Launches Concurrent Bunkering Services in Singapore

Vopak, the world’s largest independent storage tank operator, has launched a new service that allows tankers docking at its Singapore Sebarok oil terminal to...

China Marries Maritime Ambitions with Environmental Protection

Much ink has been spilled of late about China’s expanding maritime ambitions from the announcement of new projects along the Maritime Silk Road to...

V.Ships Wins Technical Ship Management Contract in Shanghai

V.Ships, part of V.Group, has been awarded its first technical ship management contract in Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co Ltd...

Pirates Kidnap Six Crew from German Ship

On October 24, six crew members from a container vessel were kidnapped in the Nigerian waters. What happened? The six kidnapped crew members comprised of four...

Poor Quality Fuels can be Detected and Diagnosed in Advance

Download the whitepaper here: Viswa Lab today released a white paper to allay all myths and confusions with regard to diagnosing and predicting problems in...

TMG Delivers Influential Panama Canal Study

A global maritime consultancy has carried out a pivotal assessment review of tugboat operations in the new third set of NeoPanamax locks of the...

Corporate Capture of the IMO! Paris Climate Agreement Under Threat

A new study from London-based non-profit organisation InfluenceMap has claimed that corporate shipping lobbies and trade groups are influencing policy and obstructing the implementation...

[Watch] Massive Cruise Ship Collides with Another Ship During Storm

A CRUISE ship storm video has gone viral after it shows the moment it crashes into another boat in port. Disclaimer: This video is intended...

ABB Acquires Tekomar and Extends its Digital Offering

ABB Turbo Systems Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire Tekomar Group Ltd. headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland.  ABB will further develop Tekomar’s digital solution...

Fuel Cost a Source of Headache for Shipowners

Ship owners are having to deal with some pretty challenging decisions, in terms of planning their future investment strategies and fleet mix, as the...

Alfa Laval Freshwater Generator Saves Power by 70%

When it was introduced in 2008, Alfa Laval’s AQUA freshwater generation technology cut seawater needs and pump-related power consumption in half. With today’s AQUA...

Vision of the Fjords Wins Award

Hybrid electric vessel Vision of the Fjords has won an award recognising its accessibility and environmental achievements. The 400-passenger capacity vessel, owned and operated by...

The Maritime Standard Awards Showcase Regional Quality and Achievement

The fourth annual The Maritime Standard Awards, held on Monday 23rd October 2017 at the iconic Atlantis Ballroom, on The Palm, set a new...