There have been major drivers for change in the shipping industry in recent years.  Marine emissions legislation such as the current IMO’s Marpol Annex...

Hong Kong-based trader Winson Oil has bought a very large crude carrier (VLCC) to store oil in the Mediterranean as it pushes to expand...

Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), rose to multi-month highs this week.  The ship brokers said that these rates are likely to hold...

Preparations are underway for the launch of Dubai Maritime Summit 2016 this coming November 2 under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed...

A video showing a scuba diver’s hair-raising encounter with a great white shark off a Mexican island is going viral. The shark breached an underwater...

A very rare occurrence of a great white shark breaching a diving cage.  The shark is not attacking the cage or the diver, it...

MOL to Launch Biannual Vessel Safety Campaign - Forging ahead to become the world leader in safe operation Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the launch of...

The U.S. Navy has fired a second littoral combat ship commander in the space of one year, the latest in connection with engine damage...

MaK M 46 DF dual fuel engines to be installed on a new generation of cruise ships The selection of Caterpillar Marine dual fuel engines...

We traveled to Guadalupe Island anticipating some close encounters with White Sharks.  We had no idea! Luckily the shark was not injured.  The three...

Four divers at a remote island off Mexico are fortunate to be alive after a great white shark severed the air hose leading to...

Expanded Panama Canal’s lackluster performance, yet to fulfill transit goals The expanded Panama Canal which was opened less than a year ago remains largely unutilised...

An environmental damage has caused massive worry on Thursday to the Nations located on the Central coast of British Columbia.  The concern was raised...

Ask people how long they want to live, and many will answer: "As long as I have my health." But just how old is that?...

The Rhine River which is a major shipping watercourse through Western Germany is currently experiencing alarming low water levels, causing problems for vessels along...

Maersk, the largest container ship operator in the world, has been exploring ways blockchain technology can improve operations involving paper-based bills of lading. Maersk took...

Moody’s: German ship lenders will require further provisioning due to large exposures Moody’s Investors Service in a report published that German ship lenders are facing...

Gard Alert: Red Sea security warning - update The conflict in Yemen is reportedly escalating and maritime authorities continue to urge vessels in the Red...

A last chance to save the Scottish-built historic sailing ship the Falls of Clyde appears to have failed as Hawaii’s transport department is preparing...

The first action of the newly elected Senior President of Naval Defence Consulting, Commodore Garry Beauvoir, is to define the strategy for future goals...