2017: The Year’s Biggest Ship Technology Stories

New LNG-powered ferry launched at Ferguson shipyard, UK Clyde Blowers Capital unit, Ferguson Marine Engineering (FMEL) launched the first of two new liquefied natural gas...

Ocean Alliance Breaking Out With Major Ultra-Large Vessel Investments

The Ocean Alliance is making a strategic move that stands apart from its rivals with major investments in ultra-large containerships (ULCV). While its competitors,...

Ship Carrying Soybeans Lodged in Ice in St. Lawrence Seaway

A 200-metre-long ship carrying a load of soybeans has been lodged in ice in the St. Lawrence Seaway, blocking the way of four other...

Meteor Shower Sparks Ship on Fire Alert Off Caithness

Reports of a ship catching fire on the Caithness coast. A meteor shower is believed to be the reason behind it. Thursday night was...

Capesize Freight Rates Continue Upward Trend

Freight rates for the Asia Pacific and Atlantic Capesize routes continued to surge on Thursday as industry sources witnessed a flurry of trades later...

285 Kilos Cocaine Attached to Hull

On January 3, the Mexican law enforcement discovered 285 kilos of cocaine strapped to the hull of a cargo vessel which was docked at...

[Watch] Passenger Ship Damaged by Drifting Ark in Urk

On January 3, a passenger's vessel was reportedly damaged when a drifting ark allided with it due to strong winds. What happened? The passenger vessel ‘De...

Visualizing Every Ship at Sea in Real-Time

Oceans covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface, and it makes up 97% of all water on the planet. But, humans traverse the seas...

Runaway Tanker Wreaked Havoc

On January 2, a tanker reportedly allided with a wharf and other boats that were positioned near a market road on the Yangon River. What...

Oil Change & “Ghost Riders” – Beware!

By Sriram Balasubramanian It is not an uncommon question amongst many technical managers who usually introduce “small volume oil change” and expect oil condition to...

Thieves Steal Sheikh’s Indian Jewels from Display in Venice

Thieves on Wednesday made off with jewellery worth millions of euros which was on display in Venice’s Doge’s Palace, police said. At least two thieves...

[Watch] US Navy Sailors have One of the Coolest Job Perks...

"Swim call" is a rare treat that can sometimes be experienced on deployments out at sea. The military tradition allows sailors to take a...

Central Shipping Eyes Comeback to Suezmax Tanker Sector

What’s hot? Central Shipping Group, controlled by Greek shipowner Evangelos Pistiolis, is reportedly shifting its investment interest to new suezmax tankers, after an eight-year lull. Which...

After a Rough Year, will Wind be Back in Brexit’s Sail...

Britons are proud of their maritime history. Like a ship, their United Kingdom has sailed through glorious days and low ebbs in the past...

Wärtsilä to Retrofit Vessel with Energy Storage System

The technology group Wärtsilä has agreed to retrofit the world’s first energy storage solution on board a large offshore supply vessel. The North Sea...

Canada Fines Another Vessel for Speeding

Transport Canada has issued a $6,000 fine to the owner of Panama flagged bulk carrier FederalCardinal after the supramax vessel allegedly failed to comply with vessel...

High-water Condition Results in Bulker Entangle with Larger Ship’s Port and...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an investigation report on the Collision between the Cargo Vessel “Manizales” and the Bulk Carrier “Zen-Noh Grain...

The Biggest Stories From the Global Shipping Industry in 2017

By KATHERINE BARRIOS Improving global economic conditions have resulted in record volumes at various ports this year. As we noted in our previous rate analysis,...

[Watch] Vessel Slams into Mooring Bridge

On January 1, a bulk carrier reportedly allided with a mooring bridge when it was performing a docking maneuver. What happened? The bulk carrier ‘Action Trader’...

The New Bunker Fuel Regulations – Some Thoughts

In this analysis some numbers gave been assumed even though they may not be very accurate, in order to understand the problems and solutions....