Getting a new ship into the water is, presumably, the most important part of building a seafaring vessel. Not all ships are created equal...

Capesize A week of largely unfulfilled expectations with holidays is again curbing activity. Rates remained essentially healthy, but despite bad weather in China, possibly causing...

Greece completes ESM’s €61.9bn (£55bn; $70.8bn) bailout programme. The economy has grown slowly in the past 3 years and is 25% smaller than...

Gulf Navigation holding has entered two of its petrochemical tankers into the dry dock for the mandatory five-year maintenance. This includes major upgrades to...

On August 17, the Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk confirmed that it would spin off its offshore drilling operation and list the unit in...

The industrial service provider Bilfinger is planning to conquer new markets due to its scrubber technology. Secured several contacts The service provider group has secured several...

On August 19, a British woman was rescued from sea after she fell off a cruise ship. The woman had been struggling for ten...

On August 13, a tanker was reported missing in the Gulf of Guinea and efforts on contacting the vessel went in vain. What happened? The...

Weekly Tanker Market Report The concept of Worldscale is not an easy principle to grasp, particularly for those outside the tanker industry. The task gets...

Summary On 12 July 2017, the Maltese registered container ship Kea Trader ran aground and stranded in position 22° 02.28' S 168° 38.25' E (Recif...

 A PASSENGER FERRYBOAT near the Turkish city of Canakkale Turkey, suffered engine failure on Thursday morning and is unable to transport passengers to Gallipoli...

Scrubber investments Danish operator Norden A/S is making a significant investment in scrubbers, preparing for the January 1, 2020 global cap on sulfur emissions from...

Projections from UK-based shipping consultancy Drewry report sets the difference in fuel price between low-sulphur fuel oils (LSFO) and heavy fuel oils (HFO) and...

With millions of boats and ships plying the waves, it's easy to forget that mankind isn't made to survive in the ocean — and...

The Klaveness Ship Management company is all set out to explore the road towards condition based maintenance back in April 2017 with a working...

On August 15, the World’s first electric and self-propelled container ship has been signed and is expected to be complete in 2020. What happened? The autonomous...

A Danish shipping company is turning towards scrubbers to brace itself for the upcoming 2020 sulfur cap. What happened? Danish shipping company TORM has decided to...

The bunker fuel prices have risen considerably in the Italian port of Genoa due to a motorway bridge collapse in the city. What happened? Bunker fuel...

The green shipping market will be worth 250 billion dollars in the next 5 years, as shipowners are going green with LNG. Gibraltar...

HSFO prices may decline while LSFO prices might increase after the 2020 deadline. This will create an imbalance which will determine the viability...