Singapore Bunker Industry Stakeholders Form New Association: ABIS
The Singapore bunker industry has a new group, the Association of Bunker Industry (Singapore) to address the needs of the industry.
ABIS said it will...
Every Spill Matters!
RSC Bio Solutions: Looking Out for the Environment, Looking Out for your Business
RSC Bio Solutions, a global leader in environmentally acceptable lubricants and cleaners,...
A New Design Verification Tool to Reduce Vessel Design Risk
KNUD E HANSEN announced that their next generation Virtual Reality (VR) Design Verification Tool called ShipSpace will be introduced at the SMM in Hamburg.
Interested...
America’s Worst Cruise Ship Disaster Remembered 60 Years Later
The 60th anniversary of the worst cruise ship disaster that took place within U.S. waters occurred last month, on July 26 to be exact,...
[Watch] What the Tanker Industry can Learn From the Rio Olympics.
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
What the tanker industry can learn from the Rio Olympics.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This...
Ship Taken by Disgruntled Crew Found
Indonesia's navy said Thursday it has located a fuel tanker that was missing for a week after being taken from port by its disgruntled...
Greek National Arrested for Selling Smuggled Tankers
An Iranian state-run daily has reported that authorities in Tehran have detained a Greek national they accused of embezzling money from smuggled oil and...
The Economics of Ship Breaking & Scrapping
By Andreas Bargfried
Sometimes being an industry supplier offers interesting insights – your business is touched by the ups and downs of the charter market,...
New Emission Control Areas in China
Update 23 August 2016
Local correspondents Huatai have advised that reduced sulphur limits will take effect in the port of Shenzhen from 1 October 2016....
How BICEPS Rating Can Help in Emissions Reduction?
Introduction of BICEPS Rating System to stimulate more sustainable ocean shipping (BICEPS - Boosting Initiatives for Collaborative Emissions-reduction with the Power of Shippers)
BICEPS...
Amatrice Turned to Rubbles At Least 247 killed
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
At least 247 people were killed after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy Wednesday, according to Italy's Civil Protection...
Deeper, Wider Panama Canal to Fuel East Coast Port Growth
East Coast port operators have invested considerable sums of money in order to accommodate bigger container ships transiting the newly enlarged Panama Canal. However,...
“Pioneering Spirit” Successfully Installs Test Platform
World's biggest ship begins new North Sea oil and gas era
One of the world's biggest ships has begun a new era for the North...
[Watch] Man Falls into Hold of Ship at Alabama State Docks
On August 24, mobile Fire-Rescue personnel extracted a man from deep within the hold of a ship at the Alabama State Docks, where he...
Cargo Ship Engine Room Blast Injures Crew
On August 22, there was a reported engine room explosion aboard a product tanker WEICHSELSTERN, which was anchored on Neue Weser Anchorage, north of...
LNG Tanker Saves a French Couple
STENA CLEAR SKY RESCUED A FRENCH COUPLE NORTH OF BRAZIL
August 16th the Stena Clear Sky with captain John L Burton on ballast passage rescued...
El Faro: Captains Call to Abandon Ship Too Late!
The captain of the doomed El Faro cargo ship sounded an alarm for his crew to abandon the vessel shortly before it sank last...
Pirates Beat up Bulker Crew
IMB Piracy Reporting Centre says seven robbers boarded vessel off Conakry, Guinea, and made off with crew's cash and property.
Two crew members were taken...
Tanker Arrested in Singapore: Is it About Outstanding Payments?
Malaysian-owned vessel is the latest ship to be detained this week in the Lion Republic.
A second small clean tanker has been arrested in as...
Bulker Owner Slapped with $15m Fine for Oil Spill
Delta Shipping hit with penalty for oil spill after Rak went down with coal cargo in 2011.
India has hit a shipowner with an INR...
