By Amy Fraher Four collisions involving US Navy ships this year have resulted in the deaths of 17 sailors and the injury of several more, along...

Hapag-Lloyd has revealed that it has no plans to follow CMA CGM and MSC and build new 22,000 TEU containerships after reporting strong second...

After a ship-naming ceremony on Friday, the MS innogy is now ready to take passengers for a green tour on the beautiful Lake Baldeneysee....

Still image extracted from video on board the Monte Alegre, showing the Chembulk Houston’s starboard-side bow and anchor in contact with the Monte Alegre’s...

Demand  As freight rates are coming back from the abyss, their actual rise seems to be magnified beyond their actual performance. Some container spot freight...

The Baltic Dry Index may experience a quiet week, with activity calming ahead of a long weekend in many countries. The upcoming weekend is...

A critical work of balance has been going on in the dry bulk market for quite some time. In its latest short-term outlook of...

It was some 45 years ago that marine biologists working in the South of England commented on new species of seaweed which were appearing...

Newbuilding orders are bound for a quick pick up of pace over the next few weeks, as buying interest from ship owners is more...

It is estimated that Hurricane Harvey may have claimed millions of oil barrels out of the U.S energy market. Oil production takes a hit: Due to...

On 28 August, the Libyan coast guard detained an oil tanker on suspicions of smuggling oil out of the country. What happened? The Libyan coast...

On Friday the 25th of August, 11.00 hrs, Ferus Smit's Nb. 421 was launched in Leer. Nb. 421 named as ‘Symphony Spirit’ is the fifth...

11 largest container shipping companies in the world account for a majority of the container traffic moving around the world’s major ocean routes. Today almost...

The California State Lands Commission (SLC) has approved new regulations on vessel biofouling that take effect on 1 October 2017. The aim of the new...

MAN Diesel & Turbo optimizes the efficiency of ship propellers using cutting-edge CFD simulation methods The layout of ship propellers is a balancing act between...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an accident report, regarding the eruption of fire onboard the towing vessel Thomas Dann, while en route...

The United States Agency for International Development’s Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) and Inmarsat Global Limited (Inmarsat) have announced a new partnership to...

The derailment of 30 coal wagons on the banks of the Clark Fork River in Montana is just the latest in a long list...

During the first six months of this year, the global container port throughput rose by 6.7 percent and the growth is on track to...

Exxon Mobil Corp said on Saturday it has cut rates at its 560,000 barrel-per-day Baytown, Texas, refinery due to the shutdown of the Houston...