The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has warned that Solas firefighting regulations for container vessels are “inadequate” – particularly as ships have grown in recent...

The Maritime Standard has announced the names of the finalists for its fourth annual The Maritime Standard Awards, to be held on Monday, 23rd...

Inmarsat and Rolls-Royce have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to have the option to make the Rolls-Royce Energy Management system available via Inmarsat...

Though cruise holidays are built with relaxation in mind, the journey isn’t always smooth. There are many obstacles cruise ships can face out in the...

On September 24, a fire reportedly broke out in the containership with fire-fighters breaking into the hatch to contain the fire. What happened? The fire erupted...

On Sep 21, a product tanker HAI AN 16 suffered explosion in a pump room and consequent fire. The incident reportedly happened while offloading...

A video animation created from satellite data has retraced the path of tanker Seatrout, which ran aground near Antwerp after a collision with bulk...

The Trump administration has unveiled new travel restrictions on certain foreigners from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen as a...

Can biofuels provide a sustainable power alternative to the shipping industry? A new collaborative project in Singapore is going to test the idea. The Maritime and Port Authority...

Taking a look at the world around us, it is clear that technology is making boundless industrial and societal processes more efficient. From online...

A bosun who was rigging an accommodation ladder on a 265-metre cargo ship, ended up lost at sea when the steel wire securing his...

The construction work has commenced recently, on AIDA Cruises’ new AIDAnova, Carnival Corporation and this will be fully powered by the first of seven...

The Coast Guard released video Friday of a dramatic rescue off Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria battered the island. The video shows a British helicopter...

There is always something morbid about a place where things are taken apart, piece by piece, after the end of their useful lives, and...

The IMO conducted a national tabletop exercise on maritime security in Lima, Peru (18-19 September) to support the country to implement the United Nations...

On Sep 21, a general cargo ship Micurazan Maru collided with breakwater at Tadaira, Hirado island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The vessel was en route...

On September 20, two sailors who were rescued from a sea vessel reportedly died due to suspected case of malaria. What happened? Two sailors, a Panamanian...

India's second largest software services firm Infosys has said it has signed a seven-year pact with French container shipping major CMA CGM Group. The...

A bunch of pirates who lived 224 years ago can be blamed for the United States not adopting the metric system, which is a...

China’s “maritime Silk Road” has become a lightning hotspot, according to a new US study that suggests a link between ship exhaust and thunderstorms...