[Watch] Sailors Death Trap Aboard the Navy Destroyer
The Navy is investigating the horrifying possibility that some of those who died on the USS Fitzgerald when it sank may have been trapped...
Ships Without Cyber Security to be Detained From 2021
IMO has given shipowners and managers until 2021 to incorporate cyber risk management into ship safety, giving the industry another issue to deal with.
Ships...
Cobbling Insulation Causes Smoke Development
In the Rhine port of Mannheim the water police were notified about a potential dangerous goods leakage on board the "Bitumina III", 1207 ts,...
IBIA Flags up Flashpoint Issue in Relation to Sulphur Cap
IMO meeting gives importance to flashpoint and other safety implications
IBIA contributed to a discussion at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last week regarding the...
Apilot: Futuristic Autopilot for Drone Ships
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing safe steering for the remote-monitored and controlled autonomous ships of the future. The new technology has...
[Watch] Compliance Procedures for Cargo & Ballast Operations Onboard Oil Tankers
This program covers vessel audit compliance procedures for cargo & ballast operations onboard oil tankers, and is based on repetitive observations by Vetting Inspectors...
Bunker Fuel Company Loses $1 Million to Email Scam
Kedah police chief Datuk Asri Yusoff said in the latest case, a 47-year-old owner of a bunker fuel company from Sungai Petani claimed he...
Ships’ Values Bound to Go Further Down Says Shipbroker
Ship values are expected to face more downward pressure moving forward, especially when it comes to older vessels. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker...
Shipping Losses Continue to Decline
Large shipping losses have declined by 50 per cent over the past decade, largely driven by development of a more robust safety environment by...
Research Report on China’s Shipbuilding Industry, 2012-2021
In 2016, the international ship market was on a downtrend. Global trading volume of new ships declined by 67% YOY, and holding orders of...
[Watch] World’s Largest Cruise Ship Floated Out of Dry Dock
Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, the largest cruise ship ever built at 230,000 tons, touched water for the first time last week when...
How Could the Navy Destroyer Collision Happen?
In a news that shook the world, Seven sailors aboard the destroyer USS Fitzgerald were killed, and other crew members injured, when the warship...
Tattoo Beware! Man Dies After Swimming with New Tattoo
A 31-year-old man reportedly died mysteriously after a tattoo job on his right leg. As tattoo artists will tell you, there are some critically...
Qatar Petroleum Offers Fuel-oil Bunkering for All Vessels
Qatar Petroleum said in a statement that a “vessel-borne fueling facility is available for all vessels lifting any Qatari seaborne imports or exports” as...
Top 19% of the Most Expensive Vessels Account for 50% of...
VesselsValue.com currently values the world fleet at $686,712 million.
A full 50% of that value, some $343,356 million, is contributed by just the top...
Cargo Ship Knocks Down Crane Docked at Port
A cargo ship reportedly collide with a crane which was docked at port while entering the port.
What happened?
The "BBC Wisconsin" allided with the quay...
Tanker to be Lightered and Raise Grounded Ship
On June 17 more than 200 tons of fuel were to be pumped into aft tanks in order to lighten and raise the bow...
Vessel Speed Reduction Program Expanding to San Francisco
An ongoing initiative to cut air pollution and protect whales in the Santa Barbara Channel region is expanding to the San Francisco Bay area...
IMO Needs to Finalise Ballast Water Implementation Dates
The global shipping industry – as represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – has urged its global regulator, the International Maritime Organization...
Stowaway Fire Ants Inside a Container Killed
An estimated 100 fire ants, a venomous invasive alien species, were found and killed at Kobe's Port Island on June 16, according to Environment...
