Wärtsilä to Drive Digital Transformation

The technology group Wärtsilä is currently implementing a digital transformation to become a data led, insights driven, and agile technology company dedicated to taking...

Wärtsilä’s Hybrid System Increases Vessel’s Engine Efficiency

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore to install a hybrid system with batteries on board of its vessel Viking...

Why Skipperless Ships Might Not Be as Easy to Introduce as...

Rolls-Royce is building a new Research & Development facility in Finland and says it hopes to design the first remote-controlled ship by the end...

Dubai Named as One of the World’s Top 10 Maritime Capitals

Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) is taking part as an exhibitor at Norshipping, Norway, (May 30-June2) shortly after Dubai's recognition in an influential report...

MOL Mulls LNG Power Generation on Ships

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is exploring the possibilities to generate power from liquefied natural gas (LNG) aboard ships as a low-cost, environmentally friendly alternative...

Hot Fuel-Oil Spill Causes Fire in Tanker Engine-room

Transport Malta has issued an accident investigation report regarding a fire incident in the engine-room the Maltese registered chemical/oil tanker Askara occurred after fuel...

Heavy Marine Fuel Spill Occurs During Bunker Operation

Heavy marine fuel spilled during bunker operations of Bulgarian bulk carrier Koznitza from motor tanker Aalbong on Skagen Anchorage in Denmark. What happened? The accident occurred...

Crews Perform Emergency Repairs on 1,000-foot Vessel

The Indiana Harbor was sailing east on Lake Erie near Conneaut, Ohio, about two weeks ago when its crew determined that the ship had...

Technical Failure Runs Cargo Ship Aground in Norway

The general cargo ship Vitin ran aground off Tonnes in Luroy, Norway. What happened? The vessel was en route from Husoy to Myre with cargo...

LNG Bunkering a Viable Option for the Near Future says Shipbroker

Ship owners will soon have to make a decision as to which course they’ll follow regarding the fuels used to power their fleet. LNG,...

P&I Club: Free Reserves Growth of 11% to Record $306.5m

West of England P&I Club: Free Reserves growth of 11% to record $306.5m The Club’s financial position has strengthened again in 2016/17. Another positive set...

IMO Workshops on Fouling

Biofouling – the build-up of aquatic organisms on a ship’s underwater hull and structures – was again on the agenda at the latest in...

[Watch] Probe of a Woman’s Mystery Vanishing at Sea

On Tuesday night, a neighbor watched out the window of her condo west of the city as official-looking men wearing powder-blue latex gloves searched...

Product Tanker Loaded with 4382 Tons of Heavy Oil Ran Aground

On May 27, Product tanker VOLGONEFT-217 loaded with 4382 tons of heavy oil ran aground on 567 kilometer mark river Nizhnyaya Scheksna, near Cherepovets....

First European Dual-fuel Tug Delivered

After completing its sea trials program successfully was delivered to its owner, the Norwegian company Østensjø Rederi A/S. Designed by Canadian company Robert Allan...

Own Part of the Sail Cargo Future

Come Aboard the Sail Cargo Vessel Ceiba – Own part of the Sail Cargo Future In Costa Rica’s ecologically friendly corridor, a young cargo shipping...

Bulk Carrier Intentionally Grounded After Touching Bottom

The Incident: The bulk carrier Nevskiy-4 suffered water ingress after breaching of bow and middle ballast tanks at Koshkinsky fairway in Ladoga Lake on the...

DNV GL Launches LNG Fuel Finder

Just in time for Nor-Shipping, DNV GL will launch the LNG Fuel Finder - a new tool on its LNG business intelligence portal LNGi. The...

ExxonMobil Extends Contract for Maersk Drillship

ExxonMobil Extends Contract for Maersk Drillship at a Fraction of Original Rate Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract extension for the ultra-deepwater drillship Maersk...

Maritime Industry Enters Unexplored Waters

A combination of technology and political and economic events are creating new risks and opportunities for the global maritime sector, Marsh Ltd. said in...