Summary On 13 January 2017, the Antigua & Barbuda registered dry cargo vessel Nortrader suffered two explosions in quick succession while anchored in Plymouth Sound,...

According to a report released by ReCAAp, a total total of nine piracy incidents have been reported until November 2017. Out of which, seven...

Christophe de Margerie, the icebreaking LNG carrier built to order for SCF Group (Sovcomflot) to serve the Yamal LNG project, has won the award...

Fleets of mega-ships setting sail point up to how container shipping capacity should remain in excess in the near and mid-term, despite carriers’ efforts...

On Dec 8, the "Ocean Voyager", had run aground north of Drøbaksundet in the Oslo Fjorden next to the lighthouse Storegrunn. It was later refloated...

On Dec 7, a crew member of the "Jia Mao Shan" fell 100 feet and was injured while aboard a cargo ship carrying containers. He...

On October 10, the hulking, 460-foot (140 meter) cargo ship was banned from entering every single port across the globe, punished for violating sanctions...

Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Golden and Silver Star, by the Government of Japan. Established...

On December 7, a containership reportedly lost control while entering the Kiel Canal and sustained damages. What happened? The container ship ‘Jork Ruler’ reportedly lost control...

On December 7, a tanker that had been detained was reportedly auctioned off for US$12-million dollars. What happened? The tanker ‘Pretty Scene’ owned by the Parakou...

VT Halter Marine has launched Crowley’s second Commitment Class ship, Taíno, one of the world’s first combination container / roll on-roll off (ConRo) ships...

The shipbuilding industry has decided to enhance their hull performance technology by using IoT. What is IoT and What Relevance does it have in the...

Time has come to apply for renewal of CLC, Bunker, Athens and Wreck Removal Certificates from the Danish Maritime Authority. The certificates must be...

Supramax freight rates from the US Gulf Coast reached year-to-date highs on Wednesday, buoyed by a rush of activity as participants with December cargoes...

Summary On 19 August 2016, the bulk carrier ‘Molly Manx’ arrived off Port Otago, after an overnight passage from Lyttelton. A harbour pilot boarded the...

On December 5, China unveiled its first ‘smart’ ship with natively developed intelligent navigation system in Shanghai. Vessel specifications: The ‘smart’ vessel is 179-meters-long, 32-meters-wide and...

Omur Izgili will take over as VIKING’s new Country Director for Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Lebanon on January 1, 2018. He is succeeding...

Shell Marine has recently been awarded China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company’s (COSCO SHIPPING) largest marine lubricants order in 2017. This order will include the...

One hundred years ago, a massive explosion rocked Halifax when a ship—the Mont-Blanc—carrying six million pounds of explosives caught fire in the harbor. The...

A next-generation, LNG-powered coal carrier has won approval in principle (AIP) from classification society Lloyd’s Register. MOL, along with Tokhu Electric Power and Namura Shipbuilding,...