Repair Success Due to Diver Training

After delays of almost two weeks following an unsuccessful repair to the hull of a 180m bulk carrier that ran aground offshore Las Palmas,...

Dual-Fuel ME-GIE Successfully Runs on Ethane

Positive operational performance expands MAN B&W alternative fuel possibilities. The world’s first ME-GIE (-Gas Injection Ethane) two-stroke engine has successfully passed gas trials on board...

2 Tons of Cocaine Seized Aboard a Vessel in Atlantic

On Monday, Spanish police seized more than two metric tons of cocaine from a ship with a Venezuelan flag in the Atlantic Ocean and...

Missing Captain Found Drifting at Sea

The captain of a large Singaporean cargo ship was found drifting at sea off the coast of southern Spain clinging to a life buoy...

Maritime Innovation Masterclass Organized for Future of Shipping

When fantasizing about the future, the majority of people with a willpower to change the world is young and highly educated and in the...

Shipping Industry Submits Proposal to IMO for Greenhouse Gas Strategy

The World Shipping Council (WSC) on behalf of its member companies and other industry partners has filed a proposal for the International Maritime Organization...

K Line Merges Bulk Shipping Units

Japanese liner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has revealed plans to reorganize its ship management companies in order to upgrade services. Merger of bulk shippers: Two...

Box Trade, Bunker Sales on a Roll at the Singapore Port

The Port of Singapore posted increases in its container throughput and ship-fuel sales for the fourth straight month in April. Container throughput last month exceeded...

Software to Limit Ships’ NOx Emissions

Researcher develops software to limit ships' NOx and smoke emissions In cooperation with MAN Diesel & Turbo, a Technical University of Denmark (DTU) researcher is...

[Watch] Horror! Ship on Fire

The accident took place around 5.29am. The captain and his crew members were present on the vessel at the time of the incident. A...

Cyber-technologies for Future Hull Surveys

Today, assessment of the structural condition of a vessel mostly takes place during survey, i.e. during physical tank entry. New inspection techniques such as...

IMO’s Global Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre Network

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced the launch of GMN.IMO.org, a new website for the  Global Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre Network (GMN) project. The...

Maersk’s Future of Cloud Computing with Shipping Data

What Maersk’s Adoption of Microsoft Azure Means for the Future of Commercial Shipping Data? Cloud computing is quickly becoming an indispensable part of nearly every...

BIMCO Launches Latest Guidance for Charter Negotiations

Check Before Fixing is an indispensable tool used across the industry for daily chartering and shipping transactions. Since the first edition was issued more...

EMSA Tests Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems in Real Time

European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) announced that will carry out a demonstration, on 11 May in Huelva, Spain, to show the potential of Remotely...

“Viable Organism Analyzer” and “Ballast Water Sample Concentrator”

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. is pleased to announce that its group company MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. (President: Shugo Aoto) will exhibit BARI-SHIP 2017 which is...

Crash Due To Unmanned Bridge in Storm

Vessel’s breakaway due to wind causes damage at pier The Australian Transport Safety Bureau issued an investigation report on an accident that happened at Station...

[Watch] Cargo Ship Hit and Killed Endangered Whale

In an unfortunate incident, a young 52-foot, endangered whale was deemed healthy and feeding on krill in the Strait of Juan de Fuca before...

Ship Catches Fire at Middle East Port

A fire that broke on a ship carrying petroleum products reportedly killed one person at Al Hamriya Port, Sharjah, UAE, and injured four others....

‘Serious Injuries’ After a Fall Down Hold of a Ship in...

On Monday, a man reportedly sustained grievous injuries after sustaining a fall down the hold of a cargo ship. What happened? The Humberside Fire and Rescue...