Global Supertanker Puts Out Fires Around the World

The Spirit of John Muir is a world renowned 747 Supertanker which is used to combat fire across the globe. It has dodged many...

More to Autonomous Technology than Just Unmanned Ships

by Martyn Wingrove Earlier this week the editor of marinemec.com, Martyn Wingrove visited the Rolls-Royce’s research and development centre for autonomous ships in Finland’s oldest...

The Ideas that Could Transform the Shipping Industry

For centuries, the world's seas and oceans have been used to trade goods and services. Today, the shipping industry remains a crucial cog in...

Wanderings of the Cargo Ship RB Eden

RB Eden a sorghum carrying vessel is caught in the turmoil created by the frictional relationship of US and China over sea-trade, reports the...

IMO to Set Up Taskforce on Autonomous Ships

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has planned to set up a taskforce on autonomous ships to look at regulation and safety of this new...

[Watch] Do You Want Norwegian Bliss? A Billion-Dollar Ship That Wows

For active sea travelers who appreciate a generous choice of diversions, restaurants, entertainment and personalized pampering — all wrapped up in gorgeously sophisticated style...

Major Fire Broke Out in the Cargo Hold Off Pontainak

On May 22, a major fire broke out in the cargo hold of a vessel and firefighters were called in to control the blaze. What...

Ship Caught Illegally Dumping at Poti Sea Port

On May 24, a Liberian ship was caught illegally dumping waste at a Sea port and detained by the port officials. What happened? The Liberian flagged...

[Watch] Surfer Breaks World Record by Riding 80ft Wave

 A VIDEO went viral after the moment surfer, Rodrigo Koxa, broke the world record for the highest wave surfed. Filmed last November, the wave...

New Online Tool to Help Evaluate Options for Sulphur 2020 Compliance

LR launches the ‘Sulphur 2020 – Options Evaluator’ to help industries comply with the global sulphur cap limit of 0.50% m/m, which comes into...

Girls Make Crew Members to Dance Aboard Cruise

Turns out, not everything that happens on board a ship is family fun. The captain and crew members from Bravo’s “Below Deck” say they have...

It’s a Quay!

An artificial solid construction, alongside or projecting into a harbour or basin, which acts as a landing place for cargo and passengers. It may...

Diana Sells Another Post-Panamax Container Vessel

Diana Containerships Inc. (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today announced that it has signed, through a separate...

Shippers will Foot More than Half the Bill to Recover Cargo...

Dive Brief: A vessel operated by Maersk's 2M partner, MSC, was able to dock at the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,...

Crude Headed for $90 Due to Shipping Revolution

IMO rule changes seen boosting demand for oil products, crude Bank expects ‘scramble’ for middle distillates, tighter market Forget Iran and OPEC -- there’s...

Two Charter Contracts for Gulf Marine

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs), has won two charter awards in the Middle East and North Africa...

Emergency Bunker Surcharge by MSC

MSC reacts to the diminishing returns caused by soaring fuel costs and is the first to announce an emergency bunker surcharge across its services,...

The Unique Challenges of Living at Sea for 63 Days

When a ship is out in the open ocean, it has to function like a self-contained world. From food to sewage, everything is possible...

Can You Name this Ship Part?

Watch out here for the right answers and the winners. Please provide your profile picture and a brief about you to be featured here....

Over $40 Million of Fuel Stolen from Shell Refinery

A group of fuel thieves operating at Royal Dutch Shell’s oil refinery in Singapore have been levied new charges by the Singapore authorities after...