BG All Set To Merge With Shell

On Thursday, majority of BG Group shareholders approved Royal Dutch Shell's $52 billion (36 billion pounds) takeover. The merger will take place on 15th February...

Technology Hinders At Sea warns P&I Club

North P&I Club has issued warnings that: The technologies we use at sea such as video calls, emails, mobile devices are more of a hinderance...

Concerns Raised For Oil Transfer In Moray Firth

Campaigners are worried that the ship-to-ship transfers might pose a threat to the marine animals including the dolphin population in Moray Firth.  They are...

A new ship to ship LNG bunkering vessel design

Using its in house expertise and floating storage and regasification units (FSRU) design Sener has developed a new ship to ship (STS) liquefied natural...

Tall Ships Pull into Port

The Official ship of Washington State - Lady Washington and her companion ship - Hawaiian Chieftain have returned to Ventura County and are now...

Dense Fog Closed Port Tampa Bay For a Day

Dense fog limited visibility for ship traffic at Port Tampa Bay. Several ships including a cruise ship and ten cargo ships were delayed due to...

Bunkering Vessels Spill Oil

A general cargo vessel leaked oil during bunkering operations in Elevsis on 26th January 2016.  The leak occurred when a tanker vessel was transferring...

15 Seafarers Rescued From Drifting Vessel In North Sea

The reports says that SeaWorker vessel, which is used for installation of offshore wind turbines, began to drift uncontrollably after it broke from its...

The Wreck Of Umbria In The Red Sea

The Umbria has been described by divers as “the best shipwreck in the world”.  Still very much intact, only her wooden decking has been...

Marpol Alert On Discharge Of Wash Water From Cargo Holds

Marpol has advised Members and clients that port reception facilities for wash water from holds containing cargoes are classified as harmful to the marine...

“Mark” Marks FB Earnings

Facebook enjoys doubled earnings in the fourth quarter of 2015. Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive of the market thriving social media Facebook said that 2015 was...

The World’s Most Powerful LNG Carrier

The first in the series of azipod-powered LNG ice-going carriers built for Russia’s Yamal LNG is due to load its first cargo next year. The...

Norwegian Billionaire Bets on Global Shipping Market Recovery

Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen along with investment bank Arctic Securities has formed a new ship broking firm.  Amidst the tough shipping market, economic slowdown...

[Watch] Droptest Of A FreeFall Lifeboat

  Verhoef Aluminium Freefall Lifeboat type FL75 (70 persons) had a 40 meter droptest which was more than 200 meters away from the platform...

Largest Solar Planet Finds Place In Galaxy

A largest known solar planet, consisting of a large planet that takes nearly a million years to orbit its star, was discovered by the...

Product Tanker Stena Imperative Named

One of the world’s leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk named its IMOIIMAX MR tanker Stena Imperative mk at China Merchants Wharf in Hong...

Wartsila Growth Is High Despite Slowdown

Wartsila, a Finnish industrial engine maker, reported its higher quarterly earnings despite a sluggish demand for ship technology.  According to the reports released on...

Very Large Crude Carrier to Ship Diesel

Cheap oil boosts diesel supply forcing companies to charter VLCC vessels to cater to slowing demand. French oil major Total and Oil trader Vitol has...

Ship Held for Denying Medical Help to Sick Seafarer

A cargo ship has been held by Swedish authorities for poor working crew conditions and safety The AFP contacted with the Swedish transport authority to...

22 Crew Saved From a Listing Merchant Vessel

Gale force weather in the Bay of Biscay caused a cargo ship to list on 26th afternoon.   In a dramatic operation 22 seafarers were...