Marine Coatings Evolve for the Better

Innovation and new technology continue to shape the marine coatings market. A narrowing field of global coatings manufacturers offer new products while improving existing...

Cyber Security at Sea! Prevention is Better than Cure

UK P&I Club and Signum Services Advise on Cyber Security at Sea - Prevention is Better than Cure David Thompson, Investigator at UK P&I Club’s Signum...

Alternative Bunker Fuels Viable But Questions Linger

Alternative Bunker Fuels Viable But Questions Linger: Industry Sources  Many shipowners will go into 2020 unprepared for the International Maritime Organization’s 0.5% global sulfur cap...

Hapag-Lloyd Expects Rising Freight Rates This Year

German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd expects freight rates to be several percentage points higher this year than in 2016, one of a number of factors...

Baltic Index Marks Over 2-year Highs on Improved Shipping Activity

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, hit a more than two-year high on Monday supported...

[Watch] Ropax Capsized with 125 Tons of Cargo Still on Board

The "Soby" capsized at a roro berth in the port of Mindelo, São Vicente island, on March 24, 2017, with at least 125 tons...

47 Kilos of Drug Burst Aboard Cargo Ship on the Miami...

Detectives staking out a cargo ship along the Miami River hit pay dirt when they uncovered 47 kilos of cocaine and took three people...

[Watch] Marine Pilot Steers a Car Carrier in Rough Sea

The cyclonic weather conditions which battered the Durban beachfront on Sunday, 12 March 2017,  did not stop the Port of Durban’s marine pilot Rainer...

Cargo Shift Capsize Ropax Vessel

The Ro-Ro passenger ship Soby capsized at the berth in Mindelo port in Sao Vincente Island, Cape Verde. What happened? The vessel was offloading cargo, but...

New Virtual Reality Training Facility

MacGregor offers improved operations through new virtual reality training facility MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has recently opened a new facility in Arendal, Norway, which houses...

Brave Marine Pilot Steers Ship Safely in Rough Weather

The cyclonic weather conditions, which battered the Durban Beach Front did not stop the Port of Durban’s marine pilot from safely steering an automotive...

ABB to Power and Remotely Monitor New BW Group LNG FSRU...

ABB will supply the power and electric propulsion system to a new Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) for BW Group, which will also...

Cyclone Debbie Forces Cruise Ship to Anchor Off Coast

A cruise ship bound for far north Queensland has been forced to anchor off the Sunshine Coast due to Tropical Cyclone Debbie. What happened? The destructive...

Tanker Runs Aground, Barely Avoids a Major Disaster

Fifty people with seven craft spent the day monitoring the tanker, which ran aground in shallow waters near the Debeli Rtič promontory. What happened? Early on...

New Fuel Regs Drive Scrubber Business

The Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association and its members are preparing to meet higher demand for gas scrubbing systems to bring SOx emissions in...

Vessel Triage Developed for Maritime Accidents

Finnish authorities have spearheaded the development of a digital method of communicating the condition of a stricken vessel for the salvage industry. A project...

Beech Group’s Lauren Kemp is Maritime Industry Rising Star

Demolition and remediation experts Beech Group is proud to announce Group Financial Controller Lauren Kemp as a winner of this year’s Rising Star Award...

Implications of Autonomy for Container Ships

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, and Rolls-Royce have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on research and development to explore the impact of...

KOTC is Building a Future-proof Tanker Fleet

As a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) is committed to providing safe and efficient transportation for...

Container Shipping Market to Record Sturdy Growth by 2021

Containers are used to transport objects from one place to another. Unlike conventional shipping, container shipping uses containers of various standard sizes—20 foot (6.09...