[Watch] ABB Upgrades Predictive Capabilities of Remote Diagnostic Services

ABB is deepening its analytical and predictive approach to vessel maintenance with the latest upgrade of its Remote Diagnostic Service (RDS).  ABB is one...

LNG Tanker Fends Off Pirate Attack

On Friday, the crew of the recently built LNG carrier La Mancha Knutsen successfully fended off a pirate attack 100 nm off the coast...

Ships Over 5,000 Gross Tonnage Need Bunker Consumption Data

Ships of 5,000 gross tonnages and above must collect consumption data for each type of fuel oil An important milestone on the road to controlling...

Maersk and Shell Try ‘Spinning Sail’ to Cut Bunker Fuel

Royal Dutch Shell and Maersk shipping group are about to find out, as they team up to fit a tanker with two “rotor sails”...

World’s First Ethane Combusting Engine Delivered by MAN

New Two-Stroke Engine Uses VOCs as Fuel ME-GIE engine benefits from the diesel principle running on mixtures of LNG and LPG, including volatile organic compounds. The...

Alarming Trends! Contractors, Shipping Firms Battle Over Jobs

A lobby has accused international shipping lines of subcontracting jobs at the Port of Mombasa to their subsidiaries, depriving resident’s jobs. What happened? A shipping line...

Passenger’s Headphones Explode Mid-flight

Safety warning after battery-operated headphones explode on long-haul flight to Melbourne An exploding battery in a set of headphones has left a woman with burns...

Container Shipping and Asia’s Fluctuating Economies

The viability of the international container ship transportation industry depends on vibrant trade between distant nations, and that trade depends on cost-competitive manufacturing industries...

Pirates Hijack Freighter

Somali pirates suspected of hijacking ship after long layoff, expert says Somali pirates are suspected of hijacking a Sri Lankan-flagged fuel freighter that sent a...

World Container Trade: Scenarios and Strategies for the Next Phase

The global economy is in the midst of a decade-long slow growth environment. World GDP is predicted to increase 2.8% in 2017, making this...

Ship Broker Clarksons Eyes Acquisitions

The shipping industry has been struggling amid one of its biggest downturns in its history. Shipping firm Clarkson’s is “keeping an eye out” for potential...

Wind Powered Vessels Gain Steam as Sustainable Future Option

Dive Brief: Transport shipping may undergo a further change with the development of the flettner rotor systems for cargo vessels. Flettner rotor systems rely...

[Watch] Waves Sent Them Flying Off Their Jet Skis

Two spring breakers were swept away into the path of a 130,000-ton cruise ship after waves sent them flying off their jet skis at...

Two Cargo Ships Collision Kills 2 Crew

What Happened? On March 13, two Chinese cargo ships, Chang Xun 17 and Jin Hang Hai 6, collided near the Nantong part of the Yangtze...

[Watch] Regulatory Limitations of Blast and Fire Post Blast Resistant Walls,...

The Offshore Market Needs to Wake Up To The Regulatory Limitations of Blast and Fire Post Blast Resistant Walls, Doors and Windows, Warns InterDam InterDam,...

Bulk Carrier Lost Propulsion Towed for Repairs

Stalled Bulk Carrier Towed To Unalaska For Repairs Unalaska waters welcomed an unusually large visitor over the weekend. The M/V Ecofaith G.O. was towed to Broad...

Foreign Merchant Ship Seized Over Unauthorised Anchoring

On Monday, a foreign merchant ship was seized after it was found to have been anchored without prior permission. The vessel was seized by...

Cargo Ship Collides with Tanker and Sinks Off China

In the early hours on March 9, a cargo vessel belonging to North Korea reportedly sank off the coast of China after colliding with...

To Scrap it or Retrofit it?

Scrapping of older tonnage or retrofitting will be one the main talking points in the shipping industry as we edge closer to the realization...

Frightening! Two Young Women Fell in the Path of a Cruise...

Two young women on spring break in Florida survived a scare on Saturday when they fell off their jet ski and ended up in...