Typhoon Roke: Cargo Ship Capsized with 12 People
Hong Kong lowered a typhoon alert on Sunday evening as Typhoon Roke weakened, with the local airport and transport authorities rushing to restore normal...
Transportation of $4 Trillion Cargoes by Deployment of 130 Million Containers
The shipping industry has contributed immensely to global trade in 2016 with estimated value of more than $4 trillion cargoes lifted during the year....
Second Edition of Cyber Security Guidelines for Ships
Further to club’s previous web alert, members (here) are advised that the second edition of The Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships has been...
Autonomous Vessels: Not so Remote
Autonomous vessels and unmanned ships aren't light years away, but are far closer than you might think. The following article, originally published under the...
Boarding Using Other Means than Gangways May be Dangerous
The MSF published safety alert regarding reports of individuals unsafe boarding vessels by means other than via the gangway. It has been noticed that...
Disabled Cargo Ship Under Tow, North Sea
The "Mistral" suffered engine failure in the afternoon of July 20, 2017, in the English Canal, while en route from Constanta to Hamburg.
The...
Typhoon Beached Cargo Ships
Four freighters were beached by the typhoon Talas on July 17, 2017, among them the "Thai Ha 26" and cargo ship "Truong Than".
Both...
Disney to Build Third LNG Fueled Cruise Ship
Bob Chapek, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, used last weekend's D23 Disney fan event in Anaheim, CA, to announce plans add a...
A Smart Ship Solution Cuts Costs, Boosts Safety
The world's largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), says that its Integrated Smart Ship Solution (ISSS) is the first of its kind in the...
MCA Begins Digitalization of UK Ship Registry
The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has initiated efforts to modernize the way the UK Ship Register operates and has an array of...
APL Records Best Ever Fleet Carbon Reductions
Containership operator APL — now part of the CMA CGM Group — reports that in 2016 recorded fleet carbon dioxide emissions were down by...
How a Merchant Ship from Glasgow Saved Thousands of Lives at...
By Alex Nelson
In Winston Churchill’s famous “We shall fight on the beaches" speech, the Prime Minister hailed the evacuation of Dunkirk as a “miracle of...
[Watch] Software Should Not Ground Ships
by Martyn Wingrove
How can a brand new car carrier hit the sea floor because of a software fault?
How can a boxship, less than a...
DNV GL Releases Updated DNV GL NOx TIER III Compliance Guide
Classification society DNV GL has developed a new brochure to offer a set of best practices for the design of ships subject to NOx...
Decreased Tolerance Towards Modern Slavery in the United Kingdom
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has been campaigning for the crew members who have been involved in three ship abandonment cases in UK waters...
Greece Moves Towards Digitalization of the Shipping Industry
With increasing numbers of countries moving towards digitization. The Greek ship owning community is looking to make use of this trend to keep up...
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Ship Set to Embark its Journey
In a technology enhancement feat, a newly designed boat equipped with hydrogen fuel cell has been unveiled. The vessel will embark on a 6...
Seafarers Underpaid on a Ship Contracted to Shell?
Vessel owner Gulfmark has vehemently dismissed accusations that it underpaid its seafarers on a ship contracted to Shell in the North Sea.
What happened?
The RMT...
4 Men Hospitalized After Found Hidden Inside a Container
In a shocking incident which occurred on Thursday, 4 men have been reportedly hospitalized after being discovered stowed inside a container that arrived in...
BSM Manages Two of the World’s Largest Container Ships
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has taken over management of one the world’s largest container ships belonging to Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL).
The 20,146 TEU newbuilding MOL...
