The cruise ship world was rocked by a deadly shooting in the baggage claim at the Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International airport on Friday. What...

The sharing economy is booming, especially when it comes to ride sharing.  Services such as Uber and Lyft, that come with handy apps that...

Unidentified Ship Hits Fishing Boat An unidentified ship, said to be a cargo vessel, has hit and sank a fishing boat off Kerala coast injuring...

After suffering five straight quarters of financial losses in their global operations, according to Alphaliner, ocean carriers will attempt to negotiate higher service contract...

Greece has remained the top shipowning nation in 2016, according to shipping analyst VesselsValue.  However, they have lost around 12 percent of their fleet...

Rescue Workers Scoop Crew from Tanker Stranded Off Cape Breton A tanker has run aground off Little Pond, N.S., after experiencing engine failure and rescue...

The simulator is part of a new highly condensed ‘STCW A-VI/2-1 Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats’-course.  Whilst...

One of the saddest indictments of progress is that all too often it is paid for, in advance, by the mistakes and pain of...

A product tanker reportedly collided with Southern Lock’s gate during transit. What happened? The product tanker Atlantic Mate collided with Southern Lock’s gate at Brunsbuettel during...

Really, very major regulatory changes have been initiated in 2016 and their effect is going to reverberate for the next several years.  The Ballast...

A proposed National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Michigan is nearing reality. On January 6, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced plans to designate...

The Coast Guard is investigating a collision involving a large cargo ship last night in Port Aransas. The vessel was heading out into the...

It will cost about RM5 million ($1.6 million) to clean up the oil slick in the Pasir Gudang waters off Johor, and the owners...

The heads of Japan’s three largest shipping lines addressed their employees as the nation headed back to work.  The mood among the three was...

Operating cost movements are central to shipping’s fortunes. Shipping has certainly lived up to its reputation for volatility during the past twelve months. The quarterly...

Maritime analyst Alphaliner has called 2016 the worst year on record for the container charter market as charter rates tumbled to historical lows for...

The longer global economic growth remains weak and lacks investment, the lower future growth potential for shipping. For eight years, the world has struggled to...

Growing LNG exports from the US could “drive a massive increase in ballast water flux to the US” resulting in “large effects on transfer...

Ships at all major commercial ports in emission control areas China set up last year are now required to burn low-sulfur fuel for the...

Consumer protection is warning owners of inflatable air loungers not to use them in water as they could pose a drowning risk. Inflatable air loungers...