Rising Panamax Freight Rates Shut Arbitrage of European VGO to the...

According to European feedstock traders, the reverberation of Panamax freight rates to a five-month high has closed the Vacuum Gasoil arbitrage to the US,...

IMO Focuses on Passenger Ship Safety Level

Brief glance of IMO’s agenda in the following weeks: Which safety level should be established for small passenger ships? How is it technically possible...

[Watch] New Diving Support Vessel in Action

French engineering company Technip has introduced its latest newbuild, the diving support vessel (DSV) Deep Explorer. The vessel was officially named Saturday at a...

‘Fire in Space’ Experiment Kicks Off Aboard US Cargo Ship

How does fire act in space? Researchers will soon find out by trying to ignite nine different materials aboard an unmanned spaceship on its...

Drones to Monitor Ship Emissions Come into Force

Global maritime technology innovator Martek Marine stated it has been included on a framework contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for remotely...

Lochinver Lifeboat Coxswain Awarded for Bravery

The coxswain of Lochinver lifeboat has been presented with one of the RNLI's highest awards for his bravery in the rescue of a ship's...

Mersey Maritime Gears Up For Third Industry Awards

Plans are underway for the highly-anticipated Mersey Maritime Industry Awards (MMIA) 2017 with the four Diamond Sponsors and the Drinks Sponsor already secured for the...

ClassNK Completes Joint Study on ClassNK CMAXS LC-A

ClassNK completes joint study on ClassNK CMAXS LC-A for Hitachi MAN B&W Engine with Hitachi Zosen Corporation. Leading classification society ClassNK and Hitachi Zosen Corporation...

More Fleets Turn to KVH’s IP-MobileCast Service for Competitive Advantage

New and expanding customers cite cost containment and improved recruiting and retention as among the business benefits KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI), announced that numerous global...

Denmark Pulling Out of the Fight Against Somali Pirates

Danish warships and patrols have been helping NATO keep Somali pirates at bay in the Indian Ocean for nine years, capturing 295 suspected pirates,...

Pirates Attack Maersk Container Ship

A Singapore-flagged vessel owned by Maersk ‘Contonou’ has fallen victim to a pirate attack on November 19, 2016.  The vessel was attacked off the...

Box Ship Dragged Anchors and Hit a Container Vessel

Two Containers Collide at Anchorage Two container ships dragged anchors and collided at Schouwen-Duiveland anchorage, west off Hook of Holland.  The box ship Berwick dragged...

Chief Engineer Sent to Jail for Dumping

Ship Officer Imprisoned for Dumping Oily Waste in Ocean A 50-year-old named Giacomo Curatolo, a senior officer of an Italian oil tanker has been sentenced...

Finance Conference Points the Way Forward for Shipping and Trade

The second The Maritime Standard Ship Finance and Trade Conference, held in Abu Dhabi at the Sheraton Hotel and Resort, took full advantage of...

Inmarsat to Partner in Volvo Ocean Race’s

Inmarsat Selected as the Volvo Ocean Race’s Global Satellite Communications Partner for 2017-18 Race Partnership creates the world’s most digitally connected competitive sailing event for...

[Watch] Shipwreck found Underneath Vienna Bridge being Preserved

Shipwreck found Underneath Vienna Bridge being Preserved, Brought Home to Vienna Eighteen months ago, a barge was traveling beneath the Vienna bridge and hit one...

SOLAS – Amendments to the IMSBC Code

SOLAS – Amendments to the IMSBC Code (Amendment 03-15) – Reminder Contracting governments to the SOLAS Convention have been able to apply the amendments in...

In Response: Proposed Ballast Law Won’t Protect Our Waters

By Dave Zentner A column Sunday in the News Tribune advocated in favor of legislation known as the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, or VIDA (“Set...

What Does the Future Hold for Shipping?

Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO DNV GL, discussed some of the upcoming developments in the maritime world in his speech at the Danish...

Shipping Version: How Not to Fight Climate Change

The shipping industry accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than airplanes, buses or trains.  Yet this issue was not included in last year’s Paris...