Boost for Singapore: World’s First Floating Liquefaction Vessel
Keppel Offshore & Marine's (Keppel O&M's) completion of the world's first floating liquefaction vessel (FLNGV) is set to bring Singapore a step closer to...
5,000 Vessels to Have Scrubbers by 2025
The shipping industry is increasingly convinced of the business case for installing exhaust gas cleaning equipments — known as scrubbers — to remove sulphur...
Tanker Owners Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Tanker owners are looking to rejuvenate their fleets. Nothing new, since ordering new ships is what owners do.
Consolidation talks:
But talk of a nascent consolidation...
Beware of this eMail! Alert to All Ship Managers & Owners
E-mail Scams – Alert to All Ship Managers & Owners
The Shipowners P&I Club has been made aware of a scam email which is targeting...
100 Sailors Stranded on 22 Ships in UAE Waters
About 100 Indian sailors aboard 22 ships have been stranded in UAE waters and have sought the help of the Indian Consulate General in...
Bulker Rescue a Drop in the Bucket for Busy Crew
RACQ CQ Rescue embarked on four missions over the weekend, including a medical evacuation from a bulk carrier. Three of the four outings took...
Tanker with 38,000 Tons of Petrol Collide with Cargo Ship Off...
An oil tanker and a large cargo ship collided Saturday in the Dover Strait between Britain and France but the accident caused no casualties...
Cargo Ship Captain, 2 Crew Members Taken into Custody
The police here on Friday took into their custody the captain and two employees of a foreign cargo ship that hit an Indian fishing...
Tankers Involved in Collision Carrying Cargo
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has confirmed two coastal shipping vessels that collided in Loon Bay were carrying cargo.
The Travestern was...
2017 Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia
With close of 400 top maritime executives in attendance, Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia was held at InterContinental Hong Kong on 23th June 2017. A...
EPA Wants to Make Marine Pollution Fines 200 Times Higher
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) issued an advance notification Tuesday for a draft amendment to the Marine Pollution Control Act that will increase the...
How to Steal a Ship
In 2013, Professor Todd Humphries of the University of Texas made news by demonstrating how he could “takeover” navigation of a large yacht by...
[Watch] Working as Gas Carriers Ship Captain
Captain Robert Serewa takes us aboard Asia Excellence, one of Chevron’s new liquefied natural gas carriers.
Captain Robert Serewa’s affinity for ships started when he...
Dangers of Cargo Liquefaction! ‘Can Test’ & ‘Splash Test’ Not Reliable
Many a times the concerns over the stability of large ore cargoes carried by Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOCs) has been reported, particularly how...
Cruise Line Unveils Breathtaking New Class Ship
Celebrity Cruises will feature a breathtaking Eden space on its upcoming cruise ship the Celebrity Edge.
A breathtaking new space has been unveiled by Celebrity...
Sex Assault Victims on Cruise Ships are Often Under 18
As the Fourth of July weekend begins, families across the country are making summer vacation plans and many will go on a cruise hoping...
Dark Side of Data Revolution
Cyberattack on Maersk underscores need for global strategy
The alarm bells have been ringing for years, from a cyberattack on the state-owned Islamic Republic of...
ClassNK’s PrimeShip-HULL for Container Carriers
Leading classification society ClassNK has released its latest version of its structural design support software for container carriers “PrimeShip-HULL for Container Carriers.”
“PrimeShip-HULL for Container...
ABB Turbochargers to Power Largest Containerships
ABB turbochargers are powering the main engines and auxiliary engines of the largest containership ever built in China, a 20,000 TEU vessel named COSCO...
[Watch] Cargo Ship Runs Aground, Becomes Disabled
A 586-foot cargo ship carrying cement and steel was reportedly disabled in the Elizabeth River after running aground off Sewells Point Thursday afternoon.
What happened?
Coast...