Danish Pressure Leads to Less Shipping Pollution in Baltic and North...
From 2021, ships sailing the North Sea and the Baltic Sea must significantly reduce their nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.
Following Danish pressure, the UN’s International...
A Pair of Glasses were left on the Floor at a...
by Christopher Hooton
The teen behind the hoax had similar success with a baseball cap and a bin.
Several visitors to the San Francisco Museum of Modern...
Threat to Seafarers Remains Despite Piracy Clampdown
Kidnapping and hostage-taking persists off the coasts of West Africa and South East Asia, despite a 20-year low in piracy on the world’s seas,...
Green Ship Gets Priority Booking Through Panama Canal
The Panama Canal reward ships meet "high standards of environmental efficiency" ahead of its reserves from next year, reported the aquatic route.
The "Environmental Premium...
Japan’s Biggest Shipping Companies are Merging for Efficiency
Nippon Yusen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha are merging their container operations.
Merger creates the world's sixth largest container shipping operation...
South Korea Rolls Out Shipping Rescue Plan!
South Korea is said to be planning to set up a state-backed financing company to help improve the financial health of the country's marine...
Climate Campaigners Slams IMO for Failing on Shipping Co2 Reduction Plan
The IMO has come under heavy criticism lately from environment enthusiast for failure in implementing a structured plan to slash the emission of greenhouse...
ICS Applauds IMO Road Map for Co2 Reduction by International Shipping
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has applauded the agreement, last Friday, by the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to develop a comprehensive...
[Watch] Vessel Tows, Automated To Safety Area
Coast Guard medevacs 3 men 200 miles southeast of Cape Fear, NC
A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City air crew rescues three people nearly...
[Watch] Two Lake Huron Shipwrecks Lost Since 1800s Found, Identified
The Great Lakes are loaded with shipwrecks. Thousands have been discovered over the years but there are still thousands hiding in the deep awaiting...
[Watch] The Green Route: The Key to the Reduction of CO2...
Since its opening in 1914, the Panama Canal has been a Green Route, helping in the reduction of time and distances for the maritime...
The Maritime Standard Awards Maintain Standard for Excellence
The third annual Maritime Standard Awards, held on Monday 24th October at the iconic Atlantis Ballroom, on The Palm, has raised the bar still...
Shipping — The World’s Dirty Little Emissions Secret
by Stephen Hanley
There was good news this week. The International Maritime Organisation agreed on Thursday to cap the sulfur content of marine fuels...
Pirates Shift Tactics to Target Crews, Not Cargo
It’s been a while since we’ve heard about brazen attacks by pirates against merchant ships, such as the one that inspired the 2013 movie...
A Blueprint for Growth: Priorities for Leaving the EU
This week we launched a summary of our forthcoming document ‘A Blueprint for Growth’.
The Blueprint is designed to act as a manifesto for the...
Mistreatment of Crew on Sub-standard Ship Leads to Detention
A vessel which had already been detained following a Port State Control inspection by MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) surveyors in Cardiff, Wales, has...
MEPC 70: IMO Moves Towards Arctic Phase Out of World’s Dirtiest...
International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC70) meeting concluded with Arctic Alliance welcoming the progress made by member countries towards a phase out...
Freight Rate Roundup: Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MOL
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MOL issued freight rate increases.
Maersk Line announced an increase in FAK rates from Asia to...
Sudden Jolt Kills two on board a Cargo Ship
On October 30th, tragic struck aboard a general cargo vessel BBC ASIA while uploading a cargo of pipes from barge moored alongside her portside...
Ro-Ro Vessel Runs Aground in Bogo
On October 29th, a roll-on-roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel bound for Cawayan, Masbate province ran aground at the Bogo Channel in Bogo City, northern Cebu at...
