The last three months have been some of the worst the multipurpose and project carrier sector has endured in living memory.  The breakbulk and...

Maersk has settled in at the world's ship graveyard  (Alang, India) : the complete scenario by ShippingWatch ShippingWatch was invited to Alang by the Maersk...

Eight Indonesians are to be deported from Vietnam for trial in Malaysia for raiding the tanker Orkim Harmony in June last year. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement...

GALAXY (ex ADRIATICA I) auctioned, towed to ship repair yard On October 15th, the passenger ro-ro ship GALAXY (formerly known as ADRIATICA I) left Empedocle...

On October 15th, 136 kilos of cocaine were reportedly seized from a cargo ship named ‘Kota Lukis’ docked in Manzanillo port.  The huge amount...

Verifavia, the world’s leading emissions verification company for the transport sector, announced that it has fully certified Greek-based maritime information and communication technology (ICT)...

The opening of the new, wider Panama Canal locks in June should result in more cargo for some ports. U.S. container ports have been...

The Safety of life at Sea (SOLAS) Legislation, which made container weight verification a condition to load marine cargo into a ship, became legally...

There have been major drivers for change in the shipping industry in recent years.  Marine emissions legislation such as the current IMO’s Marpol Annex...

Hong Kong-based trader Winson Oil has bought a very large crude carrier (VLCC) to store oil in the Mediterranean as it pushes to expand...

Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), rose to multi-month highs this week.  The ship brokers said that these rates are likely to hold...

Preparations are underway for the launch of Dubai Maritime Summit 2016 this coming November 2 under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed...

A video showing a scuba diver’s hair-raising encounter with a great white shark off a Mexican island is going viral. The shark breached an underwater...

A very rare occurrence of a great white shark breaching a diving cage.  The shark is not attacking the cage or the diver, it...

MOL to Launch Biannual Vessel Safety Campaign - Forging ahead to become the world leader in safe operation Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the launch of...

The U.S. Navy has fired a second littoral combat ship commander in the space of one year, the latest in connection with engine damage...

MaK M 46 DF dual fuel engines to be installed on a new generation of cruise ships The selection of Caterpillar Marine dual fuel engines...

We traveled to Guadalupe Island anticipating some close encounters with White Sharks.  We had no idea! Luckily the shark was not injured.  The three...

Four divers at a remote island off Mexico are fortunate to be alive after a great white shark severed the air hose leading to...

Expanded Panama Canal’s lackluster performance, yet to fulfill transit goals The expanded Panama Canal which was opened less than a year ago remains largely unutilised...