Does World Trade Bode Well for Marine Shipping? Think Again
A fully loaded cargo ship heads into New York Harbor in August of 2016 in New York City. The global economic slowdown, especially the...
How Crane Collapse Incident Occurred? – A Pilot’s View
A pilot with knowledge of berthing operations at DP World’s Jebel Ali Port says the collision between a CMA-CGM container ship and STS crane...
IMO’s Hughes Talks Sulfur Cap, Quashes Talk of a Delay
* Chance of push-back to Jan 2020 sulfur cap deadline 'negligible'
* Compliance with 2020 sulfur cap a key topic in July meeting
* IMO to...
Tanker Runs Aground in a Lake
On Friday, A tanker reportedly ran aground east of Cornwall.
What happened?
The incident occurred when the ship way on its way from Hamilton to Montreal...
Presence of Lead in Stern Tube Lubrication Oils
VISWA LAB TECHNICAL UPDATE:
Presence of Lead in Stern Tube Lubrication Oils
We have received two cases of elevated and increasing lead levels in stern tube lubricating...
Baltic Dry Index Posts Four Consecutive Daily Losses
The Baltic Dry Index declined four-straight sessions this week, with the shipping metric now at 957 points, firmly below 1000 points with little expectation...
Indonesian Car Ferry Catches Fire Off East Java
The ro/pax ferry Mutiara Sentosa 1 suffered a serious fire on Friday evening during a transit of the waters of the Masalembo, the Southeast...
ABB Adds Certified MRV Module to its Suite
ABB strengthens its decision support software suite with certified MRV module
The latest development will enable customers to monitor their emissions according to the EU’s...
OOCL Hong Kong Takes Largest Containership Crown
The 21,413 teu OOCL HONG KONG, delivered last week by Samsung Heavy Industries, has taken the crown for the largest containership ever built, based...
Ship Owner Expects Soft Tanker Market to be the Norm During...
Tanker owners are in for rough seas over the course of 2017, as rates aren’t bound for a recovery anytime soon, at least according...
[Watch] Ferry Crash at the Docks of Santo Domingo
Video shows the moment the ferry, named Kydon, slammed into the pier and several containers at the Don Diego terminal. Amazingly no injuries were...
Drone Wins Innovation Award for AkzoNobel
A drone developed to improve maritime safety has earned an innovation award for a partnership comprising AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings Business, the supplier of International®...
Vale’s VLOC Headache is Contagious
Brazilian iron ore producer Vale is facing up to a new challenge as hull cracks were found on a third converted very large ore...
Euronav Chief Executive Skeptical on Scrubbers
Shipowners have taken several strategic approaches to comply with the planned International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulation on capping marine fuel sulphur content to 0.1pc...
Ethanol Shipping Fuels Controversy
A small strip of land at Milwaukee’s port has become a point of controversy now that an energy company wants to ship ethanol from...
Shaping the Low Carbon Future of the Shipping Industry
As CEO of Lloyd’s Register, I often reflect on how our role has evolved over our 257-year history.
When we were founded in 1760 our...
Six Crew Kidnapped from Cargo Ship
According to ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report. Six crew members have been kidnapped from a general cargo vessel off Nigeria.
Pirate attack:
Pirates boarded an...
Fatal Breathing Equipment Clipping Issue
Devon diver died after plummeting 60 metres to the ocean floor without his breathing apparatus on
An "extremely experienced" diver died on holiday in Micronesia...
Blast Due to Gas Ignition on Tanker in Shipyard Kills 6,...
On Thursday, an explosion at a shipyard in Colombia claimed the life of six persons and injured 23 others.
What happened?
The blasts occurred at the...
‘Lifting of Cabotage Policy Spells Doom for Shipping Industry’
Sarawak and Sabah Ship Owners Association (SSSA) president Soon Tin Woo said the Malaysian shipping industry is heading for doomsday once the cabotage policy...
