Competence-related Training by a Classification Society

As maritime technology increases, there is an immense requirement for people who satisfy particular requirements and demands.  Trained personnel are required to have the...

Who is Responsible for Solidity of Bulk Cargoes?

The Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) has warned that cargo liquefaction  is also an issue which bulk terminals need to pay attention to....

Human Element in Maritime Industry!

Dr. Al Hussein: towards the establishment of specialized academic institutions in the maritime sectors Nautical Institute and All Offshore sign an agreement to explore heads...

Maritime Industry’s First Training Analytics Tool

Seagull Maritime has launched the maritime industry’s first Training Analytics tool using automated prompts to help managers to benchmark training activity levels and prioritize...

Singtel Completes Asia’s First Commercial Installations of Fleet Xpress

Singtel completes one of the first installations of Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress in Asia with “K” Line Ship Management Singapore Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), announced today that its...

Ex Shipping Executive Fined and Jailed for Graft

On September 26, one other ex Vice president of a ship building company “ST Marine” was implicated in one of the largest corporate graft...

Sex on the High Seas! A Cruise Ship Worker’s Testimony

“THE ships were the most incestuous workplace I’ve ever been a part of.” A man known only as “Blake” has revealed the truth about life...

[Watch] Exploring Earth’s Deepest Abyss

A research submarine exploring the Mariana Trench has filmed weird animals like nothing we've seen before. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only....

History Beneath the Waves: Scotland’s Hidden Shipwrecks

by Alastair Brian The history of Scotland is often measured by crumbling castles and long-gone battles, but many of the country's most important and revealing...

Bunker Tanker Rams into Bridge

Bunker Freighter Vessel collides with Bridge under Construction A bunker vessel 2,023 DWT named Dae Yang No.3 owned and operated by Bosung Shipping on Tuesday...

Get Ready to Monitor and Report Ships Emissions!

Preparing For The MRV Regulation The MRV (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification) regulation aims to quantify and reduce CO2 emissions from shipping and will create a...

DNV GL Approval for New LNG Bunker Vessel Design

Achievement: Vard Engineering receives DNV GL Approval in Principle for new LNG bunker vessel design DNV GL has awarded Vard Engineering Brevik AS with an...

Ship Owners Adapt Waste Heat Recovery Strategies

Harris Pye Engineering has highlighted how ship owners are employing waste heat recovery to reduce energy consumption in a variety of scenarios, from increasingly...

Shipping Confidence is at its Best in Nine Months

Second consecutive quarterly rise increases shipping confidence levels The second successive quarterly rise in 2016 has raised the confidence of the shipping industry and has...

Suezmax Freight Rates Surge to Eight-month High on Cargo Flow

Tankers: WAF-UKC Suezmax freight rates surge to eight-month high on cargo flow The cost of sending crude oil cargoes from West Africa to the UK-Continent...

ClassNK Releases Updates to its Guidelines on Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding

Leading classification society ClassNK has released Guidelines on Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding (Ver. 3) aiming to support the widespread application of laser-arc hybrid welding in...

Dramatic Images Show Firefighters Battling Blaze Aboard Tanker with 168,000 Barrels...

An oil-tanker fire in the Gulf of Mexico has been put out, but it's still not clear what caused it. Aspectos del incendio y posterior...

[Watch] Firefighters Battling Fire Aboard an Oil tanker

A fire broke out after an explosion on one of state-owned oil company Pemex’s tankers off the coast of Boca del Rio, close to...

Recession: 40% Nigerian Ship Owners, Seafarers Jobless

Nigerian shipping companies are facing hard times as over 40 per cent of vessels owned by private individuals are no longer lifting petroleum products...

Maersk’s Carbon Pact Challenge!

Agility, Maersk Join to Slash CO2 Emissions Agility joins Maersk Line Carbon Pact initiative to cut CO2 by 15% Agility, a leading global logistics provider, has...