Leading classification society ClassNK has expanded the scope the world’s first comprehensive electronic certificate service for classification and statutory certificates to include the flag...

Call sizes at terminals around the world are on the rise as more high-capacity ships enter the global market, further increasing pressure on the...

As OOCL prepares to welcome the third of six 21,000 TEU container vessels into its fleet, the box freight line has announced that one...

Drewry says that over the last five years, beneficial cargo owners (BCO) have been able to secure large reductions in freight costs by running...

Various reports have been circulating in the social media about a tanker belonging to KOTC reportedly sinking off the Oman coast. What happened? It is still...

The Greek shipping companies have blamed tax as a reason for not switching to an alternative jurisdiction. Report highlights unstable tax structure: The report named, "Repositioning...

A pipe has burst on board a luxury cruise liner causing water to spurt through ceilings and one of the decks to flood. For more...

On September 6, a luxury cruise ship was flooded owing to a pipe burst just after disembarking from the Brisbane Port. What happened? The luxury cruise...

Major shipping operators have been affected by hurricane harvey and most notably Hapag Lloyd has revealed that the services of three vessels has been...

Just two weeks after Hurricane Harvey, the United States is already bracing for the next storm. The Category 5 Hurricane Irma is already ripping through the...

Danish Shipping launches a new guide regarding the implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention, which will enter into force on 8 September 2017. In...

By Sofia Fürstenberg Sofia Fürstenberg worked with DNV GL and at AP Moller Maersk in its maritime technology division before starting her own consultancy. She...

On the night between 21 and 22 December 2016, the Danish offshore supply ships MÆRSK SEARCHER and MÆRSK SHIPPER capsized and sank in the...

"Mega-Ship" - This term was coined around 2013 with the advent of Triple E series of ships of Maersk line capable of carrying 18,340...

Despite a recovery in cargo shipping markets, ship manning costs will remain suppressed as shipowners and operators continue to be financially challenged and the...

The United States represent a major focus for the CMA CGM Group’s international development, said a press statement from the company. CMA CGM, in a...

As Floridians cleared supermarkets of bottled water and emptied gas pumps, people in the northeastern Caribbean were making last minute-preparations before powerful Hurricane Irma...

The Chinese Ministry of Transport extended the 0.5% sulphur cap Emission Control Area (ECA) to all ports within Zhejiang ECA, China which is part...

Nine suspects have been detained in Yancheng, East China's Jiangsu Province for smuggling sugar over the weekend after border police there noticed that the...

On September 1, a vessel reportedly lost its communication after suffered a massive blackout. It is reported that the crew will be able to...