Introduction The International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, originally adopted in 2004, has now...

Maritime trade union Nautilus International has welcomed an agreement to ensure that foreign seafarers on freight ferries running to Orkney and Shetland will be...

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) announced that it has updated its Bye-Laws, as well as the Articles of the Association. Key changes include length...

The Singapore Exchange is set to start up an index that will track the price of liquefied natural gas in the Middle East and...

Giant Underwater Goddess Found Off Turkish Coast in Ancient Shipwreck A giant goddess sculpture has been found on the sea floor off the south-western coast...

Offshore and marine operators of electrochlorination-based marine growth prevention systems are set to benefit from a new maintenance and service initiative from the world’s...

HSH Nordbank, the leading financier of container ships, is up for sale as its long-awaited privatization has kicked off with a February 27 deadline...

When heavy rains hit Los Angeles, this bystander was lucky enough to witness an incredibly rare migration. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose...

In 2016 the shipping industry saw significant supply side adjustments in reaction to continued market pressures.  For shipbuilders this meant a historically low level...

In a stark reminder of how volatile shipping markets can be, sentiment in the previously weak Asian Aframax market has flipped while the LR2...

Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are likely to fall next week as charter activity from China slows ahead of the Chinese...

A top fashion model has revealed that she is intersex, saying that she hopes speaking out will help break a taboo. Hanne Gaby Odiele, 29,...

The U.S. Coast Guard responded to -- and freed -- a 1,000-foot freighter stuck in the icy St. Mary's River this weekend. On January 15,...

MITSUI OSK Lines has agreed to jointly study the feasibility of a liquefied natural gas-fuelled capesize bulker with major iron ore producers such as...

DNV GL has awarded the Chinese scrubber manufacturer Shanghai Bluesoul Environmental Technology with an Approval in Principle (AiP) in recognition of the technical feasibility...

Global refining will move toward lower utilization and margins until 2020 as capacity growth exceeds demand, particularly in Europe, according to a recent McKinsey...

ABS, provider of classification and technical services to the marine and offshore industries, has published the ABS Guide for LNG Bunkering.  This new Guide...

The world’s leading aircraft manufacturers Boeing Aircraft Company is flouting a possibility of involving limited batches of shipping containers at high speed and premium...

Hong Kong professor’s Biofilm Breakthrough Could Save Shipping Companies Billions and Protect Marine Life In a Kowloon lab looking out to the ocean, a Hong Kong...

A Singapore-based bunker barge operator has been fined $81,000 after it was found operating without a licence. What happened? On January 17, a Singapore-based bunker operator...