ETI Targets 30% Fuel Cut for UK Fleet
After an assessment of energy saving solutions, the Energy Technologies Institute believes the UK fleet could achieve a 30% reduction in fuel costs by...
[Watch] America is a Maritime Nation
By Robert Kaplan
The United States, bordered by two oceans, is a maritime nation. Not only is its Navy the largest in the world by...
[Watch] Clothing-optional Cruise Leaving from Tampa Sold Out
The company, Bare Necessities Tour and Travel claims it is the first bare cruising company and now it looks like it has the first...
[Watch] Ship Frozen on River Danube in Romania Runs Out of...
Food and water has been taken by helicopter to a ship trapped by ice on the frozen River Danube.
The ship has been stranded for...
Trump Withdrawal from Asia Trade Deal a Boon for China
US President Donald J. Trump’s withdrawal from a long-planned Pacific trade pact creates a political and economic vacuum that China is eager to fill,...
As Global Shipping Industry Struggles, Crews Can Pay the Price
Abandoned Ships: As global shipping industry struggles, crews can pay the price
By Ezra Fieser
The Newlead Castellano, one of 50,000 cargo ships that crisscrosses oceans...
Is Cosco Ship Scrapping Strategic?
Shanghai-listed Cosco Shipping Holdings, a subsidiary of Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited (Cosco Shipping), has revealed that it scrapped eight vessels during the fourth quarter...
Baltic Dry Index Falls to 862, Down 24 Points
The main sea freight index at Baltic Exchange for ships carrying dry bulk commodities declined further to 862 points led by weaker cape, panamax...
Gas Transport Gets New Tanker Edge
China's hunger for natural gas has pushed CIMC Enric Holding Ltd, one of the country's biggest liquefied natural gas equipment manufacturers by sales revenue,...
New Incentives to Cargo Ships for Marine Noise Reduction
New incentive for cargo and cruise vessels intended to quiet waters around the Port of Vancouver for at-risk whales
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has...
[Watch] Giant Alligator Caught on Camera
A massive alligator crossed in front of a group of tourists at a Florida nature center over the weekend, and it was all caught...
‘Ghost Ship’ Washes up on Washington State Beach
A "ghost ship" that was drifting for at least a few months perplexed beach-goers who found it washed up on a Washington state island.
Twitter...
Ship Arrest Warrant Served
Dan-Bunkering (Singapore) Pte Ltd has served warrant of arrest on PDZ Holdings Bhd's vessel “PDZ Mewah” over the supply of marine fuel oil and/or...
[Watch] Texas Sink Ship to Create Artificial Reef Near Galveston
Many environmentalists hate the oil rigs and platforms that pepper the water's surface across the northern Gulf of Mexico, but anglers know there's something...
Amazon Freighters Started Sailing
Amazon has successfully begun shipping goods from Chinese merchants to U.S. warehouses by ocean, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
The move into the business...
America’s Green Future: Making a Huge Transformer ship
When the Block Island Wind Farm off Rhode Island's coast powers up in January, it will be the first offshore wind installation in the...
Entry into Force of Ballast Water Convention
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...
Nautilus International Wins First Minimum Wage Battle
Maritime trade union Nautilus International has welcomed an agreement to ensure that foreign seafarers on freight ferries running to Orkney and Shetland will be...
IBIA Announces Updated Bye-Laws
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...
LNG Spot Index Set to Launch on Singapore Exchange
The Singapore Exchange is set to start up an index that will track the price of liquefied natural gas in the Middle East and...
