According to an article by the Seattle Times, 45,000 robots are working away at Amazon fulfillment centers.  Within the past three years, the e-commerce...

According to the latest records from the Supreme Court of Singapore, a Suezmax tanker was arrested in Singapore on Thursday morning. The 1997-built tanker Ambassador...

Catherine Austin has assumed the role of Director Marketing and Communications at Gothenburg-based I-Tech, inventor and supplier of the unique marine anti-fouling agent Selektope®. In...

The importance of coherent and connected development across all maritime sectors will feature strongly in IMO’s work this year, as the Organization focuses on...

On January 18, these dramatic images of a fire which broke out on a passenger ferry were captured by Emsworth photographer Chris Ison. The blaze...

Automated cleaning and paint removal for ship hulls and tanks has always been a tough job. Workers typically use high-pressure nozzles operating at 3,000...

A Capesize bulk carrier has reportedly suffered from an engine failure after it lost its propulsion power after a blackout. What happened? The Capesize bulk carrier...

The owner of the El Faro cargo ship that sank, killing all 33 crew members, settled wrongful death cases with four more families this...

The Maersk Line has apparently reported that the rates pertaining to charter market for the medium "wide-body" container ships are the main target in...

An adventurer has documented his 5,000 miles journey aboard a 100-year-old ship, sailing from Argentina to Antarctica to Cape Town. Geographic Information System Analyst Andrew...

ONE of the world’s most infamous nude cruises has revealed plans to set sail on its second racy voyage. Original Group, whose made headlines around...

The first ever direct freight train from China to the UK has arrived to a fanfare in Barking, east London. The train, carrying millions of...

Similar to container vessels, bulk carriers and cruise ships, car carriers are rapidly growing in size.  A new series of the world’s largest pure...

By JIM COLLINS DHT Holdings (DHT) is a pure play on oil tanker shipping with a particular focus on the largest carriers -- Very Large Crude...

Marine fuel costs represent a major portion of vessel operating costs.  Escalating marine fuel oil prices and strict environmental norms has lead to the...

Today in History: January 18 The cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized after being holed by a rock off the coast of Italy in 2012. The...

Watch a video posted by Christopher Feuerer, shows the Costa neoRomantica being caught in some strong winds.   As a result, the aft of the vessel...

A Chinese court has sold a seized foreign ship in an online auction for whopping $ 2.41 million through e-commerce giant Alibaba. What happened? The Shanghai...

No charges will be filed for safety failures that caused a cargo ship’s elevator to crush to death a Filipino seaman at a British...

A man who reportedly disappeared from a hulking coal ship off the Queensland coast, and is presumed dead, may have vanished after drinking "a...