Beech Group’s Lauren Kemp is Maritime Industry Rising Star

Demolition and remediation experts Beech Group is proud to announce Group Financial Controller Lauren Kemp as a winner of this year’s Rising Star Award...

Implications of Autonomy for Container Ships

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, and Rolls-Royce have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on research and development to explore the impact of...

KOTC is Building a Future-proof Tanker Fleet

As a subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) is committed to providing safe and efficient transportation for...

Container Shipping Market to Record Sturdy Growth by 2021

Containers are used to transport objects from one place to another. Unlike conventional shipping, container shipping uses containers of various standard sizes—20 foot (6.09...

Shipping Industry Likely to Use Gasoil from 2020: Industry Expert

Faced with an array of choices to comply with a global cap on 0.5% sulfur emissions in 2020, the shipping industry will likely choose...

Maersk Sets Sail for Logistics on Land as Shipping Rates Slump

Maersk Line, the world's biggest shipper, is planning to expand into the Australian logistics market and add other services to its port calls as...

Important Preliminary Comments on the New Bunker Fuel Standard ISO 8217:2017

Viswa Lab had already covered this topic extensively with their Technical Update of 2016/1/3 based on the draft Standard available at that time. The...

[Watch] Inside the Bridge on a Product Tanker

Watch a thrilling video tour inside the bridge on a product tanker. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be...

Alfa Laval Touch Control is the New Standard for Marine Boilers

Alfa Laval Touch Control is being rolled out successively for new and existing Alfa Laval Aalborg boilers. First out are the Alfa Laval Aalborg...

Equip In-service Vessels with SOX Scrubber Systems Gets the Approval

Study Project to Equip In-service Vessels with SOX Scrubber Systems Receives Class Notation of Classification Character Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the completion of a...

U.S. Shipping Corp. Names New CEO

Jones Act tanker owner U.S. Shipping Corporation has promoted its CFO, Albert Bergeron, to replace outgoing CEO Michael Ryan as chief executive. Associated since...

Deck Cargoes Shifting! Warranty Surveyors for Deck Cargo Loads Required

London P&I Club supports appointment of warranty surveyors for deck cargo loads The London P&I Club has highlighted a recent increase in the incidence of...

[Watch] Huge Cargo Ship Left with 13ft Hole After Hitting a...

A huge cargo ship has been left with a 13ft hole in its side after a hitting a concrete quay wall as it came...

Joint Venture of Three Japanese Shipping Lines Gets the Nod

The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has given the nod to a proposed joint venture between three Japanese shipping lines, it said. The firms -...

Fire on Board a Container Ship

The container ship CMA CGM Fidelio caught fire on 15 nautical miles off Puerto de San Miguel (Ibiza), Spain. What happened? The vessel was en route...

Exhaust Gas Scrubber Installed in Just 18 days

18-day Exhaust Gas Scrubber Install Goltens was contracted by a large cruise vessel owner to undertake the installation of two exhaust gas scrubbers on one...

Cargo Ship Disabled in Storm Off Spain

The general cargo ship Minka C suffered engine failure and lost propulsion power during storm in Bay of Biscay on 50 nautical miles north...

Drugs Seized on Board German Boxship

453 kilos of drugs were found on board a container ship at the Port of Santa Marta, Colombia, the country’s Office of the Attorney...

ClassNK Issues EGCS Ready Notation

Leading classification society ClassNK has issued EGCSR-F (Exhaust Gas Cleaning System Ready Full) notations to nine ships operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. This...

Cargo Vessel Loaded with Sand Capsizes

A cargo vessel loaded with sand sank 50 meters away from the shoreline of Barangay Montañeza, Malabuyoc, Cebu earlier this week. According to the Malabuyoc...