AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings Business, the supplier of International® coatings, is celebrating its 20,000th application of Intershield 300, its highest performing anticorrosive universal primer.                                    On...

The Story: A shipping vessel docked in the vicinity of Caribbean Dockyard has been a source of oil spill into the Gulf of Persia. What happened? The...

The story : On November 30, two American tourists were found dead aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Anthem of the Seas, after it docked...

The ill-fated ship had left the Bethlehem Steel Corp. in Lackawanna, heading toward Minnesota to pick up some iron ore when it ran into...

During the last couple of winter seasons, cold flow concerns in MGO have become a real concern.  This is largely due to the increased...

In today’s fast-changing world, crystal balls are less reliable than ever, but sitting with two panels of shipping veterans at the recent Lloyd’s List...

The story: At the World Ocean Council’s Sustainable Ocean Summit, Carbon War Room, exactEarth, and University Maritime Advisory Service (UMAS) launched BetterFleet, a free-to-access ship...

Automated shipping methods could impact the supply chain on multiple fronts, including land, air and sea.  While driverless cars have been a large part...

Operating the world’s largest cruise ship means a lot of moving parts. Below the guest decks on Royal Caribbean International’s new Harmony of the Seas...

How far need you go? - Shipowners’ rights and duties when left in possession of the cargo following a withdrawal of the vessel by Matthew...

The Club acknowledges that vessels entering into laid up status present a much lower risk. As a consequence, policies written by the Club can...

In an alarming report, Hydrex Underwater Technology has registered an increase in the number of vessels experiencing propeller damage. Dave Bleyenberg, Hydrex Production Executive, said:...

The story: The Russian foreign ministry has confirmed that a vessel with Russians aboard was captured off the coast of Benin, West Africa. Reports say that...

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior On April 14, 1912, in a perfect storm of engineering flaws, hubris and simple bad luck, the RMS Titanic...

Sea pirates of the 21st century are gangs run by criminal masterminds – hostage negotiator The high seas in the 21st century are as dangerous...

The story: A car carrier reportedly caught fire when it arrived at Kaiser Port in Bremerhaven, Germany. What happened? The ship identified as a car carrier ‘Emerald...

NYK has reportedly placed an order for 4,700 additional brand-new 40-foot refrigerated (reefer) containers, and the delivery of the new containers commenced in November. NYK...

BraemarSA Favours Traditional Training to Counter the Over-reliance on Technology Addressing delegates at the 4th Asian Marine Insurance Conference, BraemarSA’s Far-East Regional Director, Graeme Temple...

Silversea celebrates the landmark date ahead of Silver Cloud's inaugural expedition voyage. Silversea Cruises, the world's leading luxury cruise line, today celebrates "one-year-to-go" until Silver...

Introduction: Sea freight carries more than 90% of global trade — and thousands of unwelcome passengers.  The ballast water that stabilizes marine vessels is the...