Should Charterers Boycott Ship Owners with History of Crew Neglect?

Prolonged Downturn Causes Spike in Abandoned Crews Charterers should “think twice” about taking ships from owners who have a history of crew neglect, a leading...

LNG and Methane Propulsion Capable Newbuild Delivered to Navigator Gas

Delivery of Navigator Aurora The first of the four Navigator Gas ethane/ ethylene midsize vessels, Navigator Aurora, was delivered at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai on...

Oil Tanker Counts: Can You Trust The Data

By Ellen R. Wald, Ph.D In an oil market easily impacted by speculation, data on oil exports and imports can easily cause the price of...

[Watch] ABB Energy Storage for Maritime Sector

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Energy Storage is playing a greater role in the maritime industry and it has the potential to help ship...

[Watch] Making The Impossible Possible

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Increased ship connectivity is changing the way ships operate and ABB's Marine Software is at the forefront of that...

ABB Staying Ahead of Evolving Maritime Industry

The maritime business is evolving very fast and I would like to share with you two videos that highlight how ABB is at the...

‘Discovery of the Year’: Sunken British Ship found

'Discovery of the Year': Sunken British Ship found in Russian Arctic Researchers have discovered the wreck of a pioneering British steamship that sank in the...

Rio 2016: Women’s Rugby Player Accepts On-field Marriage Proposal from Her...

Brazilian women's rugby player Isadora Cerullo melted hearts when she accepted a marriage proposal from her girlfriend at the medals ceremony for the first...

Cruise Ship Emissions Significantly Decrease

The Ministry of Environment has posted a report detailing the significant decrease in cruise ship emissions over the past few years that has resulted...

Idle Fleet Adds Half a Million TEUs in a Year

The number of idle fleet has swollen alarmingly high this summer.  As compared to the corresponding figure for the previous years, it is up...

Test Run Successful! Ship Runs On 100% Biofuel

Navy Ship Runs on 100% Biodiesel By: Jessica Lyons Hardcastle For the first time ever, as per the biofuel makers, Applied Research Associates, and Chevron Lummus...

LNG Trade: An Agent’s Perspective

LNG trade: an agent’s perspective Written by Nick Elliott, Inchcape Shipping Services, UK. LNG is considered a specialist commodity requiring particular care and the attention of...

Oil Traders See a Glimmer of Profit in Hoarding Crude at...

Oil traders once again believe it’s worth heading out to sea.  A Bloomberg survey of 6 traders and analysts indicates that the market structure...

A Life on the Water

Richie Saunders: a life on the water By Jennifer Reddin Richie Saunders is a man who is happy with his lot.  As Chairman of St. Patrick’s...

Threat Over Copper-based Antifoulings Lifted

Ahead of SMM in September, coatings makers have been caught up with making declarations about their most recent items. Subsea Industries' reported it has...

[Watch] Small Ship Capsize After Collision with Cargo Vessel

A fishing trawler that was carrying fish bait for fish farms capsized in Grand Harbour early this afternoon after it was hit by...

Cargo Ship Went Amok, Hits Three and Sinks One Vessel

Vessel Sinks After Colliding with a Cargo Ship On August 9, a cargo ship Maria (8,383 tons) reportedly suffered a mechanical failure while berthing...

[Watch] Will Secrets from Sunken Ship Be Revealed?

Watch how a device plucked from 15,000 feet under the sea could help investigators understand why the cargo ship went down last October, killing...

El Faro ‘Black Box’ Recovered: Does it Have the Clues?

On August 8, after 10 months since El Faro sank east of the Bahamas, a crew recovered the vessel’s data recorder from ocean floor....

One Month In: Are New SOLAS Regulations Rocking the Boat?

BY MARY-KERSTIN HASSIOTIS Can you imagine watching a tall stack of shipping containers collapse before your eyes? Sounds terrifying, right? It has certainly been known...