Bunker Industry- 100% Sulfur Compliance by 2020 is a Distant Dream
The world’s bunker industry is making progress in inching toward meeting the International Maritime Organization (IMO) global sulfur cap target by 2020, but with...
Three Ways to Improve Commercial Shipping’s Environmental Footprint
Do you wear runners, drink coffee or own a mobile phone? The chances are that these products cruised to you on a ship. In...
Biggest Drilling Ship Set to Reach the Earth’s Mantle
Earth’s elusive mantle is too much to resist for a team of Japanese scientists who plan to be the first to reach it. The...
Marine Risks Continue to Grow Both in Size and Complexity
IUMI reports continued increase in frequency of major vessel casualties
Rising energy claims against a reducing premium base; and the increased cargo accumulation risk onboard...
Option of a Two Stage Rudder Explored
ZF applied a well-proven aeronautical wing concept to improve maritime rudder performance, but there are other proven aspects of aeronautical wing technology that show...
MOL Plans Four 20,000 TEU LNG Mega-ships
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), the largest and oldest of Japan's international ocean carrier companies, has got the green light for four LNG-powered 20,000 TEU...
How Vessel Trim Optimisation Creates Efficiencies
A ship’s energy efficiency is determined by its design, its hull and machinery condition – and how the vessel is actually operated in terms...
Cargo Ship Drags Anchor and Allides with Two Maersk Drilling Vessels
A heavy load carrier apparently alluded with two oil drilling rigs when it tried to manoeuvre out of the port.
What happened?
On April 10, a...
Somali Forces Capture Ten Pirates and Rescue Two Hostages
Somali forces have surrounded pirates holding hostages taken from an Indian ship.
They have also secured the surrender of 10 members of the band...
VIKING Nadiro has a Firm Grip of the Market
Nadiro A/S, a subsidiary of VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S, reported a profit before tax of DKK 1.1 million, against a deficit in the previous...
Alliances Failing Miserably
Drewry: Alliances Failing Miserably
Drewry’s Container Insight Weekly has slammed the alliances as having "failed miserably" after strong demand in Asia for European products and...
NEVA 2017 Heralds Russian Maritime and Offshore Transition
Momentum is building towards the most successful NEVA St Petersburg of recent times, after the organisers of the International Maritime Exhibition and Conferences for...
Setting a Course Towards a Cleaner Future
The introduction of new environmental regulations is leading the shipping industry to look for ways of reducing its emissions of harmful gases. This week...
Baltic Dry Index Climbs, Supply Disruptions Expected
The Baltic Dry Index increased by 8 points on Monday, its second-straight session of gains after the index saw six consecutive losses. That string...
Enhance Performance Monitoring Accuracy and Transparency
Industry experts: Enhance Performance Monitoring Accuracy and Transparency
Jotun Group (Jotun) says experts who attended the recent Hull Performance & Insight Conference (HullPIC) suggested that...
[Watch] ABB’s Marine Academy Gains Certification from DNV GL
ABB’s Marine Academy has been recognized by classification society DNV GL for meeting its standards for maritime training. Operating in six locations around the...
Cargo Ship Runs Aground After it Runs into Sandy Shallows
A general cargo ship reportedly ran aground at an anchorage after it ran into shallow sand on Monday.
What happened?
The general cargo ship Daisy ran...
Safety Alert for Ballast Water Treatment Systems
The UK Health and Safety Executive has issued a safety alert for ballast water treatment systems using electrolytic chlorination units, after an explosion of...
Crew on Abandoned Ship Pens Desperate Letter for Help
The U.K.-based charity has published a copy of a desperate letter seeking help from the remaining Indian seafarers on the Hong Kong flagged vessel...
[Watch] Unbreakable: Water-Repellent Coating
Anish Tuteja, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Associate Professor of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and his research group have created a...
