Over the past decade, the maximum size of container ships has increased almost twofold.  There're even 21,000–22,000 TEU ships on order.  Larger vessels save...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be A 111-meter cargo ship plowed through a span of a railway bridge Thursday in Germany, closing the bridge indefinitely.  Reports say that a general...

CMA CGM has confirmed its acquisition of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) for $ 0.93 per NOL share, valuing the deal at $2.4bn.  This massive...

Tankers operating in the Asian waters run under the risk of  piracy and armed or sea robbery particularly  involving oil cargo theft.  ReCAAP ISC,...

Some countries pay more for the drugs and some pay less.  While the UK, Greece, Spain and Portugal pay the least, on average, for...

The popular Periscope and Meerkat owned by Twitter offered the service of live streaming via mobile phones, to a select group of celebrities and...

At times, a vessel has to load bunkers from two or more barges or from trucks.  In such cases, collecting bunker drip sample is...

Futuristic planes, as per the innovation patented by the French-based aviation firm Airbus, will have detachable container cabins for passengers.  The ‘loaded’ container will...

What Happens When A Cargo Ship Meets A Railway Bridge? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be A cargo ship rammed a railway bridge spanning the Ems river in northwest Germany. The ship...

ExxonMobil has launched Mobilgard™ 300 C, a high-performance system oil for two-stroke, crosshead marine diesel engines operating under severe conditions. Compared with conventional system...

The New MAN 175D – 100% High-Speed   MAN Diesel & Turbo showcases Tier III-friendly, high-speed engine at Marintec marine exhibition MAN Diesel & Turbo used its...

Question:   Should My Vessel use a fuel with sulphur % less than 0.1% en route ECA towards a destination port which is outside ECA? Answer: Even if...

  Type of Ship General Cargo Location Black Sea 50 nautical miles off Bulgaria What Happened Fire in Engine Room. Casualties None         The vessel Nazim Bey was en route from Constanta, Romania to...

A poll named MarPoll has just four days to close but 64% of the more than 500 have voted so far think that 20,000...

The U.S. biologists, found tarantula species have evolved almost exactly the same shade of vibrant blue at least eight separate times. The hue is created...

  Wärtsilä propulsion solutions will power a new polar logistics vessel being built for Terre Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (TAAF) and the French Polar Institute...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq8UU9kafJ0&feature Containerisation had transformed the shipping industry and reorganized  the global trade like never before. Maersk Line the world’s largest shipping company  has released a video...

 Looking for a Best Budget Travel? Be A Passenger On A Cargo Ship John McGuffick, 72 years of age, talks about taking a cruise on...

Bunkers Spilled during fuel transfer at  Whangarei Harbour A cargo ship spilled its bunkers during a fuel transfer to Ningpo at a berth of Northport. A cargo...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSS6gtuYJnI&feature   The Italian Coast Guard, rescued rescued a ship that lost propulsion. The vessel was floating on rough weather and the master of the vessel was...