Where Do Old Cruise Ships Go to Die?
Cruise ships generally have a lifespan of 30 years, the time required for their depreciation.
Most of them are well past their prime...
[Watch] Who’s Responsible for Container Ship Losses?
Watch out here for the right answers and the winners. Please provide your profile picture and a brief about you to be featured here....
See Where Your Ship is Calling – Posidonia 2018 Goes Digital
There are plans to establish live port calls on huge interactive screens for visitors coming to Posidonia 2018.
Posidonia 2018
It is a global event held...
Dangers of Marine Bollard Failure! A Coast Guard Alert
The USCG has issued a new circular on the potential dangers and risks to ship owners and operators of marine bollard failure. The circular...
Angelicoussis Largest Greek Shipowner in Both Fleet Value and Tonnage
A Greek ship owner has topped in terms of value and tonnage of the fleet owned by an individual. Mr. John Angelicoussis has bagged...
Fire on Tank Barge
On June 2, a fire broke out in the engine room of a tank barge which was loaded with phosphoric acid.
What happened?
The tank barge...
NYK Joins Internet of Ships Open Platform Consortium
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has become a core member of an Internet of Ships Open Platform (IoS-OP) consortium to provide common and individual...
Ship Captain Goes Missing After Fall in Sea Port
On June 4, a ship captain was reported missing after he fell from the vessel into the sea at the Chittagong sea port.
What happened?
The...
What has Occurred in Shipping and Logistics in the Past Week
A review of some smaller items regarding freight and logistics this week starts with the news that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has...
Subsea 7 Subsidiary Adds Vessel in Three-year Agreement
Subsea has added a new vessel to its i-Tech Services, one of its subsidiaries. In an announcement made on 31st May, 2018, Subsea announced...
IMO Approves Joint US-Russia Bering Strait Ship Routes
The International Maritime Organization approves a safe shipping route in Bering Strait.
Coming into effect from December this year, the route is jointly...
Abandon Ship: Oil Tanker Scrappage to Hit Multi-year High as Earnings...
More and more oil tanker scrapping has made this year, the year of scrap selling.
It’s the largest scrap selling year the industry...
Whale Dies After Eating More than 17 lbs of Plastic
In an unfortunate turn of events, a whale died after eating more than 17 lbs of plastic in in Southern Thailand.
What happened?
The authorities have...
Samsung Wins $364.8mn Deal for 4 Shuttle Tankers
On June 1, an order worth 92.3 billion won ($364.8 million) has been secured by South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. from the Singaporean...
Fujairah Bunker Sales Seen to have Fallen more than 20% in...
Marine fuel sale in the Port of Fujairah is falling more than 20%, year on year to well under 6.5 million mt to date...
[Watch] WW2 Cargo Shipwreck Found on the Seabed
British cargo ship SS Thistlegorm lies off the coast of Ras Mohammed in Egypt.When it was bombed by the Nazis in 1941, it was...
Compensation Regime for Hazardous and Noxious Cargoes a Step Closer
On Monday, 23rd April, Canada and Turkey deposited their instruments of ratification to the 2010 Protocol to the International Convention on Liability and Compensation...
Water Levels were Increased to Free Up the Tanker
A tanker ship which was stuck at the Channel was freed on June 3 after it ran aground on the St. Lawrence-Seaway.
What happened?
The tanker...
Here’s What the $2.5 Billion Fleet of Cruise Ships to the...
Virgin Voyages, Richard Branson's new cruise line, has unveiled plans for its first of three ships.One setting sail from Miami to Caribbean in 2020,...
Shipping Container Debris Washes Ashore at Nelson Bay
On June 3, a huge clean-up was initiated on the mid-north coast after piles of debris washed up from shipping containers that fell off...
