A new kind of bacteria that eats metal is discovered by scientists after suspecting the existence for more than a hundred years but...

The struggle to bring home crews amid coronavirus chaos continues despite efforts to ease transit restrictions for seafarers, reports Reuters. Struggle continues Industry officials say that...

United Arab Emirates' historic first mission to Mars is underway. The Hope probe launched on an H2-A rocket from Tanegashima spaceport. Hope's arrival...

SMN plans to announce a roadmap for the reintroduction of the 2020 conference series. The conference will address the twin forces of digitalization...

MSC has become the latest shipping line to revamp its intra-Asia service offering. MSC has updated four existing intra-Asia services. It is launching...

Pacific Capesize rates plunge sharply in July amid excess vessel supply due to lack of demand. Sharp fall in Capesize time charter equivalent...

In St.John's, sailors aboard an offshore supply vessel are panicked about their safety following the approval to four American technicians to join the...

It’s been speculated that Blackbeard intentionally ran his flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, aground near Beaufort in 1718. Now, more than 300 years...

Some species of deep-sea fish have evolved blacker-than-black skin to protect them from being eaten – or to help them sneak up on...

The fuel spread between HFO and LSFO is so low that the retrofitting order intake in scrubbers is pretty much almost zero. All...

Global port operator DP World Ltd in advanced talks with Dubai-based Transworld Group to buy Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Ltd and Avana Global...

  Maritime sector is a large contributor of CO2 emissions mostly due to cruise-boat tourism, freight shipping and ferry transport. The Fuel Cells and...

Coronavirus pandemic delays construction of world's largest cruise ship, says an article published in FoxNews. Construction paused Royal Caribbean International has delayed the construction efforts of...

The familiar theme of the year so far, repeated itself for yet another week. Shipowners opted for more dry bulk second-hand tonnage, as the...

According to a Science Alert article written by Polly Hayes, a Medical Microbiology Lecturer at the University of Westminster, scientists have now highlighted evidence...

February’s coronavirus shutdown in Wuhan, China hit American food exports hard. Reefer plugs at China ports filled up after the Wuhan outbreak. Reefer-plug...

Ro-ro passenger cargo ship caught fire in Java sea north of Jakarta, while en route from Jakarta to Pontianak, Indonesia, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? Passenger...

There has been a massive 400% increase in attempted hacks since February 2020. The data was cited by Israeli cybersecurity specialist Naval Dome. ...

Container trades out of India are faced with increasing congestion. Carriers are unable to clear a backlog of bookings. It was largely due...

Reuters Institute identifies some of the main types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation. It analyzes a sample of 225 pieces of misinformation...