Surveys Without Surveyors Onboard! First Ever Remote Survey

The Klaveness Ship Management company is all set out to explore the road towards condition based maintenance back in April 2017 with a working...

World’s First Electric and Self-propelled Container Ship Signed Off

On August 15, the World’s first electric and self-propelled container ship has been signed and is expected to be complete in 2020. What happened? The autonomous...

Torm Goes for Scrubbers

A Danish shipping company is turning towards scrubbers to brace itself for the upcoming 2020 sulfur cap. What happened? Danish shipping company TORM has decided to...

Genoa Bunker Prices Surge Due to Bridge Collapse

The bunker fuel prices have risen considerably in the Italian port of Genoa due to a motorway bridge collapse in the city. What happened? Bunker fuel...

Analysis: Shipowners Go Green with LNG

The green shipping market will be worth 250 billion dollars in the next 5 years, as shipowners are going green with LNG. Gibraltar...

The Dilemma of Fitting Scrubbers

HSFO prices may decline while LSFO prices might increase after the 2020 deadline. This will create an imbalance which will determine the viability...

[Watch] Inside the Construction of a Cruise Ship

With the ever increasing demand for cruises, cruise ships nowadays are designed to cater maximum people. Many of them are designing and redesigning the...

Coldharbour Opens Singapore Office, Plans Expansion in Asia

Coldharbour Marine opens a new office in Singapore under the leadership of Capt. Mohit Batra for its expansion in the Asian market. The...

Weather Accounts for 80% of Vessel Performance and Must Not be...

Shipowners, operators and managers should consider weather and ocean conditions which accounts for 80% of impact on vessel performance, according to voyage intelligence specialist...

Newbuild VLCC Heading to Rotterdam with 280,000 mt of 10 ppm...

A newly build 299,633 dwt vessel is carrying 280,000mt of diesel to Rotterdam. VLCC Tonegawa is the 4th ship carrying diesel to Europe,...

Americas Bunker Fuel Commentary

Prices fell across the board for the US Atlantic and West Coast markets as crude and ULSD slipped Monday. During the Platts Market on...

World’s Largest Container Ship on Maiden Voyage

On August 6, the World’s largest container ship owned by China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) has departed for its maiden voyage. Vessel Specs The World’s largest...

‘Beaching’ of Vessels for Shipbreaking – Legal or Illegal?

In light of increasing public and political concern globally over the practice of beaching vessels for dismantling, Gard reviews the current legal regime that...

Cruise Passenger Accused of Sex Assault

On August 10, a cruise ship passenger has been accused of sexual assault on another passenger in the Bermuda area. What happened? The passenger has been...

Broken Bridge Blocks Ships from Port

On August 10, the Rio Vista bridge got stuck in a downwards position and the middle section has been closed down for traffic. What happened? The...

[Watch] Dutch Freighter Collided with Pier at Ceuta

On Aug 14, 2018, around 11.30 a.m. the "Manisa Camilla" collided with the heliport pier while docking at the Alfau wharf in Ceuta with...

Presence of 4–Cumyl–Phenol Identified! How Bad Bunkers Damage Ships

Do authorities really care? Contaminated fuel delivered in some ports from January 2018 Mechanical failures due to contaminated fuels Small plastic stones/rocks found Phenolic...

More Ships Adding Scrubbers to their Smokestacks to Support Fuel Oil...

There seems to be an increase in interest for ships on adding a cleaning systems to their smokestacks. This means that the vessels will...

It’s a Container Cell Guides

Containers are commonly stowed below deck and sometimes on deck within fixed vertical cell guides, which guide them into place and ensure that they...

Explosion Aboard Oil Tanker Off Oman, 3 Missing

On August 14, an explosion occurred onboard an oil tanker and three crew members were reported to be missing. What happened? The tanker vessel ‘MT Desh...