[Watch] Sailors Rescued by a Passing Cargo Ship

 The sailors were taking the voyage from Indonesia to Australia aboard their yacht, the Jepeda IV, when inclement weather dismantled their mast some 370...

Alert! Fuel System Related Failures Due to Contaminated Bunker

What happened? The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has recently published a Safety Alert relating to unplanned releases of different and unrelated gases: 10/#18 entitled...

Can You Name this Ship Part?

Watch out here for the right answers and the winners. Please provide your profile picture and a brief about you to be featured here....

Trade War Casts a Shadow Over LNG Ship Boom

The booming market for liquefied natural gas can weather an escalating US-China trade war. But the risks are mounting. So far, LNG has been left...

Wartsila Sees Rising Orders in Marine Segment as IMO Rules Loom

As the demand for environmental solutions for marine fuels rise ahead of impending IMO regulations, the global technology company Wartsila is witnessing a steep...

Ironbark Zinc Secures Services of 30,000-tonne Cargo Ship

Ironbark Zinc Ltd has secured the services of a 30,000-tonne cargo ship to sail to its flagship Citronen base metal project site in Greenland...

Through Steel: A Ship-wide Sensor Mesh

A new networked, radio mesh technology that could offer an affordable solution to one of shipping’s biggest safety challenges, writes Charlie Bartlett on Motorship. Network...

First LNG-powered ConRo Ship for Crowley Delivered

Crowley Maritime Corp. has taken delivery of El Coquí, one of the world’s first combination container/roll on-roll off (ConRo) ships powered by LNG, from...

2 Scrubber Ready New Builds for OSG

A new US-based Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has signed binding contracts with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Company (HMD) for the construction of two tankers. OSG primarily...

Questions on US Clean Up Operation

Numerous reports of marine fuel contamination on an unprecedented scale in the US Gulf Region have left stakeholders with more questions than answers. Reports suggest...

Captain of Oil Tanker Arrested, Sailors Released

On July 22, four sailors were rescued from a Panama-flagged oil tanker, the captain of the vessel has been arrested. What happened? Four sailors were rescued...

Scrubbers: To Be or Not To Be, that is the Question

Guido Van Meel, Secretary General of Euroshore International (a non-profit association of waste contractors specialised in ships’ waste) discusses the key challenges with respect...

Alert! Ethylene Gas Vapors can Exhibit Cross-sensitivity

What happened? The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has recently published a Safety Alert relating to unplanned releases of different and unrelated gases: 07/18 entitled...

[Watch] The Last Moments Before Duck Boat Sinks

 The last moments before a tourist duck boat tragically flipped over on a Missouri lake on Thursday, killing 11, were captured on a video...

Are LED Lights Making us Ill?

Over the last decade, much of Europe and the US have changed the way they illuminate city and town streets. Councils and local governments from...

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

TANKER REPORT VLCC Rates from ME Gulf eased down a point to WS 45.5/46 basis 270,000mt to China, although there is now a report of Shell...

Wartsila’s Profit Hurt by Postponed Energy Projects

The Finnish shipping giant is facing issues lately. The company shares have dropped 4% by 0920 GMT after second-quarter core profit fell flat. The...

Shipbuilding Needs More Support Says Harland and Wolff

With the Brexit closing in, new opportunities are emerging for the shipping industry. According to the chief executive of Harland and Wolff, Jonathan Guest,...

DNV GL ‘s New Reporting and Verification Online Tool

To simplify and speed up the fuel consumption report of vessels, DNV GL has introduced an online reporting and verification tool. Reduce emission The shipping industry...

Cargo Ship Captain Accused of Manslaughter

On July 22, a migrant charity organisation has filed a complaint against the captain of a cargo ship for allegedly causing manslaughter. What happened? The migrant...