Miracle! Crew Overboard Found Alive After 22 Hours

On June 30, a crew member who fell overboard a cruise ship has been miraculously rescued after spending 22 hours at Sea. What happened? The crew...

[Watch] Bear Family Take Dip on Public Beach

 A VIRAL video has captured the moment tourists were shocked to see this particular creature swimming in the water close to the shore, despite...

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....

Clear Plan for Super Profit! DHT to Retrofit Scrubber in 12...

With the 2020 sulphur cap nearing, scrubbers installation is picking up. This time it is the DHT Holdings, Inc. which announced today that it...

Oil Viscosity Key in EAL Choice for Stern Tube Bearing Installations

A study evaluating the use of environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) in stern tube bearing installations has concluded oil viscosity is key to selecting an...

Panama Canal Prepares for Surge in LNG Tankers

The Panama Canal Authority will ramp up the movement of massive liquefied natural gas tankers through the waterway starting in October, as U.S. exports of the...

ClassNK Releases Annual Report on Port State Control

Leading classification society ClassNK has released its annual report on Port State Control. The report aims to assist ship operators and management companies in...

Asian Cash Premium for Key Fuel Oil Hits 3-yr Peak, Expected...

A persistent crunch in supply of fuel oil to Asia driven by reduced shipments from exporters like Iran and Venezuela has pushed a key...

Euronav Becomes World’s Only ULCC Owner

On Friday, Euronav announced that it has acquired the Seaways Laura Lynn, one of the two remaining ULCCs in the global fleet, for a...

Will ONE be Enough in Container Shipping?

Last week marked what was essentially the beginning of the end of the latest round of container shipping consolidation. Ocean Network Express (ONE) held...

Tanker Hit Railway Bridge

On July 1, a tanker allided with a railway bridge in Venlo and the bridge sustained minor damages during the incident. What happened? The tanker 'Ecotanker...

[Watch] Grounded Vessel Refloated

 On June 30, a vessel ran aground on the river Rhine at Königswinter due to an engine problem. What happened? The vessel ‘Enyo’ reportedly ran aground...

Propeller Damaged on Rocks

On June 29, a vessel’s propeller was damaged after it collided on the rocks in the Cape Jervis harbour. What happened? The vessel 'James Cowell' damaged...

[Watch] TWO Killer Whales Swim Past Children

 A VIRAL video has swept the internet showing two young children swimming in the sea, only to be surrounded by two killer whales who...

Top 3 Safety Check After an Unmanned Bridge and a Drunken...

Summary On 10 October 2017, the Netherlands registered general cargo vessel Ruyter ran aground on the north shore of Rathlin Island, UK. There were no...

Problem Bunkers Supplied in Panama

Technical Update 2018/6/25 Viswa Lab has received six cases of machinery problems with heavy fuel bunkered in Panama ports of Balboa, Manzanillo and Cristobal. Four...

Tanker Owner Buys Scrubber Company Ahead of Sulphur Cap

Tanker owner Frontline buys 20% share of a scrubbers company. The move came at a time when scrubbers have become the niche solution...

Surge in Open-loop Scrubber Orders

According to an analysis of the scrubber orderbook by class society DNV GL, ship owners are increasingly choosing systems that discharge treated water containing...

Hapag-Lloyd Profit Warning Drags Down Shipping Sector Stocks

The German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd AG has recently cut down its profit forecast for the year owing to an overcapacity in the industry coupled...

BP Holds Millions of Barrels of Oil Off China as Demand...

As the demand for oil from the energy major BP slowed down, the company held up four of its supertankers off China’s east coast...