Spliethoff’s Six Ships to Get Scrubber and BWTS

A contract has been signed between BLRT Grupp and the Dutch shipping company Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor for modernization of F-type ships with a deadweight up...

The Quiet King of Japanese Shipbuilding Expands its Empire

It buys more steel than any other Japanese company except Toyota Motor, and its shipbuilding dominance is such that rivals Mistui and Mitsubishi group are...

Greek Vessel Owner Pays $166,000 as Pay Arrears to Crew Members

Over the weekend, a greek owner was ordered to pay $166,000 as pay arrears to crew members over non-payment of salary. What happened? In a case...

Leaky Lubricant Distributor Disables Engine Off Fair Isle

On February 17, a cargo vessel was reportedly stranded at Sea after it suffered an engine failure, resulting it to be towed to safety. What...

Walk on Tipping Doors Turns Fatal, Man Overboard

Summary: On 23 June 2016, Scott Rennie, a deckhand on the scallop dredger King Challenger (Figure 1), fell overboard from a scallop tipping door. He...

China’s New Tool in Becoming a Global Maritime Power

China began 2018 by making important strategic moves in the shipping industry. On January 10, COSCO Shipping Development, COSCO Shipping’s leasing finance arm announced...

Bulk Carriers Held Up in Burnie Port

Up to five merchant ships were seen anchored near Burnie Port on Sunday as they made way for the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship. The bulk...

Hedge Funds Make Bets on Shipping Stocks Grappling for Recovery

Shipping stocks may still be in the doldrums in the view of many investors, but hedge funds have bet at least $675-million on signs...

Moving as ONE (Ocean Network Express)

ONE, an unified ocean network system seeks to combine the strengths of 3 Japanese shipping giants. It’s designed to meet the customers’ needs...

Rescue of 1,200 Tonne Cargo Ship Off Skye

The 65m long cargo ship, CEG universe carrying 1200 tonnes of cargo was rescued by lifeboats down the coast of Skye. What happened? The vessel carrying...

Pirates Driven Using Oil and Boiling Water

A pirate attack on the southern Philippines sea was repelled by the ship’s crew by using a mixture of boiling water and oil purpose. What...

[Watch] Collision of Vessels Caught on Video

A video footage of a turkish coast guard vessel colliding with a stationary Greek patrol boat, near a pair of Aegean Sea islets, emerged...

Maersk’s CEO Can’t Imagine Self-Sailing Box Ships in His Lifetime

CEO sees limited cost benefits in removing last crew members Rolls-Royce has put its autonomous marine activities for sale The chief executive officer of...

[Watch] SMIT Salvage – Wreck Removal of Container Ship

SMIT Salvage successfully removed the wreck of the TS Taipei, offshore Shimen in the north of Taiwan. The container ship ran aground after an...

Plane Crash: All 66 People on Board Feared Dead

Sixty-six people are feared to have been killed in a passenger plane crash in the Zagros mountains in Iran. The Aseman Airlines plane, en route...

Ships Sweat, Chemical and Biological Degradation of Cargo Results in Combustion

Summary: On 21 September 2016, V Due arrived at the port of Panama City, Florida, USA and commenced loading on the same day at 0830...

[Watch] 23 Kicked Off the Carnival ‘Cruise From Hell’

A violent brawl broke out aboard a Carnival Cruise Lines ship in Australia — causing 23 members of the same family to get kicked...

Ship’s Crew Report Large Cocaine Haul

Italian authorities have seized some 300 kilograms of cocaine from a Greek commercial vessel at the port of Genoa, Italian media reports said on...

[Watch] How to Dock a Mega-Ship

Seaman and YouTuber JeffHK has released a new video that takes the viewer through the process of docking a mega-ship, right from the preparation...

Seekingalpha: Shipping’s 2020 Sulfur Cap! A Popular Question is Answered

Summary There’s a significant apprehension regarding the 2020 sulphur cap as several shipowners are worried if it will lead to the decrease of the vessel...