Major Fire Broke Out in the Cargo Hold Off Pontainak
On May 22, a major fire broke out in the cargo hold of a vessel and firefighters were called in to control the blaze.
What...
Ship Caught Illegally Dumping at Poti Sea Port
On May 24, a Liberian ship was caught illegally dumping waste at a Sea port and detained by the port officials.
What happened?
The Liberian flagged...
[Watch] Surfer Breaks World Record by Riding 80ft Wave
A VIDEO went viral after the moment surfer, Rodrigo Koxa, broke the world record for the highest wave surfed. Filmed last November, the wave...
New Online Tool to Help Evaluate Options for Sulphur 2020 Compliance
LR launches the ‘Sulphur 2020 – Options Evaluator’ to help industries comply with the global sulphur cap limit of 0.50% m/m, which comes into...
Girls Make Crew Members to Dance Aboard Cruise
Turns out, not everything that happens on board a ship is family fun.
The captain and crew members from Bravo’s “Below Deck” say they have...
It’s a Quay!
An artificial solid construction, alongside or projecting into a harbour or basin, which acts as a landing place for cargo and passengers. It may...
Diana Sells Another Post-Panamax Container Vessel
Diana Containerships Inc. (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today announced that it has signed, through a separate...
Shippers will Foot More than Half the Bill to Recover Cargo...
Dive Brief:
A vessel operated by Maersk's 2M partner, MSC, was able to dock at the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,...
Crude Headed for $90 Due to Shipping Revolution
IMO rule changes seen boosting demand for oil products, crude
Bank expects ‘scramble’ for middle distillates, tighter market
Forget Iran and OPEC -- there’s...
Two Charter Contracts for Gulf Marine
Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs), has won two charter awards in the Middle East and North Africa...
Emergency Bunker Surcharge by MSC
MSC reacts to the diminishing returns caused by soaring fuel costs and is the first to announce an emergency bunker surcharge across its services,...
The Unique Challenges of Living at Sea for 63 Days
When a ship is out in the open ocean, it has to function like a self-contained world. From food to sewage, everything is possible...
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....
Over $40 Million of Fuel Stolen from Shell Refinery
A group of fuel thieves operating at Royal Dutch Shell’s oil refinery in Singapore have been levied new charges by the Singapore authorities after...
6 Scrubber Ready Tankers for Gunvor, Oceangold JV
On of the World’s largest physical energy trading company has entered into a joint venture with new ship holding company.
Equal partnership
Gunvor Group, one of...
[Watch] Close Encounter! Pilots Incorrect Go to Port Command
On May 21, a viral video of a freighter heading toward the Port Huron boardwalk has been doing rounds and the shipping company has...
Car Carrier with 2100 Vehicles on Fire
On May 22, a car carrier carrying used cars caught fire and the firefighters struggled to bring the fire under control.
What happened?
The cargo vessel ‘Auto...
[Watch] Storm and a Big List Floods a Tanker
A heavy weather in the North Sea caused a strong storm which flooded the tanker vessel, MT Wolgastern. Here you can see streams of...
Pacific Basin Acquires Four Vessels
On Monday this week, Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd (Pacific Basin), one of the world’s leading dry bulk shipping companies, entered a conditional agreement to...
Stop Hong Kong’s Shipping Industry Exodus to Singapore
Hong Kong should cut profits tax by half and provide loans for vessel owners and supporting professionals to lure shipping business back from regional...