APL Records Best Ever Fleet Carbon Reductions

Containership operator APL — now part of the CMA CGM Group — reports that in 2016 recorded fleet carbon dioxide emissions were down by...

How a Merchant Ship from Glasgow Saved Thousands of Lives at...

By Alex Nelson In Winston Churchill’s famous “We shall fight on the beaches" speech, the Prime Minister hailed the evacuation of Dunkirk as a “miracle of...

[Watch] Software Should Not Ground Ships

by Martyn Wingrove How can a brand new car carrier hit the sea floor because of a software fault? How can a boxship, less than a...

DNV GL Releases Updated DNV GL NOx TIER III Compliance Guide

Classification society DNV GL has developed a new brochure to offer a set of best practices for the design of ships subject to NOx...

Decreased Tolerance Towards Modern Slavery in the United Kingdom

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has been campaigning for the crew members who have been involved in three ship abandonment cases in UK waters...

Greece Moves Towards Digitalization of the Shipping Industry

With increasing numbers of countries moving towards digitization. The Greek ship owning community is looking to make use of this trend to keep up...

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Ship Set to Embark its Journey

In a technology enhancement feat, a newly designed boat equipped with hydrogen fuel cell has been unveiled. The vessel will embark on a 6...

Seafarers Underpaid on a Ship Contracted to Shell?

Vessel owner Gulfmark has vehemently dismissed accusations that it underpaid its seafarers on a ship contracted to Shell in the North Sea. What happened? The RMT...

4 Men Hospitalized After Found Hidden Inside a Container

In a shocking incident which occurred on Thursday, 4 men have been reportedly hospitalized after being discovered stowed inside a container that arrived in...

BSM Manages Two of the World’s Largest Container Ships

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has taken over management of one the world’s largest container ships belonging to Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL). The 20,146 TEU newbuilding MOL...

CMA CGM and Seatrade to Launch New Vessel Sharing Alliance

French container shipping company CMA CGM Group has collaborated with specialised reefer transport service provider Seatrade Group to create a new vessel sharing agreement...

Coldharbour for US Coast Guard Type Approval process

UK-based Coldharbour Marine, a manufacturer of ballast water treatment systems based on unique inert gas technology, has signed a contract with Lloyd’s Register (LR)...

ClassNK Singapore Marks 50 Years with Anniversary Party

Leading classification society ClassNK hosted an anniversary party to commemorate 50 years of its Singapore Office on 18 July 2017. ClassNK’s Singapore Office was...

ReCAAP : Asian Piracy Low, Beware of Hijack-for-ransom and Oil Siphoning

Key Points The number of piracy cases recorded in Asia for the first half of the year is the lowest seen since 2007, said...

Sailor Admits Hiding Aboard Ship, Charged with Abandoning Watch

A sailor who was presumed to be lost at Sea, but was later found hiding in the concerned ship's engine room. What happened? On July 5,...

MOL Chooses Diagnostic Monitoring System for Two Ships

ClassNK Consulting Service Co., Ltd. developed next-generation diagnostic monitoring system “ClassNK CMAXS” has been chosen by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for installation on two...

Chemical Leak in Ship’s Engine Room Kills 1

A suspected chemical leak aboard a ship’s engine room resulted in the death of crew member. What happened? On 19 July, the leak reportedly occurred in...

New Minimum Safe Manning Rules for Cyprus-flagged Ships

The Department of Merchant Shipping has announced a change in the procedures for issuing minimum safe manning documents (MSMDs), which take into account the...

New German Requirement Drives Charter Rates Up and Safety Standards Down

The German authorities concluded that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)-issued Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) II/2 Master Code Vessel <200t Certificate of...

Inadequate Lifting Wire Rope Lubrication Hazards

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an investigation report on an accident occurred on July 2015, during off loading operations of a...