Fall from Cargo Hold Stringer Kills Crew Onboard
The Transport Malta has issued safety investigation report into the fatality of a crew member following a fall inside cargo hold on board the...
2017 LNG Bunkering and Bunker Fuel Market Rising
The Global LNG Bunkering market is expected to grow from $248.64 million in 2016 to reach $8187.35 million by 2023 with a CAGR of 64.7%. Growing...
Diana Agrees to Time Charter with Maersk, Reups with CMA CGM
Athens, Greece-based transportation services company Diana Containerships, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into a time charter contract with Maersk Line A/S for...
Building New Marine Economy
After delivering frigates to naval forces of Algeria and Pakistan, and mega-container ships, liquefied natural gas or LNG carriers and vehicle carriers to shipowners...
Fatigue or Poor Watchkeeping Causes Collision
The Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) issued an investigation report on the collision between a container ship and a fishing vessel off Himeshima Village,...
IMO Paves Way for Fuel Use Data Collection
The framework for a global mandatory reporting system for ship fuel consumption is taking shape and work will continue to assess whether the energy...
[Watch] NYPD Rescues Injured Man Aboard Cargo Ship
Surveillance footage released by police shows the moment an NYPD Aviation officer swooped in to rescue an injured man aboard a cargo vessel before...
Maersk Expands Vessel Management Contract
A new agreement has been put forth comprises management of three 8,400-TEU container vessels.
The agreement also includes crew members and technical management, plus additional...
Redesigning Marine Engines to Cut Pollution and Black Smoke
A Danish researcher has created new software to limit emissions of NOx particles and black smoke from vessels. At a time when emission regulations...
How to Squeeze a Supertanker into the Panama Canal
Even after a year of unveiling the expanded Panama Canal to the World. It still remains small for the large supertankers to travel through...
Tanker Catches Fire, Vessel Abandoned by Crew
On July 16, a fire reportedly broke out in a tanker named ‘Sea Dragon’ which was docked at the anchorage in Aden, Yemen.
What happened?
The...
Cargo Ship Sinks, 1 Dead 5 Missing
In an unfortunate incident, a cargo vessel reportedly sank on the night of 17 July, 2017 due to strong winds caused by typhoon Talas.
What...
Guilty of Falsifying the Ship’s Oil Record Book
The jury’s verdict against former crew members of a chemical tanker guilty of committing pollution was upheld by a federal judge in Charleston. The...
[Watch] Ferry Break Off Moorings, Creates Havoc
A ferry reportedly caused havoc after it broke away from its mooring and reportedly ran amok.
What happened?
The ferry NIKOLAOS A, broke off moorings at...
Europe’s Smooth Transition from Single to Double Hull Barges in 2018
Heightened safety standards that will mean an end to single hull barges in Europe from 2018 has left barge operators with little to no...
[Watch] Cargo Ship Destroys Docked Boat then Rams Bridge
A cargo ship crashes into multiple locations in downtown Green Bay.
The ship is called the Kaye E. Barker. The Barker is described as cargo...
Shippers Put Lives at Risk by Flouting Cargo Regulations
Shippers continue to put lives at risk by flouting cargo regulations. And they’ll carry on getting away with it as competition among terminals for...
Crude Oil Tanker Owners Take Advantage of Low Newbuilding Prices
A prolonged period of weak contracting activity has forced shipyards to drop their newbuilding prices to levels not seen in decades. Crude oil tanker...
[Watch] How Digital Solutions Create Real Savings in the Marine Industry
At the prestigious Marine trade show Nor-Shipping in Oslo customers were looking this month for anything presented with one of two “D’s” in front...
Global Container Shipping Market Forecasts 2017-2021
The ship which is structured specifically to hold huge quantities of cargo compressed in different types of containers is referred to as a container...