[Watch] Commandos Free Hostage Ship – Drill

Soldiers from the Israeli Navy’s elite Shayetet 13 unit wrapped up a day-long drill Tuesday, during which commandos practiced retaking a captured ship with...

K Line, MOL, NYK Integrates Shipping Business

Japan's major container shipping companies jointly setup new company In a major news development, Japan's major container shipping companies Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Mitsui...

Quarter of Ships Risk Detention

More than 3,800 vessels face the risk of being detained after it was found that the vessels were not ECDIS compliant. Non-compliant with ECDIS: Around 28...

Mechanic’s Loose Sleeve Caught in the Rotating Chuck

Transport Malta has issued an investigation report regarding an accident that happened to one of the engine ratings on onboard the Skysea Golden Era...

Ten Take-outs from MEPC 71

After a busy week at IMO’s headquarters, we have chosen top ten highlights from the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) seventy-first sitting. 1. Ballast backslide: Bad...

Flag of Convenience Cargo Ship Detained by UK Authorities

A general cargo ship named “Seccadi” has been detained by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency at a lay-by berth at Manisty, Ellesmere Port. What...

Reduce Sulphur Cap to 0.1 Percent

The Hong Kong government has taken a stance to enforce strict rules for implementing sulphur emission rules in ships. Improve air quality: The HK government has...

Commander of Destroyer Relieved for Now

The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said on Tuesday it has temporarily relieved, for medical reasons, the commander of a warship involved in a crash...

ESL Shipping’s New, the World’s Most Eco-friendly, Dry Cargo Vessel was...

The new eco-friendly dry cargo vessel of ESL Shipping, a member of the Aspo Group, was christened on June 28, 2017 at the Jinling...

COSCO Shipping to Acquire OOCL

COSCO Shipping shares climb after bid to become third-biggest container line COSCO Shipping Holdings Co Ltd saw its stock climb on Monday after bidding $6.3...

Asia Fuel Oil-Buying Interest Revives 380-cst Cash Premiums

Cash premiums of 380-cst fuel oil rose on Monday, snapping a four-session slide, as falling flat price levels encouraged buyers to lock in some...

Container Ship Damaged Lock Installation During Mooring Manoever

On July 8, a Container ship damaged its lock installation during the mooring process. What happened? The Container ship was enroute from Rotterdam to Helsinki the...

Three MOL’s Methanol Carriers Win ‘Technology Special Prize’

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that a series of three MOL-operated 50,000 DWT methanol carriers — the Taranaki Sun, Manchac Sun, and Cajun Sun...

Appeal to Release Captain of Detained Ship

Greek authorities have appealed for the release of both the Ukrainian captain and the crew of the "Mekong Spirit". What happened? Captain Sergii Nevecheria, 61,...

MEPC 71: Dates Set for Ballast Water Treatment Systems

MEPC 71 agrees to implementation dates for ballast water treatment systems The MEPC, at its 71st meeting this week, reached a compromise on compliance dates...

Centrifugal Separators & Operational Efficiency – An Important Insight

ISO 8217 compliant fuels are used on board ships for propulsion and power generation. Environmental regulations have forced the maritime industry to use different...

[Watch] The World Biggest Container Ship: The Majestic Maersk

Maersk, the Danish giant shipping line company, has just released the 'Majestic Maersk', the biggest container ship ever made. Richard Milne, Baltic and Nordic...

Fire After Tanker and Bulk Carrier Collide with Each Other

On July 9, a bulk carrier reportedly collided with a tanker berthed in a petrochemical terminal. What happened? While sailing upstream the Yangtze River, the bulk...

Load Cells for Offshore Mooring Project

French maritime engineering specialist Iroise Mer used a 50 ton Straightpoint Radiolink plus (RLP) load cell during a refit of a tanker mooring system...

Rolls-Royce to Establish Open Ship Simulation Platform

The Norwegian University of Technology Science (NTNU), research organisation SINTEF Ocean, and classification society DNV GL have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with...