Rotterdam Joins Digital Ship Traffic Management Programme

Port of Rotterdam, one of the 10 most visited ports worldwide, has started using traffic management and digital arrival technology to manage ship arrivals...

Best Foot Forward with LNG-powered Bulk Carriers

Forward Maritime has signed a letter of intent with Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group covering the construction of up to 20 Kamsarmax-size bulk carriers of...

Three Die Due to Cargo Ship Collision

On April 12, three people were killed and three were reported missing after a cargo vessel collided with a South Korean fishing boat. What happened?...

[Watch] 4,200 Gallons of Oil Fuel Spilled in Mississippi River

 On April 12, nearly 4,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled into the Mississippi River after the vessel hit a pier in New Orleans. What happened? The...

Are Ships More Polluting than Germany?

The shipping industry is meeting in London to formulate a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reports BBC. Germany equals Shipping industry By some estimates, the...

Rogue Wave Sweeps Wife Off Cruise Ship! Husband in Shock

A cruise ship passenger was lost at sea when she had gone onto the deck as she felt sick and was knocked overboard by...

Health Check Service for on Board Preventative Maintenance

System integrator Alewijnse Marine has developed a new service that is already delivering higher cost-savings and less downtime via proactive preventive maintenance of vessels’...

Repair Diversity Keeps Delays at Bay

A range of hull repairs on a variety of ship types have illustrated the diversity of shell plating operations that Hydrex diver/technicians are capable...

Fitch: Container Leasing Recovery Continues

Despite some uncertainties on the horizon, including the potentially negative effects of recently proposed U.S. tariffs, two large equipment leasing sub sectors whose performance...

Euroseas Sells its Eldest Bulk Carrier

Euroseas Ltd. has signed a $6.45 million deal with an unaffiliated third party. The deal is regarding the sale of M/V Monica P,...

[Watch] Ship Smashing into Bosphorus Mansion

Video footage has captured the moment a tanker crashed into Istanbul’s historic mansion located on the  shores of Istanbul’s Bosphorus. Disclaimer: This video is intended...

Feature: Technical Issues Loom Over VLSFO Bunker Fuel in 2020

A report published in the Platts highlight the technical issues related to the new sulphur cap declared by IMO. As per the report, it’s...

[Watch] Amateur Drone Pilot Lucky Enough to Capture a Unique Footage

An amateur drone pilot has been lucky enough to capture a piece of Civil war history while he was vacationing on the beach. What happened? Brent...

Shipping Fuel Costs to Spike 25 Percent in 2020 on Sulfuric...

The growing need for IMO marine fuel compliance will likely rise the global shipping fuel cost by quarter billion in 2020, reports Reuters. Wood...

Shipping Climate Talks Expose EU Divisions

EU negotiators will meet in London this week to discuss on the emerging economy giants need for an urgent action to curb pollution from...

World’s Largest Cruise Ship Sets Sail

After three years of construction at a French shipyard, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. recently took delivery of its fourth Oasis-class cruise ship, “Symphony of...

First High-sea Plastic-waste-collecting Vessel

The World’s first high-sea plastic waste collecting vessel has been unveiled at the invention show held in Geneva. The vessel named ‘The Manta’ is equipped...

Bridge Allision in Herne

On April 9, a cargo vessel was involved in an allision with a barge, which suffered heavy damages. What happened? The vessel ‘Rodort 8’ was enroute...

FESCO Fleet Grows with General Cargo Ship Addition

Two new container vessels of 40t capacity has been added to the general cargo fleet of FESCO Nevelsk which already has a deadweight of...

VIKING Strengthens Offerings to Japanese Shipowners

The recent developments in liferafts service has ushered in a new level of competitiveness of VIKING safety solutions amongst Japanese shipowners. The Japanese government...