7 Reasons to Stay on the Cruise Ship When in Port

by John Roberts Is staying in the cruise ship when at port, a good idea or merely a bad one, says a report by Cruise...

[Watch] Expensive Yachts Fail Compilation

Watch the video of expensive yachts fail compilation. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a news...

Fatal Man Overboard While Boarding the Vessel

Summary: On 23 September 2017, a Filipino crewman from the fishing boat Constant Friend fell into the water at Kilkeel Harbour while attempting to board...

Saudi Approves New Ballast Water Testing Kit

The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has today confirmed that aqua-tools’ B-QUA ballast water analysis kit will be included in the list...

WinGD X-DF Dual-fuel Demonstrator Burns NG-VOC Mix in Gaseous Fuel Mode

WinGD and Wärtsilä Gas Systems have successfully tested a NG-VOC (Natural Gas - Volatile Organic Compounds) fuel mix for the WinGD X-DF engine, selected...

Cargo Containers Lost at Sea

The Malta flagged cargo vessel the “Kea Trader" is currently facing a bad weather and rough sea conditions in the reef Durand which resulted...

1 Dead, 12 Rescued in East China Shipwreck

On 6th April, a cargo ship sank in the waters of Zhejiang Province in east china, killing one person, the report says. What happened? According...

Meet Chennai’s Reshma Nilofer Naha, the World’s 1st Woman River Pilot

Piloting a ship is a tough job because one has to be aware to avoid accidents and lot of thought has to go through...

A Sustainable Maritime Industry in a 2°C Scenario

Ships are cheapest and most convenient mode of trade yet it causes pollution. With a global carbon emission rate of 2.5% and the...

South Korea to Assist in 200 Ship Orders

The South Korean government has decided to assist its local shipping firms in placing orders for 200 ships by 2020, including 140 bulk carriers...

Ship’s Anchor Ripping Up Pipeline Likely Oil Spill Cause

A vessel that anchored off the coast of Indonesia was found to have caused an oil spill that claimed the life of five fishermen. What...

[Watch] Safety Concerns for Electric Ships – Is the Industry Doing...

By Grant Brown, Vice President, Marketing, PBES The growing numbers in hybrid or fully electric ships navigating waters worldwide has increased concerns about their onboard...

Shipping Industry Braces for Chinese Trade War

The shipping industry might lose a lot in a potential trade war between the US and China. Millions of jobs and the bottom lines...

Orders Newbuild MR Tanker Trio at GSI

A report published in the marine log says, that the Copenhagen headquartered tanker owner Torm has exercised options for the construction of three MR...

Shipping Rate Rises Pose a Risk to Trade

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has finally gave in to pressure and has announced to change ship pollution regulation, after 30 years of collective...

Diana Shipping Time Charters With SwissMarine

Diana Shipping Inc, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has...

Seven Hapag-Lloyd Vessels Benefit from MacGregor

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, is upgrading and optimising the container stowage systems on board seven Hapag-Lloyd C-class (Samsung 9,300 TEU series) container vessels. A...

Rapid Cargo and Control Monitoring System Repair by PSM

The chemical tanker MT Caspia, developed some problems in its original tank radar transmitters as the contractors found out a transmission failure during a...

Barge Drifted Unmanned Through Brake Port

On April 1, a barge moored at port was unmoored by miscreants and drifted unmanned through the port of Brake. What happened? The tanker barge ‘Sero’...

Singapore: Four Bunker Tankers Arrested

On April 2, four bunker tankers were arrested at the Singapore port on charges of illegal importing of oil and cheating its clients. What happened? The...