It’s a Crash Due to Restricted Visibility! What can You Say?
Thanks to VesselFinder, It's a graphics animation based video representation of the collision between Delphis Gdansk and BBC Neptune in which BBC Neptune sustained damages...
A Legal Reality Check for Autonomous Shipping in 2018
In the second part of this two-part series, an international shipping lawyer Torgeir Willumsen takes a closer look at the legal obstacles to autonomous...
South America to Europe Trade ‘on the Mend’
The northbound East Coast South America to Europe trade is finally ‘on the mend’ heading into the Brazilian fruit export season, according to new...
Shell Again Charters 2nd VLCC Crude Cargo
Shell charters LOOP’s 2nd direct-to-VLCC US crude export cargo.
VLCC Nave Photon, is in the Gulf of Mexico, as of 27th March, Tuesday.
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Shipping Fleet Statistics: 2017
Gross tonnage on the UK Ship Register (UKSR) grew 7% in the year to end 2017, and was 16.2 million GT at end December...
Charter Market Capacity Crunch May Dent Profitability
A capacity crunch is predicted in the charter market in the coming months.
This is due to a 30-month high rate in...
‘Extreme’ Iceberg Seasons Threaten Shipping
The giant icebergs and sea ice that once remained trapped in the frozen Arctic are moving southward faster and more frequently, menacing shipping and...
Wärtsilä Cargo Handling Systems Onboard LEG Carriers
On March 28, two LEG carriers which were built by Sinopacific with Wärtsilä solutions onboard were christened.
LEG carriers
The two vessel in the first series...
You Don’t Want that Falling on Your Roof!
On March 28, the beach goers witnessed an enormous boat which appeared to hover over the house rooftops.
What happened?
The photographs taken by the beachgoers...
What Really Happens When You Put a Pet in Cargo on...
A series of worrisome events involving pets onboard an Airplane has worried flyers prompting them to re-evaluate their options while travelling with their furry...
Shape Up or Ship Out? What Lies Ahead for Seafarers
In recent years, the marine industry is onto an innovative change with changing crew sizes and skills to adapt new technologies. The most recent...
[Watch] What Went Wrong?
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[Watch] Inspection of the Ballast of a Container Ship
CMA CGM required the internal inspection of a ballast tank of one of its container ships, the CMA CGM ANDROMEDA. Flying in complex and...
[Watch] Meet Elios, Drone for Ship Surveys Inspired by Insects
Designed to fly in tight and complex places, the drone Elios, from the Swiss company Flyability, has a shell carbon fiber inspired by insects,...
COLREGS Milestone for Autonomous Ships
Rolls-Royce has completed the £1.3 million MAXCMAS (MAchine eXecutable Collision regulations for Marine Autonomous Systems) research project, demonstrating it claims, that the operation of...
AET Aframax Shuttle Tankers to Run on LNG and Cargo Vapour
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply its volatile organic compounds (VOC) recovery technology, LNG fuel gas handling systems and the auxiliary engines for two...
Diana Fixes Time Charter Contract with SwissMarine
Diana Shipping signs a time charter contract with Swiss Marine Services, S.A, Geneva.
The charter is regarding their capesize dry bulk vessel, Aliki.
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Baltic Index Slips on Lower Vessel Demand
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, closed lower on Tuesday, as demand fell across vessel...
A 6,000-Pound Container of Sulfuric Acid Lost Off North Carolina’s
A cargo ship has reportedly lost 70 out of 30,000 containers at Sea off North Carolina’s Outer Banks due to strong winds and rough...
Fire After Collision Between Ships in Danish Strait
On March 27, a container vessel and a merchant vessel collided in the Danish strait and the collision resulted in a brief fire onboard...
