Mobile System Successfully Treats Ballast Water on Ship

A report released by Glosten and Global Diving & Salvage has successfully implemented a mobile system which successfully treats ballast water. Treatment of ballast water Its...

ONE Sees First Newly Painted Freight Vessel Delivered

The Japanese Company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has obtained the delivery of its first magenta coloured newly built containership. The 14,026 TEU vessel named as...

Drunk Captain Blamed in Deadly Crash in World Cup Host City

On June 11, a drunk captain was responsible for causing a boat crash that claimed the lives of 11 people on a river cruise...

[Watch] Woman Attempts to Jump Into Swimming Pool – Only for...

 A VIRAL video has captured the hilarious moment a young woman attempts to jump into a swimming pool on holiday via an inflatable float....

What Precautions to Take If You are Bunkering in Ports Which...

What are these ports? It could be Panama, it could be Netherlands Antilles, it could be any of the Caribbean ports, it could be the...

Guidelines for Liquefied Gas Carrier Structures – Independent Prismatic Tanks

A Leading Classification Society, ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Liquefied Gas Carrier Structures – Independent Prismatic Tanks. The Guidelines specify the technical requirements...

Can You Name this Ship Part?

Watch out here for the right answers and the winners. Please provide your profile picture and a brief about you to be featured here....

ABB Ability Lands Major Deal for Nine Heavy Lift Vessels

OCTOPUS marine software will map the safest and most efficient routes for a fleet of heavy lift vessels servicing the expansion of a giant...

[Watch] 3 Thousand-foot Freighters Converging Near Soo Locks

 Ship lovers got a treat in recent days when three of the Great Lakes' massive thousand-footers where gathered at the Soo Locks in Michigan's...

Coldharbour Targets Greek Market as BW Demand Picks Up

“We are in the final stages of a successful ballast water treatment installation for one of our key Greek clients, and we are in...

History: Container Shipping Accident Adds to a History of Incidents

Another incident has been added to the long list of the history of shipping accidents. According to a story published in the Herald, the...

New Rules Drive Essential Work in Gibdock’s Direction

According to Gibdock, the need for ship owners to comply with new rules on environmental responsibility should not disguise the fact that choosing the...

FueLNG Orders Singapore’s First LNG Bunker Vessel

The company FueLNG has placed an order for a US$37.5M, 7,500 m3 gas carrier that will be Singapore’s and southeast Asia’s first LNG Bunker...

Cosco Shipping to Test Mitsubishi Scrubber

The COSCO shipping company is gearing up it vessel to host a pilot installation of a new scrubber technology developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...

Plastic Straws and Cutlery Banned on Fred. Olsen Vessels

In a move that was welcomed by all, UK-based operator Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has banned plastic straws and cutlery onboard its cruise ships. Reduce...

Sex and the City: A Global Revolution

Japanese voice-over actress Yūko Nagashima was a little worried when she first took on the job of providing Carrie Bradshaw’s voice in dubbed versions...

[Watch] Pacific ‘Garbage Patch’ Even Worse than Feared

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the largest accumulation of ocean plastic on the planet, contains even more debris than scientists had feared according to...

Impact of Fuel Choices on Boiler and Burner Operation

Alfa Laval is a leading marine provider of boiler technology, combustion technology and solutions for environmental compliance. Today the company has released a new...

OPINION: The Scrubber Decision – Wildebeest of Serengeti

I am sure you would have seen documentaries and videos of Serengeti Park where literally thousands of Wildebeest will be gathered in one place,...

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

Tanker Report VLCC Rates in the ME Gulf to China remained steady at around WS 49. A trip to Japan was covered at WS 47.75 while...