Indonesian Car Ferry Catches Fire Off East Java

The ro/pax ferry Mutiara Sentosa 1 suffered a serious fire on Friday evening during a transit of the waters of the Masalembo, the Southeast...

ABB Adds Certified MRV Module to its Suite

ABB strengthens its decision support software suite with certified MRV module The latest development will enable customers to monitor their emissions according to the EU’s...

OOCL Hong Kong Takes Largest Containership Crown

The 21,413 teu OOCL HONG KONG, delivered last week by Samsung Heavy Industries, has taken the crown for the largest containership ever built, based...

Ship Owner Expects Soft Tanker Market to be the Norm During...

Tanker owners are in for rough seas over the course of 2017, as rates aren’t bound for a recovery anytime soon, at least according...

[Watch] Ferry Crash at the Docks of Santo Domingo

Video shows the moment the ferry, named Kydon, slammed into the pier and several containers at the Don Diego terminal. Amazingly no injuries were...

Drone Wins Innovation Award for AkzoNobel

A drone developed to improve maritime safety has earned an innovation award for a partnership comprising AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings Business, the supplier of International®...

Vale’s VLOC Headache is Contagious

Brazilian iron ore producer Vale is facing up to a new challenge as hull cracks were found on a third converted very large ore...

Euronav Chief Executive Skeptical on Scrubbers

Shipowners have taken several strategic approaches to comply with the planned International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulation on capping marine fuel sulphur content to 0.1pc...

Ethanol Shipping Fuels Controversy

A small strip of land at Milwaukee’s port has become a point of controversy now that an energy company wants to ship ethanol from...

Shaping the Low Carbon Future of the Shipping Industry

As CEO of Lloyd’s Register, I often reflect on how our role has evolved over our 257-year history. When we were founded in 1760 our...

Six Crew Kidnapped from Cargo Ship

According to ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report. Six crew members have been kidnapped from a general cargo vessel off Nigeria. Pirate attack: Pirates boarded an...

Fatal Breathing Equipment Clipping Issue

Devon diver died after plummeting 60 metres to the ocean floor without his breathing apparatus on  An "extremely experienced" diver died on holiday in Micronesia...

Blast Due to Gas Ignition on Tanker in Shipyard Kills 6,...

On Thursday, an explosion at a shipyard in Colombia claimed the life of six persons and injured 23 others. What happened? The blasts occurred at the...

‘Lifting of Cabotage Policy Spells Doom for Shipping Industry’

Sarawak and Sabah Ship Owners Association (SSSA) president Soon Tin Woo said the Malaysian shipping industry is heading for doomsday once the cabotage policy...

Antifouling Coatings Market – Global Industry Analysis 2024

Antifouling coatings are a special type of coating that is applied with paint to the bottom of a ship or marine vessel to prevent...

Convert Ships to Seawater Lubricated Shaft Lines

Thordon Bearings and Drydocks World-Dubai (DDW-D) have signed a milestone agreement under which the UAE-based shipyard will work together with Thordon Bearings Inc. to...

On the Vulnerabilities of Container Ships

Salvors seem to be doing a hugely professional job in their fire-fighting aboard the MSC Flaminia as the tow makes its way slowly to...

Tanker Catches Fire in Kiel Canal

A fire broke out onboard product/chemical tanker Oraness while it was transiting the Kiel Canal in the evening hours of May 16, a representative...

Shipping Containers Industry Forecast 2014-2022

Containers are designed to be lifted vertically from above by cranes and transferred from ship to shore and between other forms of transport such...

Maersk Fluid Technogy’s Lubricant Blending-On-Board System

Maersk Fluid Technology (MFT) has hailed a recent influx of orders for their SEA-Mate® Blending-on-Board (BOB) system as confirmation of industry demand for technological solutions...