Italian Ship Captain Jailed Over Deadly Accident

An Italian court on Wednesday handed a 10-year prison term to the captain of a cargo ship that slammed into the port in Genoa...

Six Injured in Gas Incident on Ship at Faslane

On Wednesday, Royal Navy personnel were taken to hospital after inhaling gas during a fire exercise on board a ship at Faslane. What happened? Emergency services...

Asia Centre Launches on Low-carbon Shipping Mission

A new regional centre, which will provide leadership in promoting ship energy-efficiency technologies and operations, and the reduction of harmful emissions from ships, has...

[Watch] How Secure are Ship Networks from Cyber Attack

Editor Martyn Wingrove calls on shipowners to invest in cyber security to prevent major ship incidents in the future. How secure are your onboard networks?...

Gard’s Appeal to the English Supreme Court is Decided

As a leading P&I, Marine and Energy insurer, Gard is prepared to support its Members and clients in litigation when there is a need...

Shipping Companies’ Alliances Stir Fear Among Farmers

As a strong dollar makes U.S. commodities more expensive globally, American farmers are finding it tougher to compete in export markets. Now some worry...

Inmarsat Confirms Successful Launch of the Fourth Global Xpress Satellite

Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has confirmed the successful launch of the fourth, high-speed broadband communications satellite in its...

Marine Cargo Premium Collections Grow 19pc

Marine cargo insurance premiums have jumped 19.4 per cent in the first quarter of the year as more importers ditch their long term contracts...

Newbuilding Bulkers’ Prices on the Rise

Newbuilding Bulkers’ Prices on the Rise, as Ship Owners Turn to Higher Spec Vessels Newbuilding activity is on the rise for a number of reasons,...

When Ship Crew Realized What was Going on it was Already...

Maiken yacht crew realized that the water at some distance had become brown – or so it seemed. As the yacht approached the brown...

Fleet Cleaner Expands Hull Cleaning Services to All Dutch Ports

Recently the company Fleet Cleaner has made its innovative ship hull cleaning service available to all ports in the Netherlands. The extended availability was...

Shell to Share Latest Technologies with Future Mariners

Shell Marine has renewed its technical partnership for a further four years with the University of Cebu - Maritime Education and Training Center (UC...

BWTS on Vessels Using Gravity Discharged Top Side Tanks

“Ballast Water Management Legislation Implementation: Practical problems in need of an answer” INTERCARGO welcomes and supports the Ballast Water Management (BWM) international initiatives and legislation,...

World’s First Class Approved 3D Printed Ship’s Propeller

Marking a major step forward in the application of 3D printing techniques in the maritime sector, Damen Shipyards Group has entered a cooperative consortium...

2020 Sulfur Cap to Impact Credit Lines

The global sulfur emissions limit will drop to 0.50 percent in 2020, and most people are yet to appreciate what this will do to...

Suicide Attempt by a Distressed Sailor Aboard a Tanker

Thirty-four Indian sailors and four Pakistani crew have been stranded aboard two oil tankers for more than two months off the coast of Kandla,...

Repair Success Due to Diver Training

After delays of almost two weeks following an unsuccessful repair to the hull of a 180m bulk carrier that ran aground offshore Las Palmas,...

Dual-Fuel ME-GIE Successfully Runs on Ethane

Positive operational performance expands MAN B&W alternative fuel possibilities. The world’s first ME-GIE (-Gas Injection Ethane) two-stroke engine has successfully passed gas trials on board...

2 Tons of Cocaine Seized Aboard a Vessel in Atlantic

On Monday, Spanish police seized more than two metric tons of cocaine from a ship with a Venezuelan flag in the Atlantic Ocean and...

Missing Captain Found Drifting at Sea

The captain of a large Singaporean cargo ship was found drifting at sea off the coast of southern Spain clinging to a life buoy...