Coldharbour Initiates Japanese Type Approval Process

Coldharbour Marine, a manufacturer of ballast water treatment systems based on unique inert gas technology, has engaged Japanese classification society ClassNK to assist in...

Cheap Charter Rates Give HMM’s New Panamax Service a Competitive Edge

With Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) about to launch an Asia-North Europe service deploying panamax-size vessels, maritime consultant Drewry has debunked the theory that unit slot...

Wärtsilä VOC Recovery System can Save Tons of Fuel Each Year...

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) recovery technology, LNG fuel gas handling systems and the auxiliary engines for two...

China’s Intelligent Workhorse of the Seas

A comprehensive approach to ‘smart’ ship technology has been adopted by Chinese shipbuilding industry in a recently delivered handysize bulker, writes David Tinsley. China’s determination...

NYK Conducts Ship-to-Shore Connection Test of Navigation Support Tool

NYK and MTI Co. Ltd. conducted a ship-to-shore connection test for the ship navigation support tool J-Marine NeCST,* and together with Japan Radio Co....

Environmental Award for MSC Cruises

The MSC Cruises has been conferred an award for sustainable and environmental stewardship on its ship ‘MSC Meraviglia’. The Cruise line has been awarded...

Maersk Boxship Collide with Another Boxship in Callao

On March 24, a Maersk boxship collided into another boxship belonging to Seaspan and chartered by Maersk Line’s 2M partner, MSC. What happened? The Maersk container...

Shipowners Face Risk of Criminal Liability for Illegal Demolition of End-Of-Life...

Dutch reefer operator Seatrade fined for illegal vessel demolition activity in South Asia. This is highlights stringent end-of-life vessel demolition rule. Shipowners should...

[Watch] Boxship Collision and Swift Action

World’s largest container shipping company Maersk Line had a rough start of the year, having reported a string of incidents involving its boxships. Disclaimer: This...

Can You Name this Ship Part?

Watch out here for the right answers and the winners. If you have any picture based or text based challenge that you want to share....

Trafigura to Install Scrubbers on its New Tanker Fleet

Trafigura launches a new tanker fleet. All the ships in the new fleet are equipped with scrubbers. They will comply with the 0.5%...

WFW Advises Navantia on Delivery of Spanish Suezmax Vessel “Monte Udala”

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised Navantia S.A., M.E. (“Navantia”) on the delivery of a Spanish built SUEZMAX vessel – the “Monte Udala” –...

Cepsa Debuts South Europe’s First Multi-product LNG Supply Vessel

Cepsa presented in the Port of Huelva, the first multi-product marine fuel supply vessel in southern Europe. The vessel, based in the port of...

Shandong Shipbuilder Delivers Huge Ore Carrier

Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co Ltd delivers a large ore carrier to its client. The 400,000 metric tons carrying capacity VLOC was...

Is Additional Cargo Insurance Necessary?

iContainers has advised on investing, on additional cargo insurance in place of the general one. This helps in processing damages aftermath of an...

Cargo Ship Barely Clears the Delaware Memorial Bridge

On March 23, a cargo vessel carrying massive cranes cruised under the Delaware Memorial Bridge with less than 6 feet to spare when it...

[Watch] Ferry with 150 Passengers CRASHES into Rocks

 On March 25, a South Korean ferry carrying more than 150 passengers crashed into rocks when trying to avoid colliding with a fishing vessel. What...

Water Ingress in Engine Room

On March 25, a vessel suffered water ingress in the engine room during a regular control operation while the vessel was enroute from Fürstenwalde...

Greek Shipping Tycoon Denies Drugs Charges

Greek shipping tycoon and the owner of Olympiakos Piraeus and Nottingham Forest soccer teams, Vangelis Marinakis, denied any links to drug trafficking on Saturday,...

The Captain of the Greenpeace Ship is a Woman

Films and literature tell us one thing about ship captains: The captain is almost always a man. The captain in “Titanic” was a man....