IBM to Set a Trial Blockchain Network in Singapore

Extending its efforts to bring distributed-ledger technology to shipping industries, IBM Corp. announced Tuesday a trial blockchain network in Singapore for supply chain management. The...

Rotterdam to Singapore VLCC Freight Jumps on Fuel Oil Fixture

The Rotterdam to Singapore freight rate for VLCCs jumped Monday to a lump sum of $2.55 million on a fuel oil fixture East, from...

LNG Tankers Heading to Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands

The following liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers are expected to arrive in Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands in the coming weeks. The vessels carry...

ABB’s Onboard DC Grid Enables Integration of Energy Storage

ABB will optimize the safety and environmental credentials of a new Louis Dreyfus Armateurs wind farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) by installing Onboard DC...

Digital Solution at Port of LA to Cover Terminals, Carriers

The Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation are expanding their digital solution program, designed to keep cargo flowing efficiently, to include all container...

Why are so Many Navy Ships Crashing?

The US Navy is facing difficult questions about the health of its fleet in the aftermath of the USS John S. McCain's collision with...

Potential for Container Shipping Profitability in Danger

Having been dormant for over 18 months the containership orderbook could be about to jolt back to life as CMA CGM is reportedly on...

Record Panama Canal Transit by CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt

The Panama Canal welcomed the largest capacity vessel to ever transit the Expanded Locks on Tuesday, the CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt. The neo-Panamax container...

Seafarers’ Plight Overlooked

Seafarer welfare charity Apostleship of the Sea says that the CSCL Jupiter became a tourist attraction when it ran aground in Antwerp on August...

Container Ship Catches Fire, Loses Engine Power

On August 21, a container ship reportedly caught fire after an explosion and lost its engine power. What happened? In the late hours of August 21,...

Is Technology Making Ships Too Complex?

Maritime safety company Propel has suggested that human failure is still a top priority when it involves improvement in ship safety. Technology on ships: Allan Graveson,...

[Watch] Insight into Pump Room of Tanker Ship

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Top 7 Tips to Reduce Lube’s Sulfation and Oxidation

Maine Lubrication is often highly regarded and more expensive as it churns the world’s biggest mammoth structures in the toughest of the environmental conditions....

Asia-Southern Africa Rates at 7-Year High

The Asia to Southern Africa market has witnessed a significant growth as spot rates reached their highest in seven years, according to shipping consultancy...

Looking Ahead: The Bunkering Market After 2020

Alok Sharma, head of commercial at Glencore subsidiary Inatech, recently spoke with MarEx about the outlook for bunkering. Inatech provides software solutions to both bunker suppliers...

ClassNK Paves the Way for HKC Verification Expansion

Leading classification society ClassNK has completed the document review for a Ship Recycling Facility Plan (SRFP) submitted by Tsuneishi Ship Recycling (Negros), Inc. (TSRNI), verifying...

Rickmers Maritime Closes on Ship Sale

Rickmers Maritime, the bankrupt charter ship owner, raised an extra $4 million as it closed on the sale of its remaining nine container ships. The...

Total Acquiring Maersk Oil in Deal Worth $7.45bn

Total is buying Maersk Oil in an equity and debt deal valued at $7.45bn as AP Moller – Maersk executes its strategy to focus...

50 Kilos of Cocaine Detained on Ship Bound for Holland

On August 17, the police detained a vessel after discovering 50 kilos of cocaine. The ship was enroute to Holland when it was detained. What...

Oil Spill Alert! Tanker and Bulker Collide

An oil spill alert was raised off the Southern peninsula state of Johor, after a tanker and bulker collided with each other on August...