Will the Baltic Dry Index Rebound or Further Decline?
Tracking the BDI After a depressed period of almost eight years, some predicted the dry bulk market to recover, or to at least improve,...
First LNG Bunkering Carried Out in the UK
For the first time in the UK, a ship has been bunkered with liquefied natural gas (LNG). This is part of a project carried...
Tanker Grounded on the Rhine
On August 13, 2017, the tanker "Ventrans II", enroute from Mannheim to Rotterdam, was disabled and ran aground on the Rhine near Neuwied.
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Grounding on the Danube
On August 24, 2017, the cargo ship "Quadro" ran aground on the Danube.
The vessel was loaded with 550 tons steel and had a...
Maersk Pembroke Engine Fire Put Out
The fire that broke out on Tuesday, August 22 in an auxiliary engine of Maersk Pembroke containership while en route to Montreal, Canada has...
Cyber Attack Suspected in Warship Crash
Itay Glick: "The ship could have fallen victim to a GPS spoof or malware. Both USS McCain and USS Fitzgerald were part of the...
German Shipping Company Accused of Faking Pollution Records
A Germany-based shipping company is charged in Maine with failing to keep accurate pollution control records and falsifying others aboard a cargo ship.
The U.S....
Why it’s Not Surprising that Ship Collisions Still Happen
It happened in the middle of the night, off the coast of Malaysia. A large tanker filled with nearly 12,000 tonnes of oil smashed into...
Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM Join New York Shipping Exchange
The New York Shipping Exchange has finalized its Series A round of funding totaling USD 13 million, bolstered by major shipping lines.
Namely, Germany-based container...
Tanker Struck MSC’s Container Ship in Piraeus
On Aug 23, a product tanker Erato reportedly struck the berthed container ship MSC Brianna in the afternoon at Keratsini Harbor, Piraeus.
The accident...
Ships Evacuated! Texas Set for Harvey Attack
Texas ports are monitoring and making preparations ahead of Hurricane Harvey.
Officials in Houston are monitoring the weather, but ports in south Texas are starting...
First Tanker Crosses Northern Sea Route Without Ice Breaker
A commercial LNG tanker has sailed across the colder, northern route from Europe to Asia without the protection of an ice-breaker for the first...
[Watch] Timelapse of Maersk’s Container Ship At Sea
Watch the Timelapse of The Container Ship Gunhilde Maersk at sea from Ho-Chi Minh, Vitenam to Ningbo, China and the incredible loading sequences at...
Floating Dry Dock will be Largest in Baltic
What will be the largest floating dry dock in the Baltic region is on its way to the Western Shipyard in Klaipeda, Lithuania on...
Optimarin Demonstrates Total System Reliability
In the same week that a report from ABS revealed problems with almost half of installed ballast water treatment (BWT) systems, Optimarin gave a...
First Operational STM Ship Systems Installed Onboard
The STM Validation project has successfully installed the first Sea Traffic Management (STM) compatible bridge systems, connecting ships with shore based services and actors....
Tanker Owners Continue to Order
There have been 146 tanker orders placed through July, compared to just 56 during the same time period last year. The bulk of these...
Panama Canal Reaches 103 Years Since its Opening
Construction of the Panama Canal at the beginning of the XX century.
The Panama Canal has contributed to the National Treasury more than $11.6 billion...
Maritime Industry is Growing, But the Workforce is Aging
The owner of a private maritime-training school in Edmonds sees a lot of opportunity opening up in the industry for young people.
“What we’re finding...
Tracking System Probably Switched Off, Says Expert
A state of the art warship like USS John S. McCain turns off the Automatic Identification System (AIS), such that no crucial information such...
