ClassNK Receives EU MRV Accreditation from UKAS

After undergoing extensive assessments, leading classification society ClassNK has become one of the world’s first classification societies to receive accreditation from the UK-based national...

Low Sulfur MGO Fuel Testing Guidance

Marshall Islands Issues Low Sulfur MGO Fuel Testing Guidance The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator has issued a Marine Safety Advisory, which...

Common Safety Errors on Lifeboat Systems

Andrew Lemmis, SeaSafe notes  that lifeboat systems fatally injure more people than they save.  In the following article, Mr Lemmis explains the number of...

Giant Tanker that Caused a Splash on Clyde’s South Bank

It looks as though this boat is about to burst out over the yard wall into Govan. Sometimes we think of shipbuilding in Glasgow being...

BIMCO Ventures into Ship Finance

BIMCO SHIPTERM: BIMCO ventures into ship finance On 9 January 2017, BIMCO published its first ship finance related form – "SHIPTERM". BIMCO describes SHIPTERM as...

Why a Vessel Worth $60m was Sold as Scrap?

Shipping slump: Why a vessel worth $60m was sold as scrap In January 2010, the container ship Hammonia Grenada was delivered from a Chinese yard...

Bulker Values on the Rebound From “Rock Bottom” Levels

Dry Bulk Back From The Brink Bulker Values in the last 12 months have hit rock bottom and are now looking to show considerable promise....

Palau-flagged Ship Arrested

Court orders arrest of Palau-flagged ship The Madras high court, India has ordered the arrest of a Palau-flagged ship, anchored at V O Chidambaranar Port...

Oceangoing Fully Autonomous Ships in Next 15 Years

‘Oceangoing fully autonomous ships in next 15 years,’ says Rolls Royce The technology revolution taking place on land with the advent of driverless vehicles also...

Crew of Cargo Ship Found with Gun Arrested

A man who had just come off a cargo ship owned by TOTE Services was arrested Monday for having a gun at the Blount...

[Watch] Thrill Dive Under a Freighter – The Real Deal

Watch a thriller video of a freighter passing above the diver.  Is it a thrill dive under the freighter or did the diver didn't...

Big Data Professionals Needed, Shipping Leaders Warn

The maritime industry is facing a severe skills shortage in analysing and harnessing big data, which could hinder the reinvention of the struggling industry,...

Italian Cargo Ship Breached After Collision with Freighter

A freighter collided with a general cargo vessel which was berthed at a port.  During the collision, the cargo vessel suffered significant damages. What happened? The...

Fatal Electrocution While Using Electric Hoist Onboard Box ship

A fatal electrocution accident happened when using electric hoist for lifting operation Summary: A fitter on board a Hong Kong registered container ship was electrocuted when...

Drunk Ship’s Captain Convicted

A sea captain has been convicted of being drunk in charge of a merchant ship in Belfast Lough. What happened? Eugenijus Tulauskas, from Lithuania, was up...

Ship Insurers Look to Luxembourg as Brexit Looms

UK-regulated ship insurers are looking to Luxembourg after fears Brexit will hinder access to the EU's financial market, industry sources say. Briton is a market...

The Swedish Club Improves Offering to Charterers

The Swedish Club has launched a new addition to its portfolio, Rules for Charterers’ Insurance, which has been written to recognise the specific needs...

New Interferry CEO to Make Funding Call at European Shipping Week

Mike Corrigan, the incoming CEO of global trade association Interferry, is to advocate greater European Union involvement and investment in the ferry sector during...

VLCC Tankers Storing Crude are Much Less than Claimed

Reports this week indicated that VLCC availability has been limited by a surge in floating storage which has consumed a large segment of the...

UN Ballast-water Convention to Take Effect in September

Charter fees and freight rates may rise as smaller lines struggle with costs of Ballast-Water Convention An international convention regulating ballast water, which ships with...