Ancient Shipwreck Exposed by Wind and Tide on South Mayo Coast

Continued erosion on the Atlantic seaboard has exposed the remains of a shipwreck on the south-west Mayo coastline. The wreck is clearly visible at low...

Panama Changes Bunker Regulation! Maneuvering Fuel Requirements Revised

The Panama Canal Authority has issued advisory in order to inform on a few revised requirements regarding the maneuvering operations in Canal waters, effective...

Malacca and S’pore Straits Traffic Hits New High in 2016

Despite the difficult shipping markets in 2016 traffic in the world’s busiest shipping lane – the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) – were...

Liberian Registry Launches Innovative Website

The Liberian Registry has further strengthened its industry-leading role for technological innovation by relaunching its website in an ultra-user-friendly format. Among other things, owners and...

Singapore Marine Fuel Sales at Record High in January

Sales volumes of marine fuels in Singapore surged to a record 4.46 million tonnes in January, the highest in any month since records began,...

Baltic Dry Index Falls to 685, Down 3 Points

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) on Tuesday fell under the 688 mark, dropping 3 points on the day to 685, continuing a significant reversal...

ISO Publishes New Standard for Safe LNG Bunkering

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced the publication of ISO 20519, a new standard for the safe bunkering of ships with liquefied natural...

CO2 Reduction Target Certified as “Science Based Target (SBT)”

“K”Line’s CO2 Reduction Target Certified as “Science Based Target (SBT)”: Evaluated as the Goal to Contribute to the Paris Agreement “K” Line’s CO2 reduction targets...

A Little-Known Shipwreck in Greece that Cost More than 4,000 Lives

One of the worst maritime tragedies in history took place in Greece and cost almost four times as many lives as the Titanic; yet...

Relative Motion Illusion Resulted in Vessel Collision

Summary On 3 December 2015, a Panama registered pure car Carrier City of Rotterdam collided with the Danish registered ro-ro ferry Primula Seaways on the...

Will the Shipbuilder Survive ‘April Crisis’?

Daewoo Shipbuilding Faces Another Liquidity Crisis Rumor Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering still has difficulty in escaping from the liquidity crisis, igniting another rumour that...

Hazardous Cargo Not Affected by Fire

Fire being investigated - hazardous cargo not affected Metro fire-fighters were fighting late into the night of February 13 to control the blaze on board...

[Watch] Spectacular Side Launch at Netherlands Shipyard

Netherlands shipbuilder Royal Niestern Sander was the site of a spectacular side launch last week, captured in multiple videos. The ship, an ice-strengthened multipurpose vessel...

Failing Ship Engines & Glitching Drones! ‘Gaping Holes’ in UK Defense

Ships so loud they can be heard 100 miles away, malfunctioning drones, and armored vehicles too big to fit into transport aircraft are signs...

Shipping Industry ‘Concerned, Not Panicked’ with Trump

Shipping Industry Should be ‘Concerned, Not Panicked’ with Trump, says Adami Ship owner Captain Eugen Henning Adami said that while the global shipping industry entered...

Japan to Help in Anti-piracy Effort

Japan has offered to send patrol ships to deal with a growing piracy threat in the southern Philippine waters bordering Indonesia and Malaysia, a...

Sexual Assault Aboard a Ferry

Two men arrested after reports of sexual assault aboard a cross-channel ferry The alleged incident is reported to have happened on the Spirit of France...

Italian Ship Docks on Day of Love

They consider themselves among the world's greatest lovers and up to 200 Italian sailors have just arrived in Sydney on Valentine's Day. The Italian FREMM-class...

Maersk Line to Slash Shipping Emissions

EQUATE Petrochemical Company, a global producer of petrochemicals, and Maersk Line signed a partnership agreement to decrease CO2 emissions in ocean transportation. The agreement, which...

Tototheo Group Commits Over 1,500 Vessels to Fleet Xpress

Delivering significantly enhanced operational and crew welfare benefits is turning the concept of the ‘connected ship’ into a reality. Satlink Satellite Communications Ltd, a member...