[Watch] BSM and Babcock Plan Baltic LNG Bunker Ship

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and engineering company Babcock International Group are to develop 7,500m3 gas supply vessel (GSV) for providing LNG to ships and...

Best PSC Perfomance Award Goes to the Vessel Aegean Power

Best PSC Perfomance Award to the vessel Aegean Power of Arcadia Shipmanagement DNV GL and Arcadia Shipmanagement Co. Ltd. have announced the award of “BEST...

Ancient Sunken Warship Found in Southern Sweden

A naval ship has been found in southern Sweden some 400 years after it went missing, Swedish Television reported on Feb 1. The Blekinge naval...

Seasickness and Science: Are Your ‘Sea Legs’ in Your Brain or...

There's nothing like the joy of being in a boat on the open sea — fresh air, wind in your hair and… oh wait,...

Australia’s Bumper Harvest Leads to Grain Ships Being Heavily Booked for...

A record grain harvest is causing bottlenecks on the way to port terminals, where export ships are heavily booked for the next six months. A...

Drewry Report: Chemical Tanker Oversupply to Continue

Chemical shipping vessel supply on major routes has been in surplus with many new building deliveries from shipbuilders and swing tankers flooding the market....

Aderco Commits to Stronger Maritime Future With New Investment in the...

Leading fuel treatment specialist Aderco has opened an operational base in the UK to serve the marine markets here, in the US and the...

Shippers Keep Guessing About Carrier Consolidation

When South Korea’s Hanjin declared bankruptcy late last summer and began abandoning vessels at ports worldwide, it appeared that shippers’ worst nightmare might have...

Owner of Vessel with Liberian Flag Held

The owner of a Liberian-flagged cargo vessel is in hot water after enforcement officers detained him for illegally anchoring the ship in Malaysian waters. The...

Half-cruise, Half-cargo Ships Provide Authenticity in Place of Cocktails and Casinos

By Rosemary McClure No one would call the Aranui 5 a thing of beauty.  Half cruise ship and half freighter, it has a cockeyed profile...

Human Smugglers Arrested at Port in New Jersey

Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have raided a Turkish cargo ship in New Jersey, arresting the ship’s first officer and chief...

Bodies of Three Sailors Recovered from Sunken Ship

Bodies of three sailors were pulled from rough seas off Sharjah coast after an unidentified cargo ship sank in inclement weather, authorities here confirmed...

MPA with DNV GL to Include Autonomous Systems and Intelligent Shipping

MPA Expands MOU with DNV GL to include Autonomous Systems and Intelligent Shipping A memorandum of understanding to promote research and development (R&D) and innovation...

What Exactly Trump Border Tax?

Many countries try to make their products more competitive in international markets.  Some subsidize exports directly and indirectly (China), some have very lax labor...

Ship Captain Found Dead in Control Room

A foreign ship captain was found dead in the control room of his docked vessel at Senari Port on Feb 3. The deceased, identified as...

[Watch] El Faro B-Roll Release

NTSB releases additional video documentation on last year's efforts to locate and recover the El Faro voyage data recorder. Disclaimer: This video is intended for...

NTSB Releases Recovery Footage of VDR Ahead of Final El Faro...

Eerie footage of the El Faro at the bottom of the ocean was released Friday ahead of the third and final Marine Board hearing...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Produces 5,000th Propeller

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announced that it held the production ceremony of the 5,000th propeller at its Ulsan factory. The 5,000th propeller measuring 10.6 meters...

USS Enterprise Decommissioned After Half a Century of Service

After almost 55 years of active service, the USS Enterprise has been decommissioned.  No, we're not talking about a certain starship, but the world's...

[Watch] Vikings Crown Dramatic March on Scotland with Ship-burning Crescendo

Thousands of viking enthusiasts descended upon the town of Lerwick on Scotland’s Shetland Islands as part of the ‘Up Helly Aa’ festival on Tuesday....