Trump Effect: What it Means for the Shipping Industry

How much can Trump deliver and what does it mean for industries like freight forwarding and international logistics? The question of what the Trump administration...

Father Jailed for Attack on Teen Who Propositioned Daughter on a...

Ohio man gets prison sentence for attack on teen who propositioned daughter A Toledo man convicted of his role in an attack on a teen...

[Watch] ExxonMobil Insights: Storage and Handling

Find out about the measures that should be taken for safely bunkering and using both heavy fuel oils and low-sulphur ECA category fuels. Disclaimer: This...

Was the El Faro Unseaworthy?

Two developments in the El Faro sinking only a few months apart on the calendar are conceptually centuries apart in the realm of maritime...

Why Amazon Dominates Freight World Discussions

Frankly, it’s not too surprising that e-commerce mega-retailer Amazon is perceived as the proverbial 900-lb. gorilla of the freight world right now. Amazon is becoming...

Mersey Maritime Announces Finalists in Industry Awards

The finalists of the 2017 Mersey Maritime Industry Awards (MMIAs) have been announced. The winners will be revealed at a prestigious black tie dinner that...

Shipping Industry Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks and GPS Jamming

By Luke Graham The shipping industry is increasingly at risk from cyber security attacks and a gap in insurance policies is leaving them vulnerable, industry experts...

False Alarm: Fire on Ship Sparks Lifeboat Launches

On Wednesday, reports were obtained that ship caught fire off the north coast of the Isle of Wight. What happened? Early on Wednesday evening, the ship...

Cruise Ship Air is ‘Sixty Times Filthier’ than Fresh Sea Breeze

Cruise ship air is 'Sixty times filthier' than fresh sea breeze: Passengers with lung conditions are warned to not stay on deck for two...

Researchers Predict Large Amplitude Rolling Motion for Safer Seas

Ninety percent of the global trade moves by sea and more than $4 trillion worth of cargo is transported annually on large container ships....

Over 20 Tonnes of Oil Spilt into Sea After Ship Collision

Over 20 tonnes of oil spilt into sea after ship collision, clean-up operations underway Reports are pouring in that; over 20 tonnes of thick oil...

Miracle Recovery! Sailor will be Woken from Induced Coma

Sailor who fell from 14m will be woken from induced coma A sailor who fell from a height of 14 metres will be woken from...

Former Merchant Mariner, Author Dies

George Evans died Jan. 19 in Fredericton. He was 91. Evans, who moved to Amherst in 1961 from Corner Brook, N.L. to work for Canada...

Fleet Xpress Wins Prestigious SMART4SEA Excellence Award

Fleet Xpress from Inmarsat Maritime has secured the SMART4SEA Excellence Award 2017, the most prestigious of an inaugural set of awards presented by the...

Bernhard Schulte and Babcock forms Babcock Schulte Energy

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and Babcock International are forming a joint venture, Babcock Schulte Energy (BSE), to support their first LNG bunker-supply ship project...

Shipbuilders Continue to Face Drawn-out Slump in January

South Korean shipbuilders, led by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., secured only three shipbuilding deals in January, valued at a combined 2 trillion won (US$1.72...

Dry Bulk: Q4 Provided Optimism, Q1 Don’t Get Carried Away

Dry Bulk Shipping: Q4 provided optimism, Q1 will make sure we don’t get carried away Iron ore provides 30% of the demand for the dry...

Carnival Turning Cruise Ships into Floating ‘Smart Cities’ at Sea

Leisure travel colossus Carnival Corporation put a spin on technology used at Disney World to turn cruise ships into what it bills as smart...

Baltic Dry Index Plunges on Evaporating Shipping Demand

The BDI has plunged since the start of China’s Lunar New Year holiday as demand to ship raw materials into the world’s largest commodities...

[Watch] Sailor Fell Fourteen Metres Inside a Cargo Hold

Two men have been seriously injured after they fell fourteen metres inside a cargo ship near Port Alma. For more information, please visit here Did you...