In Response: Proposed Ballast Law Won’t Protect Our Waters
By Dave Zentner
A column Sunday in the News Tribune advocated in favor of legislation known as the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, or VIDA (“Set...
What Does the Future Hold for Shipping?
Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO DNV GL, discussed some of the upcoming developments in the maritime world in his speech at the Danish...
Shipping Version: How Not to Fight Climate Change
The shipping industry accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than airplanes, buses or trains. Yet this issue was not included in last year’s Paris...
[Watch] Cargo Ship Battered by Storm
Watch a dramatic video that shows a 200m long cargo ship that got stranded in Dover waters as huge waves and high winds blast...
[Watch] Barges Broken Apart in Mississippi River
A boat hauling dozens of barges broke apart, sending debris all across the Mississippi River near Memphis.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose...
Vessel Breaks Apart, Sends Barges Across Mississippi River
The Coast Guard has closed the Mississippi River from mile marker 771 to mile marker 750 approximately 20 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee, Saturday.
The...
Major Rescue Saves Crew from Sinking Cargo Ship Off Dover
On November 20, as powerful Storm Angus lashed parts of UK, a cargo ship crashed into another vessel near Dover. All twenty-three crew members...
Bulker Grounded, Ordered to Port by Coast Guard
On November 19, the U.S Coast Guard monitored the transit of a motor vessel that had run aground in the Columbia River near Skamokawa,...
MOL Finalises Hull Logo Design for Next-generation Car Carriers “FLEXIE”
The Shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has finalized logo design for their next-generation car carriers named “FLEXIE”.
The unveiling of the logo is said to...
Reefer Delight: How Maersk Line Uses IoT on the Open Seas
Ahead of her keynote at IoT World in Dublin later this November, Maersk Line’s Catja Hjorth Rasmussen talks about how the company uses IoT to...
Mystery as Wrecks of Three Dutch WWII Ships Vanish from Java...
There are fears the sunken vessels off Indonesia, which are the graves of 2,200 people, may have been salvaged for metal.
An international investigation has...
Green Award Signs Up MarineTraffic & Danaos
AIS vessel tracking service, MarineTraffic, has joined the Green Award scheme.
An increasing number of ship operators are using intelligence derived from AIS data to...
Cargo Ship Crew Save Drowning Man from River Thames
The crew of a cargo ship told how they helped save a drowning man from the Thames.
The Polla Rose was leaving Comley’s Wharf in...
New Exclusive Correspondent in Western Canada
Merle McKenzie, of All West P&I Services Ltd, becomes the Shipowners’ Club exclusive Correspondent in Western Canada.
The Shipowners’ Club, the leading P&I insurer in...
Polluter-pay Approach to Abandoned, Derelict and Wrecked Vessels
Oceans Protection Plan includes robust polluter-pay approach to abandoned, derelict and wrecked vessels
Canada’s new $1.5 billion national Oceans Protection Plan involves a raft of...
Grimaldi Achieves Significant Fuel Savings
In order to improve operational efficiency, the Grimaldi Group has applied our silicone hull coatings to more than 30 vessels since 2011 – and...
Green Ships Stay in Compliance
Environmental regulations for ships are getting more stringent, but automated sensor technology could help ship operators remain in compliance, says Claus Beiersdorfer, SKF sales...
Grounded Cargo Ship Refloated
Coast Guard monitors floating of the grounded cargo ship near Fort Macon, NC
The Coast Guard worked with the owner of a grounded cargo ship...
Blow-by-blow Account of STS Collision
After a breakfast briefing on tanker market trends by Patrick Tye, senior analyst at shipbroker EA Gibson, Day 2 of Tanker Shipping & Trade’s...
Tanker Explosion Throws Worker 80 Metres
On Wednesday, the product tanker Nona Tang II exploded at the Port of Batu Ampar, Batam, Indonesia, killing one dock worker and critically injuring...
