The Safety of life at Sea (SOLAS) Legislation, which made container weight verification a condition to load marine cargo into a ship, became legally...

There have been major drivers for change in the shipping industry in recent years.  Marine emissions legislation such as the current IMO’s Marpol Annex...

Hong Kong-based trader Winson Oil has bought a very large crude carrier (VLCC) to store oil in the Mediterranean as it pushes to expand...

Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), rose to multi-month highs this week.  The ship brokers said that these rates are likely to hold...

Preparations are underway for the launch of Dubai Maritime Summit 2016 this coming November 2 under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed...

A video showing a scuba diver’s hair-raising encounter with a great white shark off a Mexican island is going viral. The shark breached an underwater...

A very rare occurrence of a great white shark breaching a diving cage.  The shark is not attacking the cage or the diver, it...

MOL to Launch Biannual Vessel Safety Campaign - Forging ahead to become the world leader in safe operation Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the launch of...

The U.S. Navy has fired a second littoral combat ship commander in the space of one year, the latest in connection with engine damage...

MaK M 46 DF dual fuel engines to be installed on a new generation of cruise ships The selection of Caterpillar Marine dual fuel engines...