MARPOL Annex VI: Stricter Emission Controls for Ships

Paris MOU Agrees on a Concentrated Inspection Campaign on MARPOL ANNEX V In 2018 The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU)...

Feline ‘Captain’ of a Russian Cruise Ship Charms Passengers

Russian Sailor Cats Melt Hearts of Passengers Cruising Between Moscow and St. Petersburg A cat aboard a Russian tourist ship made news spread of the...

Beijing Fetish Restaurant Teases with Lobster and Sex

With drinks served in breast-shaped cups and beers opened with bottle openers shaped like a wooden penis, the father and daughter team behind a...

[Watch] A Zero Emissions Conceptual Cargo Ship

Watch a video demonstrating the state of the art zero-emissions and low impact sail cargo ship from The Fair Winds Trading Company (FWTC), which...

Shipping Containers Turn into Deadly Prisons in South Sudan

Nowadays in South Sudan the most prevalent building structures are none other than a bang-up old shipping container.  They are 8-by-20-ft metal boxes which...

If Captain Cook’s Ship is Found, Whose is it?

If the ship legendary explorer Capt. James Cook used to sail around the world is found, Rhode Island will own it outright. That's because of...

Suspected Stowaways Nabbed from Cargo Ship

Suspected stowaways, who  boarded a Malaysia bound cargo ship, were arrested by Operatives of the Marine Police Command. Ben Ogungbure, a Deputy Superintendent of Police...

Chief Engineer Charged with Releasing Oil in Lake Huron in ‘14

An engineer aboard a commercial ship has been charged with intentionally discharging oil into Lake Huron in 2014. The U.S. Coast Guard says two oily...

CDO Analysis Confirms that BOS Emulsified Fuel System Improves Condition of...

BOS Emulsified Fuel System improves the combustion efficiency by producing stable water-in-fuel emulsions to improve injector fuel atomization.  Other confirmed benefits are reduced NOx emission...

Enclosed Spaces and Testing Equipment

The London P&I Club says it continues to see cases of injuries and fatalities associated with entry into enclosed onboard spaces, including cargo holds...