Shipowner Charged With ‘Mauritius Oil Spill’ Pays $9 Million

The MV Wakashio struck a coral reef and caused a widespread oil spill off the coast of Mauritius earlier this summer. Mitsui O.S.K....

Beirut Blast Ship Changed Hands Just Before the Incident

Mr. Manoli, who’s accused of possessing the ownership of MV Rhosus speaks to the public for the first time since the Beirut explosion.  ...

Marine Electrification Becomes “the New Black” of Shipping Sector

To comply with the IMO’s directive of cutting 50% of emissions by 2050, the maritime industry has been working on alternative power sources,...

TS Lines Places Order for Newbuild Quartet

Taiwanese intra-Asia carrier TS Lines has commissioned the building of two 1,900TEU ships from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding of China. Each newbuilding is...

Record-breaking Containership Glides Under Bayonne Bridge

Massive container ship, bigger than 4 football fields, sets record under Bayonne Bridge. The 1,200-foot-long CMA CGM Brazil, the largest container ship ever...

[Watch] Cable Layer Ship Caught Fire & Sank

Cable laying ship RESPONDER sank west of southern tip of Tsushima island, East China sea, South Korea, after more than 12-hour long firefighting. ...

[Watch] How Shipping Container Sized Underwater Datacenters Work

According to an article published in Microsoft, the IT giant tested underwater data centers in ship sized containers and found it to be a...

Container Shipping Recovers in Q3 With Easing Lockdown

Container ships pulling into ports to unload containers rebounded in many parts of the world in the third quarter of 2020, showing early...

Blank Sailings Troubled Shippers Move Towards Rail Freight

According to a Loadstar article, while the air freight industry may be wary of the surge in growth of Asia-Europe rail services, more customers...

Hurricane Sally Intensifies Towards Southern U.S

Hurricane Sally strengthens into a Category 2 storm on Monday. There's a chance it will make landfall in southeastern Louisiana, a state still...