Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM Join New York Shipping Exchange

The New York Shipping Exchange has finalized its Series A round of funding totaling USD 13 million, bolstered by major shipping lines. Namely, Germany-based container...

Tanker Struck MSC’s Container Ship in Piraeus

On Aug 23, a product tanker Erato reportedly struck the berthed container ship MSC Brianna in the afternoon at Keratsini Harbor, Piraeus. The accident...

Ships Evacuated! Texas Set for Harvey Attack

Texas ports are monitoring and making preparations ahead of Hurricane Harvey. Officials in Houston are monitoring the weather, but ports in south Texas are starting...

First Tanker Crosses Northern Sea Route Without Ice Breaker

A commercial LNG tanker has sailed across the colder, northern route from Europe to Asia without the protection of an ice-breaker for the first...

[Watch] Timelapse of Maersk’s Container Ship At Sea

Watch the Timelapse of The Container Ship Gunhilde Maersk at sea from Ho-Chi Minh, Vitenam to Ningbo, China and the incredible loading sequences at...

Floating Dry Dock will be Largest in Baltic

What will be the largest floating dry dock in the Baltic region is on its way to the Western Shipyard in Klaipeda, Lithuania on...

Optimarin Demonstrates Total System Reliability

In the same week that a report from ABS revealed problems with almost half of installed ballast water treatment (BWT) systems, Optimarin gave a...

First Operational STM Ship Systems Installed Onboard

The STM Validation project has successfully installed the first Sea Traffic Management (STM) compatible bridge systems, connecting ships with shore based services and actors....

Tanker Owners Continue to Order

There have been 146 tanker orders placed through July, compared to just 56 during the same time period last year. The bulk of these...

Panama Canal Reaches 103 Years Since its Opening

Construction of the Panama Canal at the beginning of the XX century. The Panama Canal has contributed to the National Treasury more than $11.6 billion...