Option of a Two Stage Rudder Explored
ZF applied a well-proven aeronautical wing concept to improve maritime rudder performance, but there are other proven aspects of aeronautical wing technology that show...
MOL Plans Four 20,000 TEU LNG Mega-ships
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), the largest and oldest of Japan's international ocean carrier companies, has got the green light for four LNG-powered 20,000 TEU...
How Vessel Trim Optimisation Creates Efficiencies
A ship’s energy efficiency is determined by its design, its hull and machinery condition – and how the vessel is actually operated in terms...
Cargo Ship Drags Anchor and Allides with Two Maersk Drilling Vessels
A heavy load carrier apparently alluded with two oil drilling rigs when it tried to manoeuvre out of the port.
What happened?
On April 10, a...
Somali Forces Capture Ten Pirates and Rescue Two Hostages
Somali forces have surrounded pirates holding hostages taken from an Indian ship.
They have also secured the surrender of 10 members of the band...
VIKING Nadiro has a Firm Grip of the Market
Nadiro A/S, a subsidiary of VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S, reported a profit before tax of DKK 1.1 million, against a deficit in the previous...
Alliances Failing Miserably
Drewry: Alliances Failing Miserably
Drewry’s Container Insight Weekly has slammed the alliances as having "failed miserably" after strong demand in Asia for European products and...
NEVA 2017 Heralds Russian Maritime and Offshore Transition
Momentum is building towards the most successful NEVA St Petersburg of recent times, after the organisers of the International Maritime Exhibition and Conferences for...
Setting a Course Towards a Cleaner Future
The introduction of new environmental regulations is leading the shipping industry to look for ways of reducing its emissions of harmful gases. This week...
Baltic Dry Index Climbs, Supply Disruptions Expected
The Baltic Dry Index increased by 8 points on Monday, its second-straight session of gains after the index saw six consecutive losses. That string...