MOL Earns AIP for Design of LNG-powered, Ultra-large Containership
MOL Earns AIP for Design of LNG-powered, Ultra-large Containership- Preparing for Environment-friendly 20,000 TEU-class Newbuilding Vessel
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro...
Over 16% of Newbuilds can Burn LNG
Clarksons Research conveyed that its World Fleet Register currently shows that, among 130 new build contracts recorded for 2017 so far, 21 - just...
Why an Emissions Trading Scheme is a Huge Problem?
Some weeks ago, the European Parliament has voted to include shipping in the Emission Trading Scheme of the European Union (EU) – a decision...
Stellar Daisy: A Message from IMO Secretary-General
“The news that the search for survivors from the Stellar Daisy has not yet proven successful is sad indeed. Reports from the Uruguayan Navy...
ClassNK e-Certificate Authorized by Liberian Registry
Leading classification society ClassNK has received authorization from the Liberian Registry to provide Liberian flagged vessels with electronic certificates for statutory surveys. ClassNK is...
Bad Stowage Cases, Wire Rod in Coils at Novorossiysk Port
Notwithstanding the position of English Admiralty Court in the well-known EEMS SOLAR case extending basis on which the Ship Owners can avoid responsibility for...
No police, No Body: Why Cruise Ships Suit the Perfect Crime
By Catherine Ryan Howard
“Saw this and thought of you,” the email’s subject line read. In it was a link to a recent news report about...
Foreign Ship in Sights of Taiwan’s Oil Spill Probe
On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said that it was working closely with Australian authorities to conduct a criminal investigation into a devastating...
Hybrid Vessels: Here to Stay, or Fleeting Trend?
In a little over two years, the Color Hybrid will traverse the Sandefjord-Strömstad route between Norway and Sweden. Carrying up to 2,000 passengers and...
400 Icebergs Drifted into the North Atlantic Shipping Lanes
More than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes over the past week in an unusually large swarm for this early...