Researchers Tackle Barnacles from a Different Perspective

Barnacles are a serious problem for the U.S. Navy. A billion-dollar problem. Encrustations of hard foulers—like barnacles and other sea life—are estimated to cost...

UK Improves Ship Accident Investigation Technology

BMT Group has gained a contract to provide simulation programs to the UK government to improve ship accident investigation. The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation...

[Watch] Sailor Jumps 40 Feet Off a Cargo Ship To Save...

This brave sailor dived off the side of a cargo ship to save a whale that had got stuck in a fishing net. For more...

Analysts Go ‘All-in’ on Dry Cargo

TWO leading Wall Street analysts have made bold statements in recent days supporting a strong recovery in dry bulk shipping. Fotis Giannakoulis of Morgan...

One-quarter of 2017 LNG Newbuilding Completions will be Delayed

LNG carrier owners and builders continue to agree delays in newbuilding delivery dates where possible, deriving mutual benefit from their decisions. In the past...

Fire Disables Tanker with 5,900 Tons of Sunflower Oil

A chemical tanker reportedly caught fire off Mediterranean Sea. The ship was laden with sunflower oil. What happened? On Wednesday, a chemical tanker Usichem reportedly caught...

The Future of Fuel & Lubes for a New Era

IMO 2020 sulfur cap: lube producers take a pragmatic approach There has been little reaction by way of statements or position papers from marine fuel...

Crude Stained Oil Tanker Banned at Sea

In the scorching heat of the Caribbean Sea, workers in scuba suits scrub crude oil by hand from the hull of the Caspian Galaxy,...

New Marine Breakaway Coupling

KLAW Launches New Marine Breakaway Coupling The Marine2, launched by KLAW, is 32% shorter and 25% lighter than alternative marine breakaway couplings on the market...

Massive Haul of Cocaine Discovered by Ship Floating at Sea

A Danish transport ship unexpectedly became embroiled in a massive drug-smuggling case earlier this month while making its way up the North Sea off...