Hamburg Süd Named Top Ocean Carrier!

On June 16, AgTC (Agriculture Transportation Coalition), hosted an award ceremony in Long Beach, California, during the AgTC Annual Meeting dinner.  This was supposedly...

15% Annual Savings by Optimizing Refrigeration Plant – London Ship Managers!

The shipping industry has been too busy focussing on bunker fuel savings and emission reduction to meet environmental requirements. Here comes an interesting piece of...

[Watch] Students Working to Identify Ancient Shipwreck

'It's like a puzzle': Students Working to Identify Ancient Shipwreck Found Off Quebec Two Montreal university students are hoping to solve a nautical mystery involving...

Taiwan, Japan, China and South Korea Brace for Super Typhoon Attack

Taiwan and Japan's Ryukyu Islands Brace for Flooding Rain, Winds Over 160 km/h from Strengthening Nepartak Super Typhoon Nepartak will target northern Taiwan and Japan's...

Unique Shipping Group’s Oriental Jubilee Gets “SCRUBBER READY” Notation!

The Unique Shipping Group christened its new DNV GL-classed vessel Oriental Jubilee in Ulsan, Korea recently.  It is the first vessel to receive the...

[Watch] Oil Spill in Haifa Bay

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior An oil spill polluted Haifa Bay.  The current carried the slick toward the shore and northward, prompting the closure...

Ship Breaks Pipe, Spills Oil in Haifa Bay

On July 5, a ship working to remove old pipes from the seabed accidentally breaks a pipe, spilling oil into the waters of the...

A Mega Container Ship Ran Aground in Suez Canal

A Huge Container Ship Ran Aground in Suez Canal On July 5, a 117,176 DWT Container vessel MAERSK SHAMS ran aground at 133 kilometer...

21,000 TEU Chinese Box Ships to Get 24 Wartsila-32 Auxpac Gensets!

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply newbuild Chinese container vessels with a total of 24 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 Auxpac generating sets.  The...

Brexit Fallout: Bunker Market Uncertainty Continues

World fuel indexes had extremely high volatility on the U.K. referendum’s eve and few days after, followed by a lot of different forecasts, analysis...