Maersk Suffers Global Outage Due to Petya Attack

Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, which handles one out of seven containers shipped globally, said a cyber attack had caused outages at its computer systems...

Shipowners Beware! ECDIS Noncompliant Ships can be Detained

Shipowners and managers need to be aware that port state control may be hot on ECDIS and electronic navigational charts (ENCs) from September this...

Why is there a Freighter Off the Shore of Lorain?

There’s a mystery anchored just off the coast of Lorain in Lake Erie. An industrial freighter has been parked about a mile from shore since...

Smart Simulation Tool Can Save 6% of Total Fuel Costs

Reducing operating costs is one of the main concerns of shipping industry. To help ship owners and operators boost the energy efficiency of their...

Explosion Heard from Ship

A huge explosion was heard from a ship off the coast of Somalia's Puntland region late on Monday and flames were seen rising from...

‘Petya’ Cyberattack! Another Attack Causing Ripples Globally

Security experts are warning that a quick-spreading new ransomware attack may have more tricks up its sleeve than the previous WannaCry software that crippled...

How a Box Shipped to Houston Unleashed the Global Economy

On April 26, 1956, a crane lifted 58 aluminum truck bodies onto the deck of an aging tanker ship moored in Newark, New Jersey....

What Lies Beneath: The Ship that Could Revolutionise Seaweed Cultivation

Most commonly associated in the West with seaside holidays and Chinese restaurants, seaweed is in fact present in everything from food to medicines, bioplastics,...

More Trade with Asia Comes at a Shipping Price

Global shipping demand is picking up worldwide as the U.S. economy continues to expand at a modest clip. Europe is showing signs of life...

New Study Confirms the Oceans are Warming Rapidly

By John Abraham As humans put ever more heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, the Earth heats up. These are the basics of global warming. But where...