Shipbuilding Sector Continues its Recovery

China’s shipbuilding sector experienced a strong momentum in the first three quarters of this year with growth in both completed orders and new orders,...

Vopak Launches Concurrent Bunkering Services in Singapore

Vopak, the world’s largest independent storage tank operator, has launched a new service that allows tankers docking at its Singapore Sebarok oil terminal to...

China Marries Maritime Ambitions with Environmental Protection

Much ink has been spilled of late about China’s expanding maritime ambitions from the announcement of new projects along the Maritime Silk Road to...

V.Ships Wins Technical Ship Management Contract in Shanghai

V.Ships, part of V.Group, has been awarded its first technical ship management contract in Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co Ltd...

Pirates Kidnap Six Crew from German Ship

On October 24, six crew members from a container vessel were kidnapped in the Nigerian waters. What happened? The six kidnapped crew members comprised of four...

Poor Quality Fuels can be Detected and Diagnosed in Advance

Download the whitepaper here: Viswa Lab today released a white paper to allay all myths and confusions with regard to diagnosing and predicting problems in...

TMG Delivers Influential Panama Canal Study

A global maritime consultancy has carried out a pivotal assessment review of tugboat operations in the new third set of NeoPanamax locks of the...

Corporate Capture of the IMO! Paris Climate Agreement Under Threat

A new study from London-based non-profit organisation InfluenceMap has claimed that corporate shipping lobbies and trade groups are influencing policy and obstructing the implementation...

[Watch] Massive Cruise Ship Collides with Another Ship During Storm

A CRUISE ship storm video has gone viral after it shows the moment it crashes into another boat in port. Disclaimer: This video is intended...

ABB Acquires Tekomar and Extends its Digital Offering

ABB Turbo Systems Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire Tekomar Group Ltd. headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland.  ABB will further develop Tekomar’s digital solution...