New Sampling Guidelines for the Sulphur Content of Fuel Oil

The IMO has published a recommended method for sampling of liquid fuel oil used on board ships to assist with effective control and enforcement...

Maritime Terrorism, Cyber Crime, Kidnappings and Ransoms Threatens Today’s Shipping Industry

A few years back it was Somalia which took the maritime world by force, awakening ship owners to a new reality of maritime dangers....

Two-Thirds of Workers Test Positive for Lead at Wis. Shipyard

More than two-thirds of workers servicing an aging vessel had high levels of lead in their blood after they were exposed to the metal...

Kolkata Sailor Wins Coveted Award for High-seas Heroics

A city-bred youth has won the coveted Lloyd's 'Seafarer of the Year' award for a singular spectacle of bravery this year. On May 23...

Seafarer’s Death Highlights Interpreter Shortage

By Stephanie Chao "It is difficult to leave this place ...  I'm often insulted by the captain, too.  Here is a victim of violence on...

Record-breaking Storm Waves Flips the Cement Ship

It's the end of an era for Aptos. Last winter, El Nino storm waves split the S.S. Palo Alto ship. And on Saturday, the...

WinGD and Propulsion Analytics Cooperate on 2-stroke Digitisation

In a new collaboration, large 2-stroke engine designer and developer Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has taken a decisive step towards a future where...

Modern-day Slavery? Seafarers Still Stranded in Norfolk Port

For nearly seven months the crew of a supply ship in Great Yarmouth have waited to be paid. What happened ? Last June an offshore...

Interview with Søren Skou, CEO of Maersk Group, from the World...

Following are excerpts from a CNBC interview with Søren Skou, CEO of Maersk Group, from the World Economic Forum 2017 with Steve Sedgwick and...

The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing that Terrorised Australian Ships

Oblivious to the catastrophe they narrowly avoided, a century ago several thousand Australian troops sailing in a convoy of passenger liners passed an apparently...