Deadly Hurricane Matthew Wreaks Havoc on Cruise Line Plans, Caribbean and...

The Category 4 storm, which had sustained winds of 140 mph Monday morning has killed at least three people, caused cruise ships to change...

Biosecurity Threat! Suspicious Cargo Denied Entry into Port

A ship loaded with palm kernel estimated to be US $ 6 million has been detained at the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand while...

Tanker Ran Aground in River Volga

The product tanker Volgoneft-160 reportedly ran aground after completing a  maneuver with  4,144 tons of bunker fuel on river Volga. The vessel was on...

Feeder Vessel Size to Influence Panama Canal Patterns

Panama Canal: Feeder container dimensions to influence canal patterns The size of feeder ships in the impending future will decide how much legacy locks happening...

Cargo Ship’s History Marked by Rogue Wave

ON THE WATERFRONT: Cargo ship’s history marked by rogue wave By DAVID G. SELLARS (Published on Sun Oct 2nd, 2016) The Astoria Bay, once known as Dry Beam,...

On-board Verification of Fuel Sulfur Content

Spot sampling and analysis of a ship’s fuel is becoming increasingly common as a means for port state control officers to verify the actual...

Famed Arctic Explorer Amundsen’s Ship Raised to Surface After 85 Years

A ship that once belonged to famed Norwegian arctic explorer Roald Amundsen has been recovered after almost a century immersed in the icy depths...

100% Compliant! – Canada’s ECA Fuel Testing Program Findings

IBIA finds preliminary results in Canada’s ECA fuel testing program to be compliant Transport Canada has already initiated conducting sulphur tests on “a number of...

Environmental Shipping Regulations: Current and Future Developments, and Challenges

In recent years, the focus of the shipping regulation has been on the environmental side, nothing new to the IMO it seems, but...

Kawasaki Heavy Tumbles to 8 Years’ Low on Profit Outlook

Shares of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. plunged the most in eight years after the company cut its full-year profit forecast by more than half...