Suezmax Freight Rates Surge to Eight-month High on Cargo Flow

Tankers: WAF-UKC Suezmax freight rates surge to eight-month high on cargo flow The cost of sending crude oil cargoes from West Africa to the UK-Continent...

ClassNK Releases Updates to its Guidelines on Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding

Leading classification society ClassNK has released Guidelines on Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding (Ver. 3) aiming to support the widespread application of laser-arc hybrid welding in...

Dramatic Images Show Firefighters Battling Blaze Aboard Tanker with 168,000 Barrels...

An oil-tanker fire in the Gulf of Mexico has been put out, but it's still not clear what caused it. Aspectos del incendio y posterior...

[Watch] Firefighters Battling Fire Aboard an Oil tanker

A fire broke out after an explosion on one of state-owned oil company Pemex’s tankers off the coast of Boca del Rio, close to...

Recession: 40% Nigerian Ship Owners, Seafarers Jobless

Nigerian shipping companies are facing hard times as over 40 per cent of vessels owned by private individuals are no longer lifting petroleum products...

Maersk’s Carbon Pact Challenge!

Agility, Maersk Join to Slash CO2 Emissions Agility joins Maersk Line Carbon Pact initiative to cut CO2 by 15% Agility, a leading global logistics provider, has...

On the Majestic Maersk, Mega-ship Dreams Obscure Cloudy Future for Shipping

For Captain Dick S. Danielsen, the childhood dream has been to sail the world's biggest ships. The Danish seaman got his chance three years ago...

Maersk Line Ready for Acquisitions!

Maersk Ends Mega-Ship Building Era With New Acquisition Plans Maersk, the owner of the world’s largest container shipping line, will stop ordering newly built vessels...

Captain Accused of Being Drunk in Charge of Vessel

A sea captain from Lithuania has been ordered to appear in a court in Belfast after he was booked under the charges of being...

Container Shipping Market Opportunities and Forecasts 2015 to 2021

Measurements Containers are used to transport objects from one place to another.  Unlike conventional shipping, Container Shipping uses containers of various standard sizes—20 ft (6.09...