Paris Attacks: Commemoration With A Minute’s Silence

A minute of silence has been held across Europe to commemorate the victims of Friday's attacks. Background: On November 13th, 2015, a series of terrorist attacks...

Elektrans Shipping Expands Its Fleet

Mumbai-based Elektrans Shipping (formerly Doehle Danautic) has announced the acquisition of Japanese-built 149,834dwt suezmax tanker Distya Akula, co-owned with Arya Industries. The 1995-built tanker which...

Stena Germanica To Get The Second Methanol Engine

By next month, Stena Rederi is to convert a second engine to methanol fuelled ro-pax Stena Germanica.  Stena hopes to have all four engines...

SS Mont-Blanc : A Massive Explosion Devastates A City

Accident type : Explosion Vessels involved : SS Mont-Blanc and SS Imo Date : December 6, 1917 Casualties : 2,000 died and 6,000 injured VESSEL INFO: Name : SS Mont-Blanc Built in : 1899 Flag : France Type : General...

Ferry Capsized Off Surabaya Port

Accident : Vessel Capsized Date : 16th November 2015 Vessel Involved : Wihan Sejahtera, Indonesia Ro/Pax Ferry Location :  A quarter mile off at the port of Surabaya, Indonesia Casualties : None On Monday...

Stena Goes Green By Taking Advantage Of LEMAG

Fitting LEMAG’s SLASHPOL E-WIF Homogenisers To Reduce NOx Emissions: Taking this advantage, Stena goes green! The first LEMAG SLASHPOL E-WIF FQI (fuel quality improver) homogeniser...

China Finds Gold Under The Sea

China has discovered gold under the sea with the location of a multi-billion-dollar gold deposit in the water of the Bohai Sea.  The deposit contains...

Saudi Aramco And HHI Sign MoU

Saudi Aramco, the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals company, and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group signed a general memorandum of understanding (MoU) to...

Consolidation For Containership Growth

Neptune Orient Lines, the Singapore-based shipping company is up for sale for $2bn.  Maersk Line has proposals to buy it.  Maersk Line, the world’s...

General Cargo Ships Collide in Taiwan Strait

Accident : Collision Date : 14th November 2015 Vessels Involved : Ji-Xin 9 and Guang Yun Location : Off Shantou and near the Nanpeng island in the Taiwan Strait Casualties/Pollution : Nil On Saturday,...