Performance of Panama Canal Exceeds Expectation

The expanded Panama Canal has performed way above what was expected since its inception. New liner services incorporated: It has gained 15 new liner services; transited...

Shipping Still Hooked on Classics?

The shipping industry has long provided investors with opportunities for asset play, reflecting the volatility in prices and relative shifts in the value of...

LNG Bunkering Standard Launched by Singapore

The first Singapore Technical Reference (TR) 56 for LNG bunkering was launched on Friday by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, SPRING Singapore,...

Innovative Automation for LNG & Chemical Carriers

Bernhard Schulte and Sirius Shipping have contracted Høglund Marine Automation to install systems on a new LNG bunker vessel and two chemical tankers. LNG automation: Høglund...

Wind Propulsion Device to Undergo Testing Aboard Tanker

Commercial tankers using sail power to navigate the seas could be the wave of the future. Tests are scheduled to get underway in 2018...

Tanker and Bulker Owners Turn to LNG

In the last of our four sector-specific reports on LNG-fuelled tonnage, Mike Corkhill reports on marked growth in interest in cleaner-burning fuel from owners...

Cruise Ship Transits New Panama Canal Locks

On Saturday, A cruise ship successfully transited through the new set locks upgraded in the Panama Canal. Successful transition: The Disney Wonder transited through the Panama...

New E-Zero Initiative Will Recognize Exceptional Compliance

The Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance is pleased to announce the QUALSHIP 21 E-Zero Program, which officially commences July 1, 2017. E-Zero indicates...

Maersk​ ​to​ ​Pay​ ​€3.7 Billion​ ​Euros​ ​to​ ​Acquire​ ​German​ ​Rival

On Friday, The world's leading container shipping company, Danish Maersk Line, it would pay 3.7 billion euros ($4 billion) for the acquisition of German...

First Aluminum Hull Reference for Thordon Seal

Fuller's Fast Cat Korora Provides First Aluminium Hull Reference for Thordon Seal Fullers Group’s has provided a first reference for Thordon Bearings’ TG100 seal on an...