Fujairah Eases Qatar Sanctions Rules

The important bunkering port of Fujairah in the UAE has issued an amendment to its 5 June notice banning vessels flying flags of Qatar...

Analysis- the Live LNG Fleet and a New Landmark

The 174,000m³ Cesi Beihai, completed by the Hudong Zhonghua yard in China on 2 June, is the 500th vessel in the live LNG carrier...

Mental Health at Sea: A Storm on the Horizon

According to the latest statistics, over 25 percent of people will experience a mental health problem at some point in their lives and for...

Fatal Fall Overboard! Risk of Working Aloft

A reconstruction to show how the aluminium ladder had been rigged Summary On 28 April 2016, the Maltese-registered ship Seagull was at anchor outside Trincomalee...

World’s First Underwater Lounge on a Cruise Ship

Cruise companies have been obsessed with firsts, as of late. Last year, Royal Caribbean debuted the world’s largest ship, Harmony of the Seas, while Regent...

Tanker Slams into Lock Gate, Catches Fire

On June 12, 2017, past 6 a.m. the "Kraichgau II", slammed into the collision shelter of the Schwabenheim lock on the Neckar. What happened? The...

30,000-ton Chemical Tanker Runs Aground

The chemical tanker Chemroad Journey ran aground in South China Sea on 28 nautical miles south off Phu Quy island in Vietnam. What happened? The...

Has the Panama Canal Expansion Lived Up to the Hype?

As the expanded Panama Canal nears its first anniversary, more East Coast ports are receiving record-breaking containerships. However, there are concerns a lack of...

New Environmental Regulations to Impact Maritime Industry

Recently, President Donald Trump announced to the world his decision to pull the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, but a little-discussed change in...

Big Data, Big Shipping Benefits

Shipowners are seeing the benefits of IT investment and big data analytics in lower fuel bills and improving operational uptime of their ships. News from...