Why is Venezuela Sending Fuel Oil Tankers into Tight Singapore Market?

Crisis-struck Venezuela is sending two supertankers filled with fuel oil across the oceans to Singapore, in what traders described as a surprise move that...

[Watch] A Cruise Ship Passing Through the Canal

If you’ve never seen a ship pass through the Panama Canal, this is your chance. Videographer Jean-Phillippe Angers filmed the ship passing through. Disclaimer: This...

The Mighty Humble Piston & Recent Developments!

Diesel engines are nothing without a piston.  Piston, a simple reciprocating component, which helps in compression and thus ignition and thereby transfer the combustion...

Will Maersk Swallow Hyundai Merchant Marine?

On June 23, HMM (Hyundai Merchant Marine) announced that they were negotiating to join the 2M (Maersk & MSC) after which many rumours are...

Hamburg Süd Named Top Ocean Carrier!

On June 16, AgTC (Agriculture Transportation Coalition), hosted an award ceremony in Long Beach, California, during the AgTC Annual Meeting dinner.  This was supposedly...

15% Annual Savings by Optimizing Refrigeration Plant – London Ship Managers!

The shipping industry has been too busy focussing on bunker fuel savings and emission reduction to meet environmental requirements. Here comes an interesting piece of...

[Watch] Students Working to Identify Ancient Shipwreck

'It's like a puzzle': Students Working to Identify Ancient Shipwreck Found Off Quebec Two Montreal university students are hoping to solve a nautical mystery involving...

Taiwan, Japan, China and South Korea Brace for Super Typhoon Attack

Taiwan and Japan's Ryukyu Islands Brace for Flooding Rain, Winds Over 160 km/h from Strengthening Nepartak Super Typhoon Nepartak will target northern Taiwan and Japan's...

Unique Shipping Group’s Oriental Jubilee Gets “SCRUBBER READY” Notation!

The Unique Shipping Group christened its new DNV GL-classed vessel Oriental Jubilee in Ulsan, Korea recently.  It is the first vessel to receive the...

[Watch] Oil Spill in Haifa Bay

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior An oil spill polluted Haifa Bay.  The current carried the slick toward the shore and northward, prompting the closure...