Greek Flag’s Declining Competitiveness

Greek Ship Register Springs a Leak The removal of 62 vessels from the Greek ship register within the space of a year highlights the Greek...

Massive Haul of Drugs Busted from Container Ship

In a major haul, customs inspectors from Malta have reportedly seized more 300 kg of cocaine from a container ship. What happened? Customs inspectors in Malta...

[Watch] Snake-like Robots Could Throttle Demand for Your Ships

by David Foxwell With three kids all now driving I have mixed feelings about driverless cars. Instinctively, I find the concept of an unattended vehicle...

UK P&I Club: The Importance of Dental Hygiene in Seafarers

UK P&I Club advises on the importance of dental hygiene in seafarers Sophia Bullard, Crew Health Programme Director at UK P&I Club, discusses the importance...

Bulk Carrier Collides with Nuclear Ice-breaker

The bulk carrier Nordic Barents collided with the nuclear icebreaker Vaygach in the Kara Sea off Russia. What happened? The cargo vessel was under escort with...

ABB Launches Industry-leading Digital Solutions Offering, ABB Ability™

ABB commercially launched ABB Ability, its industry-leading portfolio of digital solutions, at ABB Customer World in Houston. With the commercial launch of more than 180...

The Megas are Coming: Containers Still Chasing Cargo

By Patrik Berglund While optimism and enthusiasm is a good thing, it could be said that containership carriers may very well have something else coming. There...

Energizing American Maritime Act: A Way to Energize Employment?

By Karyl Patredis How could the recently introduced bill requiring 30% of U.S. LNG and crude oil to be exported on a U.S. flagged carrier...

March VLCC Loadings Set to Continue Despite Doubts About Far Eastern...

The steady stream of March VLCC loadings of Forties crude at the Hound Point terminal looks set to continue in earnest, despite persistent doubt...

Seal Hitching a Ride on the Front of a Ship

THIS dopey seal took time out for a power nap as it hitched a ride on a ship. The mammal was spotted snoozing on the...