Long-term Freight Slump Taking Toll
Thousands of containers were left stranded in late August, including many carrying grain, when Korea’s Hanjin Shipping declared bankruptcy. As supply chains unraveled and...
Countdown to the Next Dilution
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DryShips' 4th quarter was bad, but there were no surprises.
The company's future plans are problematic because it will be in another...
Collapsing Orders for New Ships Set to Hasten Market Rebalancing
Investors’ confidence in market prospects dramatically weakened last year, resulting in orders for new ships in the main sectors completely collapsing. Fading optimism about...
Improving Demand to Ease Oversupply in Dry Bulk Shipping
With contraction in vessel supply and healthy demand growth, the dry bulk shipping market is expected to recover from 2017 onwards, according to the...
World’s Great Bucket List Cargo Ship Travel Experience Extended
Bucket list experience lives on as ship to remote St Helena gets a 1yr reprieve - but you'll need 3 weeks
One of the world's...
[Watch] Overseas Experts Fly in to Fight Ship Blaze
Specialist hazardous cargo fire experts have been flown in from London and Austria to assist with extinguishing the fire aboard a container ship docked...
Ship CO2 Emissions Check with Emissions Trading System
MEPs backed reforms of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) that will, for the first time anywhere, regulate international ship CO2 emissions as well...
Does Your Ship Store Lubricants in the Steering Gear Room?
We have seen this for decades now where steering gear room has been a sweet spot to store lubricants. There are two important points...
Life Jacket Inspection Fails! 2,000 Royal Caribbean Passengers Stranded
Over 2,000 passengers who thought they'd be sailing to the Bahamas this week were unexpectedly delayed at the port after a Royal Caribbean cruise...
Viswa Lab’s VEEMS Certified by VERIFAVIA
Viswa Energy Efficiency Management System (VEEMS) hardware and software package has been approved by the independent MRV accrediting agency Verifavia, to meet the requirements...