Explosion occurred in the engine room of a passenger ro-ro ferry at Heraklion Port, Crete, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? An explosion occurred in the engine room of passenger ro-ro ferry BLUE HORIZON at Heraklion Port,...

  Anchored bulk carriers collide after one of the carriers dragged in Bangladesh waters, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened? Bulk carriers DENSA PANTHER and ARCHADELOS GABRIEL were both anchored off Kutubdia island, south of Chittagong, Bangladesh. They...

The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) is on a positive trend this week, with its comprehensive index ticking up another 16 points today to 1,184. These rates are fast catching up with the...

Two Capesized bulk carriers were detained for cocaine trafficking simultaneously.  From bulk carrier FRONTIER FALCON, Anti-narcotics division and Coast Guard seized 25 kilos of cocaine initially.  Another box ship was detected with 30...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has released results for the second quarter of 2020. Total income for the Wilhelmsen group was USD 197 million in the second quarter of 2020, down 8% from the first quarter...

China’s three major shipbuilding indexes all declined in the first seven months of this year. CANSI's first seven months was 20.03m dwt It recorded a decline of 9.4% year-on-year. Its newly received order...

Shipping accounts for almost 3% (and rising) of man-made carbon dioxide emissions. The industry’s regulator set a series of emissions-cutting targets back in 2018. Sustainable fuel sources include ammonia, LNG, biofuels, hydrogen, methanol,...

World Maritime theme for 2021 has been selected as 'Seafarers: at the core of shippingʹs future'. It reflects a clear need to raise awareness of seafarersʹ vital role in world trade and increase...

Salvage crews were preparing to sink Wakashio that ran aground off Mauritius. MV Wakashio broke into two after hitting a reef and spilling 1,000 tonnes of oil into the sea. The oil has...

HMM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote the substantiation of the eco-friendly fuel bio heavy oil. The other parties are Korea Bio Energy Association, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Korea Shipbuilding...