According to a Bloomberg article, the ongoing  heatwave in Europe raises fears that last year’s halt to Rhine shipping could happen again. Little Rainfall, Water Levels Critical The bustling boat traffic on Europe’s Rhine river ground...

In a major development, more than 100 people attended a rally at the Maritime Station 2 of Palma de Mallorca last week, in support of cruise tourism and calling for a study on the...

A final year marine engineering intern from Kolej Ranaco in Kemaman, Terengganu, was missing from on board the ‘Bunga Emas 6’. He was heading out for a short while to the trawler ‘Tag...

The cargo ship Stena Impero, seized by Iran last week, was sailing under a British flag, but owned by a Swedish company and had no British nationals on board, reports BBC. Can ship’s flag differ...

The renowned tennis player Rafael Nadal ranked 2nd in the men's singles rating, has commissioned an 80 Sunreef Power catamaran with Polish multihull specialist Sunreef Yachts, reports Yacht Harbour. About Nadal's Yacht It has been earlier...

The new rule states that from January 1, 2020 no vessel can burn marine fuel with a sulfur content higher than 0.50% unless it is operating with a scrubber.  The new rules would...

Speed management and fuel consumption of a vessel are the primary reasons for wasting vessel energy. Lean Marine’s FuelOpt technology is a unique control system that is installed on-board and optimizes a vessel’s...

The owner of MV Aurora, a 300-foot cruise ship wants to turn it into a wedding venue, but some locals are not convinced, says an article published in CBS Sacramento. What is the plan? The owner...

According to an article published in The Fiji Times, the International Maritime Organisation has reinforced that human resources overseeing ship navigation and the maritime industry need to be well versed with the current developments...

18.3% Seafarers go missing under suspicious circumstances which are likely to be suicides. 5.9% seafarers commit suicide. Most suicidal seafarers are youths of 18-25years of age.  iCALL Platform is launched to help these...