Cargo Ship Lost 345 Containers and Still Counting
Freight ship 'MSC Zoe' loses 345 containers at sea.
The search party has retrieved most of the containers from the sea bed.
Around 21 containers washed ashore German Wadden Sea island of Borkum washed...
Explorers to Break Through Sea Ice to Endurance, the Shackleton’s Ship
Antarctic explorers are to break their way through 75 miles of sea ice in an effort to reach the final resting place of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance.
The Endurance sank in...
How Do You Ship a 300 Million Year Old Tree Stump?
The fossil of a tree stump at the Museum of Natural History is destined for the Royal Ontario Museum’s new "Dawn of Life" gallery.
The museum has made highly-detailed molds of the stump...
Failure to Maintain Proper Lookout Causes Collision of Vessels
On June 2, 2016, about 0111 local time, the dump scow barge 123 being pushed by the towing vessel Matachin collided with the US Coast Guard cutter Thetis in Las Cascadas Reach, Panama Canal....
New is Better in LNG Propulsion : Concludes Major Study
Study shows owners prefer LNG propulsion in newbuilds than retrofit existing ones.
Out of 143 vessels of global LNG-fuelled fleet, only 8 are retrofits as they spend more time in emissions control area...
Capesize Rates Retreat on Weak Fundamentals
China’s economic slowdown and the softening Panamax market weakened freight rates this week.
Capesize 5 time charter average recorded at $14,608, down $998 day-on-day, but failed to recover and dropped further to $13,823,...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 5, 2019
The Weekly maritime security report for the 5th week of this year has been published by the Protection Vessels International. The report dated 5th February 2019 put forwards the various maritime safety threats and...
How to Prepare for the Big 6 IMO 2020 Questions Within 11 Months?
Carriers will play a major role in complying with IMO regulations by ensuring their fleets meet the sulfur requirement.
Prices for carriers using low-sulfur fuel will rise and the cost of high-sulfur fuel...
Top 7 Brave New Ideas in Green Shipping
The shipping industry is up for major changes to curtail emissions with much tougher rules awaiting in 2050.
Apart from the sulphur regulations the other major changes include hydrogen fuel, robot cleaners, battery...
Open-loop Scrubber Ban Minimal Impact : Wärtsilä
According to a Ship&Bunker report, Wärtsilä one of the primary manufacturers of the scrubbers systems says that the open-loop scrubber bans by Singapore, Fujairah, and China are likely to make the least impact on...