Helm Operations Agrees AIS Data Partnership

Helm Operations, a Marine software company in partnership with AIS data services provider ShipTracks to provide an integrated application to access vessel location and route data. Integrated Platform The company has launched this partnership in association...

Oil Pollution Going on Despite Ship Being in Port

On August 2, the damaged car carrier ‘Makassar Highway’ was moored in Oskarshamn after it was towed from the Baltic Sea. What happened? On July 23, the vessel ran aground off Loftahammar, Sweden, causing extensive damage...

Preparing for the 2020 Low Sulphur Limit

The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has decided the 1st of January 2020 as the enforcement date for the 0.50% m/m global sulphur cap on marine fuel at its 70th session held on...

THEN AND NOW: Photos that Show How Glamorous Cruise Ships Used to be

Cruises have always been a luxurious gateway to a world of comfortable traveling. This immersive, luxurious way to see the world for decades which floors everyone has undergone many a changes. The Insider has...

Tanker Operators be Aware of September 1! Paris MoU and Tokyo PSC

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on port state control is teaming up with the maritime authorities of Tokyo on a campaign to expose flaws and raise awareness of the requirements of Marpol Annex...

Freighter Ships as Luxury Homes! But Where Does the Car-go?

Freighter ships are set to be transformed into 200-foot long luxury homes where you can snooze in the stern. Dutch architects are working on a ground-breaking project to transform retired cargo ships into eco-friendly luxury...

Strategic Strait of Hormuz Under Threat for Shipping

Oil prices started with slight gains this week due to Iran-US threats and counter-threats through verbal exchanges on sanctions had kept the region and world at large on edge. Oil prices were slightly up in...

Our Ocean – Our Future

In this article, the CEO of Gard Rolf Thore Roppestad, and Live Jacob Sydness, Gard’s newly hired Manager for Sustainable Business discusses Gard’s participation in the UN Compact Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business. About the...

Kroger Launches Ship

A ship with an e-commerce platform is the next big thing of the shipping industry. Kroger has done the unthinkable by making it possible. Their new ship comes with more 4500 Brand...

CMA CGM’ Safety Equipment Strategy Management

CMA CGM together with VIKING is continuously striving towards building better guidelines for safety equipment management. Thinking big When your fleet has a large number of vessels, including some of the world’s biggest container ships, and...