On May 15, a tanker ran aground on a sandbank at the Amazon river about 40 miles downstream from Macapá. What happened? The tanker ‘Wisby Atlantic’ ran aground on a sandbank on the Amazon river about...

On May 16, a chartership ran aground on the Hop shallow on the IJssel Sea and requested the help of Coast Guards. What happened? The chartership ‘Vrijheid’ ran aground on the Hop shallow located on the...

Dutch shipowner Seatrade was recently found in breach of the EU Waste Shipment Regulation (the “Waste Regulation”) after selling four reefer ships for scrapping in India, Bangladesh and Turkey in 2012. This has raised...

Many ships still run on diesel or bunker fuel, a byproduct of oil refining. The black smoke is the remaining unburned carbon disgorged by the boats’ engines, or it’s the soot. A new research by...

As the 2020 ship emissions rule are nearing and the whole shipping industry is getting worried. As most of them are ill-prepared, refiners are likely to struggle. With the new regulation in place,...

U.K.-based Rolls-Royce Holdings P.L.C. said on Monday that it had signed a letter of intent with Axa S.A. to work together in developing products related to autonomous ships, reports Business Insurance. Intelligent ship analytics The agreement...

WE’RE ALL CONNECTED through the miracle of global shipping. Sometimes, that leads us to semi-awkward conversations with random strangers about consumer goods from overseas. Not long ago, I was waiting in line at a...

NAT is focusing on keeping costs at the lowest possible level. This is a reflection of the fact that we work on matters that we can do something about. Our main priorities are concentrated...

When Meghan Markle's high school theology teacher heard about her engagement to Prince Harry she had one immediate thought. "He is so lucky," says Maria Pollia, a teacher at Immaculate Heart High School. Pollia never forgot...

On May 16, six people were reported missing after a cargo vessel sank off China's Fujian Province. What happened? The cargo vessel was enroute to Fuzhou City when it sank in a sea area off east...