Powerless Maersk Ship Towed to Unalaska

A container vessel named ‘Laura Maersk’ which reportedly ran aground and rendered powerless has been towed to Unalaska. What happened? A federal response team had prevented the Danish container ship ‘Laura Maersk’ from running aground Saturday. The...

Mega-container Ships to Feature State-of-the-art Rudders

Van der Velden Marine is all set to supply its largest rudders to five 20,000 teu container ships ordered by China Cosco Shipping Corporation. The rudders will be delivered to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co...

Fall from Cargo Hold Stringer Kills Crew Onboard

The Transport Malta has issued safety investigation report into the fatality of a crew member following a fall inside cargo hold  on board the Maltese registered container vessel Cagliari on 30 November 2015. The incident On...

2017 LNG Bunkering and Bunker Fuel Market Rising

The Global LNG Bunkering market is expected to grow from $248.64 million in 2016 to reach $8187.35 million by 2023 with a CAGR of 64.7%. Growing marine logistic business, cost efficient LNG products, and imposing environmental...

Diana Agrees to Time Charter with Maersk, Reups with CMA CGM

Athens, Greece-based transportation services company Diana Containerships, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into a time charter contract with Maersk Line A/S for one of its post-Panamax container vessels, the M/V Puelo, for...

Building New Marine Economy

After delivering frigates to naval forces of Algeria and Pakistan, and mega-container ships, liquefied natural gas or LNG carriers and vehicle carriers to shipowners in the United States, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Singapore, Chinese...

Fatigue or Poor Watchkeeping Causes Collision

The Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) issued an investigation report on the collision between a container ship and a fishing vessel off Himeshima Village, Oita Prefecture, Japan, that killed one person. The report includes...

IMO Paves Way for Fuel Use Data Collection

The framework for a global mandatory reporting system for ship fuel consumption is taking shape and work will continue to assess whether the energy efficiency design standard for new ships should be made more...

[Watch] NYPD Rescues Injured Man Aboard Cargo Ship

Surveillance footage released by police shows the moment an NYPD Aviation officer swooped in to rescue an injured man aboard a cargo vessel before lifting him to safety. The NYPD was notified by the Coast...

Maersk Expands Vessel Management Contract

A new agreement has been put forth comprises management of three 8,400-TEU container vessels. The agreement also includes crew members and technical management, plus additional services relating to safety/security, environmental protection and energy efficiency. Maersk retains...