As per media reports, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has announced that they have detained seven foreign flagged ships in UK ports during May 2018. The vessels have reportedly failed an inspection done...

A seaman was taken to hospital in the morning of June 7, 2018, after his foot was crushed between two ships at Round 6.40 a.m. Aged man wounded The man, in his 70s, was working onboard...

A commonly used ship-tracking technology can be hacked to spoof the size and location of boats in order to trigger other vessels' collision alarms, a researcher has discovered. Misguiding ECDIS systems The attack targets a computer-powered...

As per media reports published in BBC, Boris Johnson has gone on record warning about Brexit meltdown in some comments made at a private dinner earlier this week. Friends of Mr Johnson said they...

Bimco's panel of analysts showed mixed opinions on the possible impact of the 2020 sulphur cap at the shipping industry's Posidonia gathering, stating the young shippers will survive the impact. Retrofitting Small vessels Valentina Vignoli, market...

Venezuela had initiated testing of PDVSA transfers oil at Sea despite customer dissatisfaction. Move crucial to ease backlogs Venezuela has begun testing seaborne oil transfers to ease a severe backlog of crude deliveries from its main...

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has updated its ‘Guidance on Safety in Shipyards’. Guidance measures The document provides a set of guidance measures to vessel owners and operators when preparing contracts and procedures either...

A reciprocating block which usually slides in guides and is the connecting point for piston rod (see photo) and the connecting rod in a low-speed, two-stroke diesel engine or for rams and tiller in...

The global fuel sulphur cap will be the start of the conversation about clean fuels, not its end, according to Chris Chatterton, chief operating officer, Methanol Institute. He argues that methanol should be a...

On June 6, a container ship ran aground at a channel after veering off the freeway. What happened? The container ship ‘Zim New York’ ran aground in the Vung Tau-Thi Vai Channel after veering off the...