Incidents involving coal cargoes loaded at Indonesian ports have become increasingly frequent in recent years. Due to the coal’s chemical characteristics, the cargoes are prone to ‘self-heat’ and emit methane, which obviously presents a fire...

North Kivu governor Julien Paluku said the government-operated speed boat left from Goma at the northern tip of Lake Kivu at about 7:30 a.m for Bukavu at its southern edge on Monday.  The boat...

A tanker loaded with 786 tons of fuel oil and diesel fuel was en route from Nevelsk to Vanino in Russia when rough conditions and strong winds have apparently contributed to the grounding of...

Natural gas emerged as the fuel source that exceeded all known and anticipated environmental standards. In addition, liquefied natural gas (LNG) was already being tested as a transportation fuel for trucks and smaller vessels...

Over the past decade, the maximum size of container ships has increased almost twofold.  There're even 21,000–22,000 TEU ships on order.  Larger vessels save operational cost but require large port facilities involving high infrastructure...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be A 111-meter cargo ship plowed through a span of a railway bridge Thursday in Germany, closing the bridge indefinitely.  Reports say that a general cargo ship (name removed) was transiting the Ems River when...

CMA CGM has confirmed its acquisition of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) for $ 0.93 per NOL share, valuing the deal at $2.4bn.  This massive acquisition will create a combined turnover of $22bn for CMA...

Tankers operating in the Asian waters run under the risk of  piracy and armed or sea robbery particularly  involving oil cargo theft.  ReCAAP ISC, in collaboration with the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies...

Some countries pay more for the drugs and some pay less.  While the UK, Greece, Spain and Portugal pay the least, on average, for the drugs they use, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland pay the...

The popular Periscope and Meerkat owned by Twitter offered the service of live streaming via mobile phones, to a select group of celebrities and high-profile users for several months. Facebook's live video feature will be...