On February 22, a tanker vessel belonging to Maersk was targeted by pirates, while the vessel was anchored in Haiti. What happened? Singapore-flagged oil products tanker ‘Maersk Maya’ was targeted by pirates, when the vessel was...

Shipping company Exmar is likely to install liquid petroleum gas (LPG) burning two-stroke engines on two very large gas carriers (VLGC) to be built at Hanjin Heavy Industries’ Subic Bay shipyard by 2020. The VLGCs...

Eniram, a Wärtsilä company, has launched Eniram Mobile to offer real-time decision-making support via mobile notifications. Eniram Mobile, which has been co-developed together with Royal Caribbean Cruises, ensures that key personnel receive important information...

The first of the new Valemax very large ore carriers (VLOCs) loaded 400,000t of iron ore at the Brazilian port of Tubarao this week — spelling possible doom for Capesize shipowners. The vessel, which...

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for the fifth straight session on Tuesday to stronger rates for the panamax and supramax vessel segments. The overall...

A strategic consultancy with a focus on the ‘Chemical tanker’ market has released its annual report ranking the top operators in chemical and parcel, which is characterised as a “game of thrones” market scenario,...

With four drone types in its arsenal, DNV GL has adapted its survey technology to various ship structures. Recently DNV GL reported that it had reached a new milestone with its first offshore drone...

Summary: On September 6, 2016, about 00:05 local time, the tanker Aframax River allided with two mooring dolphins in the Houston Ship Channel (HSC) near Deer Park, Texas. The allision punctured the ship’s hull plating,...

The Johan Sverdrup Riser platform is very near setting what might be an unofficial world record for the fastest construction of a topside of its size – in just 19 months from start steel...

The first consignment of Liquefied Natural Gas has departed from the Dominion Energy Cove point LNG terminal, Maryland. The construction project has been touted as the largest and has been billed at an approximate cost...