Michigan lawmakers were poised Wednesday to weaken a policy that prohibits oceangoing cargo ships from releasing ballast water at the state’s ports until it has been treated to kill invasive species. A Senate committee voted...

Seafarers today are increasingly attracted to sophisticated training, professional development, and long-term employment. That’s according to a survey by MSC Shipmanagement, the Cyprus-based unit of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, a leading global container line. The results...

Debate over whether or not scrubbers are a good thing for shipping and why some consider them not be their favoured solution for meeting the 2020 sulphur cap has been making headlines over recent weeks....

Two US Coast Guard (USCG) marine inspectors recently sailed on board the Wallem-managed 2005-built Aframax 'Tofteviken’. This formed part of the USCG's Ship Rider Programme, which is aimed at ensuring and enhancing safety and security...

On 9th November 2017, fire erupted reportedly aboard a cargo vessel “MV BELLE” that was moored at Good Success, Wakenaam Island in Essequibo River. Fire chief reportedly told that fire fighters were dispatched to...

Car and vehicle shipper Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Asa CEO Craig Jasienski told the company’s Q3 earnings call: The bottom of the market has probably passed. That’s what we definitely see, even if the third...

On November 11, Shell has reportedly signed contract with a Rotterdam based company Anthony Veder to convert a tanker to LNG bunkering vessel. What happened? The Shell has signed an agreement Anthony Veder headquartered in Rotterdam,...

With just over a month before MSC Seaside sets sail on her first Caribbean voyage, MSC has given cruise enthusiasts a glimpse at what to expect from its newest ship - and it looks...

Caribbean Princess set a milestone for Panama Canal cruise sailings recently, becoming the first mega cruise ship to travel through the expanded "Panamax" locks. The old Panama Canal locks had limits on the size that...

A video animation created from satellite data shows the path of an Aframax tanker that ran aground recently on its way to Antwerp. The 107,500 DWT Maria Bottiglieri ran aground in the estuary of the...