On May 6, a container ship allided with three ferries that were docked at a terminal pier in Santos port. What happened? The container ship ‘Santos Express’ was diverted out of the fairway while entering the...

As a credit manager, the last thing you want to discover when chasing an invoice is that the vessel you bunkered 4 weeks ago has just been sold for scrap. And today, the risk...

DRY REPORT Capesize A positive end to the week for the big ships, with gains particularly in the East, on the key West Australia/China run and the majors and operators in the market. Rates nudged the high-$7.00s...

As per the latest report published in the PRNewswire, the ship owner Dorian LPG is upgrading some of its VLGCs. As many as 10 VLGC vessels are scheduled to be converted to dual fuel...

Designed specifically by the Danish group’s Odense Maritime Technology (OMT) for operation in winter conditions down to -25°C, Vistula Maersk leads a series of seven contracted from COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard in China. She is...

The Underwater pictures of a 100 year old sunken ship in Scotland is taking the internet up in storm, reports the MiceTimesAsia What happened? Fearless photographer Becky Kagan SCHOTT (Becky Kagan Schott) with her talented team...

According to a report published in Straits Times, the shipping giant, Maersk feels that government subsidies are no longer required as the container shipping sector is capable of standing on its own feet. Governments no...

At MEPC 72, the IMO agreed to demands from some industry bodies to make illegal the carriage of fuels incompatible with the impending 2020 cap on sulphur. This shows clearly that the rogue ship owners...

A water line break on a cruise ship causing nightmare for dozens of passengers, but some people on the ship didn't know an entire hallway was flooded with ankle-deep water. For more information, please visit...

In April this year, China launched the World’s first ship designed exclusively for mining deepwater seabeds. What happened? The vessel ‘Deep Sea Nautilus’ owned by Nautilus Minerals was launched at the Mawei Shipyards, China to enable...