An Italian court on Wednesday handed a 10-year prison term to the captain of a cargo ship that slammed into the port in Genoa in 2013, toppling the control tower and killing nine people...

On Wednesday, Royal Navy personnel were taken to hospital after inhaling gas during a fire exercise on board a ship at Faslane. What happened? Emergency services were called to the naval base shortly after 5.30am after...

A new regional centre, which will provide leadership in promoting ship energy-efficiency technologies and operations, and the reduction of harmful emissions from ships, has been launched at Shanghai Maritime University, China (15 May). The...

Editor Martyn Wingrove calls on shipowners to invest in cyber security to prevent major ship incidents in the future. How secure are your onboard networks? Do you know that your ships are secure from cyber...

As a leading P&I, Marine and Energy insurer, Gard is prepared to support its Members and clients in litigation when there is a need to clarify points of law of general importance. Indeed, commercial...

As a strong dollar makes U.S. commodities more expensive globally, American farmers are finding it tougher to compete in export markets. Now some worry that a recent restructuring of the ocean shipping industry will...

Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has confirmed the successful launch of the fourth, high-speed broadband communications satellite in its transformational Global Xpress (GX) constellation. Inmarsat GX is the world’s first...

Marine cargo insurance premiums have jumped 19.4 per cent in the first quarter of the year as more importers ditch their long term contracts with foreign firms. Local firms collected Sh987 million between January and...

Newbuilding Bulkers’ Prices on the Rise, as Ship Owners Turn to Higher Spec Vessels Newbuilding activity is on the rise for a number of reasons, but demand isn’t the sole reason of the recent price...

Maiken yacht crew realized that the water at some distance had become brown – or so it seemed. As the yacht approached the brown spot, the crew realized that it was a mass of...