[Watch] The Largest Heavy Lift Ship in the World
Dockwise Vanguard is a semi-submersible heavy lift ship owned and operated by Dockwise B.V. Dockwise Vanguard is the largest vessel of her type ever built, and is able to carry cargoes up to 110,000...
Armed Men Attempt to Board Cargo Vessel
On Tuesday morning, Armed men attempted to commandeer a cargo vessel off the waters of Zamboanga del Norte.
What happened?
Chief Superintendent Billy Beltran, regional police chief for Western Mindanao, said armed men on two motorized...
A Gross Failure in Protecting Seafarers’ Rights
by David Hammond, Chief Executive Officer of Human Rights at Sea
I have great respect for the mental and physical tenacity of the remaining 13 Indian crew of the Liberty Prrudencia. At the time of writing,...
Learning from Past Errors- Sinking of Disney Stellar Cruise Ship
“Ships are like living creatures” my old lecturer in naval architecture (we called it “ship construction” in those days) used to say before suggesting that they needed to be treated with kindness, in terms...
Plant Investment Readies Evoqua For First Wave of Ballast Water Treatment Orders
Evoqua Water Technologies is upgrading its SeaCURE® system production facility in Caldicot, Wales, to meet market demand for ballast water treatment systems, as shipowners look to comply with the entry into force of the...
Rotterdam Bunker and Lubricant Reports Decline in Sale by 8.2%
Authorities at the Port of Rotterdam said that bunker and lubricant sales at the port dropped by 8.2 percent year on year to 2.48 million cubic metres (cbm) during this year's Q1.
Decline in fuel...
Tanker Freight Rates Tank on China’s Proposed Consumption Tax
China’s plan to impose a consumption tax on mixed aromatics, light cycle oil and bitumen blend has shaken up everyone from the oil industry to the shipping industry. If implemented, the proposed tax will...
FY17- Alang Ship Breaking Activity Shrinks Almost by 50%
Rising competition from Pakistan and Bangladesh has led to ship breaking activity at Alang in Gujarat declining by almost 50 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2016-17.
Limited vessels delivered:
Only 64 ships have been...
Port of Antwerp Greenlights Hydrex Expansion
Antwerp Port Authority has supported Hydrex Underwater Technologies’ plan to expand its existing 5000m² site on Asiadok on the River Scheldt with new workshops and offices.
As part of its expansion, the result of...
Tanker Market on Mixed Fortunes
Tanker Market on Mixed Fortunes During March
According to the latest monthly report from OPEC, in March, the tanker market showed mixed patterns with VLCCs seeing a decline in spot freight rates on its various...