By Terry Macalister The European Parliament has lost patience with shipping industry inaction over climate change and has outlined plans to include vessels in its Emissions Trading System (ETS). Ship owners are furious, claiming it is...

Recently we were notified about the disappearance of a young Chinese woman from the MSC Magnifica. It appears that she may have been a murder victim, according to the police in Italy who are investigating...

Woman claims she was ‘brutally’ raped on Miami-based luxury cruise line A woman is suing SeaDream Yachts Club after she was allegedly raped on a June 2015 sailing and her friend on the Miami-based cruise...

British businesses have already started setting up shadow units on the continent and shifting investment to the other side of the UK border in Ireland, according to a new report on Brexit from...

Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has signed a service and installation agreement with Radio Holland to support strong customer demand for rapid migration from Ku-based XpressLink to Fleet Xpress...

SpeedCast International, a leading global communications and network service provider, is the first Inmarsat partner to integrate the software element of the Fleet Xpress Network Service Device into its Fleet Xpress offering. This allows third...

In anticipation of the large volume of NTVRP Resubmissions associated with the first 5-year renewal cycle following the implementation of the Nontank Final Rule, the Coast Guard Vessel Response Plan Program encourages vessel owner/operators...

Over the next five years, international environmental regulations will have a major impact on the tanker market, according to a recent report by marine transport advisors McQuilling Services, LLC. In its latest Tankers Industry Note,...

As the landlubbers in the Northern hemisphere struggle to cope with extreme weather conditions, shipowners continue to deal with unprofitable markets in most sectors. The excess supply of ships continues to face no growth in...

By Short Only Summary DryShips' business strategy depends on buying ships at distressed prices to bet on an eventual shipping recovery. The Baltic Dry Index as been on a ten day recovery, but shipping-based equities...