Tips on How to Select the Best Freight Shipping Company

Freight shipping is one of the industries that is related to import and exporting of goods. The industry for freight shipping is related to provide different manufacturers, business owners and local individuals to provide...

China’s 20,000 TEU Ship Ready for Launch

The first Chinese-built 20,000 teu ship will launch friday, reports Splash. Cosco Shipping has the largest orderbook of any containerline, according to Alphaliner, with 32 ships equating to 533,612 teu still set to deliver. The giant...

Alternative Fuel Engine Manufacturers Ramp Up Options

An increasing number of passenger ship operators are selecting LNG as a marine fuel. We look at the engine options available to them. So impressed is Spanish ferry group Baleària with the performance of its...

Singapore Set to be the World’s Largest LNG Marine Fuel Port

Recently, Singapore successfully demonstrated the first vessel LNG bunkering technology in Southeast Asia. Temasek Holdings’ Pavilion Energy (Pavilion Energy) on May 2 afternoon in the Jurong harbor, show this from the tanker to the...

Ecoshield! The Lasting Rudder Protection

The running gear of a large number of vessels was coated with Ecoshield over the last couple of months. The applications were carried out in China, Ivory Coast, Turkey and Sweden on different types...

Crane Erupts in Flames Along the Houston Ship Channel

Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that engulfed a crane at a recycling center along the Houston Ship Channel overnight. What happened? Firefighters found flames shooting out of the crane at the Derichebourg...

[Watch] “Dirty Bomb” Scare on Docked Ship! Terminal Evacuation

Federal and state authorities investigated the possibility there was a "dirty bomb" on a ship at a local terminal, but later gave the all-clear, reports say. What happened? Coast Guard officials say the FBI and other...

Singaporean Captain Shares Tales of Memorable Voyages

It is May 29, a calm and sunny Monday morning at sea. North Korea fires a ballistic missile over the sea between the country and Japan. The Japanese Coast Guard issues a warning to ships...

[Watch] HH Ferries Group Wins the Prestigious Baltic Sea Clean Maritime Award 2017

HH Ferries Group has received the prestigious Baltic Sea Clean Maritime Award 2017 at the 8th annual forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR).  The award recognises the electrification of...

Allianz: Improved Safety is Decreasing Large Shipping Losses

Large shipping losses went down by 50% over the past decade and 16% year-on-year to 85 in 2016, a report by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has showed. Annual review: In its fifth annual...