Market Potentials and Market Barriers for Wind Propulsion Technologies for Ships

Study On The Analysis Of Market Potentials And Market Barriers For Wind Propulsion Technologies For Ships This study, commissioned by DG Climate Action, focuses on the direct utilisation of wind for the propulsion of commercial...

2017 Begins on a High Note for Container Ships

It seems that the demolition market picked up where it left off in 2016, but with a positive twist, in the fact that, as per GMS, the world’s leading cash buyers of ships, “the...

Singapore Smashes Annual Bunker Sales Record with 48.6 Million MT Sold in 2016

Singapore has set a new annual bunker sales record of 48,614,500 metric tonnes (mt) sold for all products, the latest preliminary data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) shows. With 3,904,900 mt...

Ship Channel Hit by Fire in Pipeline at Oil Terminal

According to reports, one person was injured when an out-of-service pipeline at a storage facility along the Houston Ship Channel caught fire. What happened? An out-of-service pipeline at a storage facility present along the Houston ship...

Ship Sets New Record as Youngest Boxship Heading for Scrap

A new unfortunate record has been set in container shipping with news that the seven-year-old Panamax Hammonia Grenada has been sent for scrap. What happened? The German controlled ship was delivered in January 2010 from...

IMO Chief Opposes Including Shipping in EU Emissions Trading

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has written to senior European officials expressing his concern that including shipping in the European Union’s Emission Trading System (EU-ETS) could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from...

Transport Canada Approves ACO Marine Sewage Treatment Units for Use on Great Lakes

ACO Marine has received Transport Canada type-approval for its advanced Maripur NF and Clarimar MF wastewater management systems. “We are delighted to have received approval from Transport Canada.  Certification delivers added assurance to Canadian shipowners...

Seagull Training App v2.0 Enriched for Ease of Use

Seagull Maritime has significantly upgraded the Seagull Training App, the mobile software solution that has revolutionised the way seafarers track their training records and receive critical safety alerts.  Available in both Android and iOS...

Fire Breaks Out on Ship Off Whyalla Coast

Fire has broken out on board a ship off the coast of Whyalla. Thick black smoke can be seen from the town. It is believed there are no injuries. Tug boats have been deployed to tow the ship...

Flying Cloud Shipwreck Found After 147 Years Under the Sea

Flying Cloud Shipwreck Found Off South Australian Coast, After 147 Years Under the Sea After 147 years buried at the bottom of the ocean, the remains of the Flying Cloud shipwreck off the south-east South...