On September 1, a vessel reportedly lost its communication after suffered a massive blackout. It is reported that the crew will be able to fix the engine once they get spare parts, which are...

LNG as a marine fuel has shown great potential as a clean, safe, reliable, and cost effective alternative to diesel fuel in an ever changing global environment. Perhaps the most significant of these changes...

Aboard a mammoth container ship and surrounded by an endless ocean, Don Merry finally felt he'd made it home. The Bremerton resident was 15 days into an around-the-world journey on the Cendrillon, near Alaska's Aleutian...

Scope of cover The DTH clause in The Standard Club rules states that cover responds to a member’s liability, as charterer of a ship (other than as bareboat or demise charterer) for: loss or...

Inmarsat has signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (“SHI”), establishing a relationship to leverage the ‘smart ship’ connectivity offered by Fleet Xpress at the vessel construction stage. The strategic agreement...

ABB will provide the power and propulsion for the first in a series of groundbreaking vessels that mark Ritz Carlton’s first foray into the maritime sector. The 190-meter long vessel has been dubbed the...

The shipping industry remains under scrutiny from environmentalists as to how it will reduce its carbon emissions. With the two-year anniversary of the drafting of the Paris Climate Agreement approaching – in which shipping emissions...

Containers are the best method of ensuring safe and sound delivery when transporting cargo from one place to another, coming in various standard sizes so they can be moved by trains, ships and trucks. The...

MAN Prime Serv has released an alert/technical insight to watch out for cracks on fuel pumps in MAN B&W 2-stroke diesel engines. The technical insight states: Top cover designs that have an angle for the outlet...

Marine world has always been a late adapter when it comes to latest technologies and upgrades. The latest trends and advancements reach little late when compared with other sectors. For example, most of the...