Aframax freight rates swelled Wednesday as a fixture and a shortening position list pushed them up Worldscale 37.5 day on day. “Everything is on subjects,” said a market source about Aframax availability.  “The list is...

Two container shipping lines, France's CMA CGM and Israel's Zim, have signed up with Alibaba to allow customers to book space on their vessels through the Chinese e-commerce giant, in a bid to boost...

Eager to try out a new crop of megaships in 2017? We have some bad news: Not all that many are on the way -- at least for the North American market. The world's two...

The towing line convolved at propeller of the general cargo ship “Captain Joy” in Port of Burgas, Bulgaria. The vessel was under tow to leave the port, but the released ропе was not retracted...

Over thirteen thousand feet below the surface, hundred-foot hydrothermal vents spew black, 690 degree fluid like chimneys from the ocean floor.  Tiny crabs, shrimp and limpets scuttle beneath the smokestacks, and a remotely-operated vehicle...

Over thirteen thousand feet below the surface, hundred-foot hydrothermal vents spew black, 690 degree fluid like chimneys from the ocean floor. Tiny crabs, shrimp and limpets scuttle beneath the smokestacks, and a remotely-operated vehicle...

Four crewmembers aboard the lift boat Superior Trust were rescued after the vessel became unstable near Southwest Pass, La., Wednesday. U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call early Wednesday morning reporting one...

Wärtsilä’s Unprecedented Partnership with Carnival Corporation: The Deal That Has Only Winners Mr Tomas Hakala, Vice President, Services, Wärtsilä 79 ships, over 400 engines and one of the largest fleets in the world. After three years...

On Thursday, a young crew member had reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his cabin aboard a cruise ship when it was docked. What happened? A young crew member aboard the ‘Costa Magica’ vessel which...

An LPG carrier reportedly caught fire while it was on its way to Russia. What happened? The LPG carrier named ‘Navigator Leo’ caught fire in the Gulf of Finland about 20 nautical miles south-west off Port...