Oceans Protection Plan includes robust polluter-pay approach to abandoned, derelict and wrecked vessels Canada’s new $1.5 billion national Oceans Protection Plan involves a raft of measures to help protect the country’s marine environment, including a...

In order to improve operational efficiency, the Grimaldi Group has applied our silicone hull coatings to more than 30 vessels since 2011 – and has achieved significant reductions in fuel bills and associated CO2...

Environmental regulations for ships are getting more stringent, but automated sensor technology could help ship operators remain in compliance, says Claus Beiersdorfer, SKF sales director. The recent agreement signed in Paris, at the UN Climate...

Coast Guard monitors floating of the grounded cargo ship near Fort Macon, NC The Coast Guard worked with the owner of a grounded cargo ship to ensure its safe refloating after the vessel ran aground...

After a breakfast briefing on tanker market trends by Patrick Tye, senior analyst at shipbroker EA Gibson, Day 2 of Tanker Shipping & Trade’s annual conference got under way with an insightful review by...

On Wednesday, the product tanker Nona Tang II exploded at the Port of Batu Ampar, Batam, Indonesia, killing one dock worker and critically injuring at least two others. The explosion sent a shock wave that...

The Swedish Club opened its doors to senior shipowners and brokers from across Asia last week, welcoming them to the Club’s latest Marine Insurance Seminar, specifically designed for the Asian markets. The event was...

Watch the tugboats assisted the Pola Palekh off the shoaling and brought the vessel to Morehead City State Port Terminal. The Pola Palekh is carrying 35,800 metric tons of fertilizer and holds about 27,000 gallons of...

Wild spring tides have revealed the skeletal remains of a ship that sank off the coast of Taranaki nearly 150 years ago. A row of what appears to be the ends of ribs from a...

Kissing is becoming a common way of showing love even among the conservative Kenyans Most Kenyans, however, are yet to embrace it fully but if they knew about this benefits they would start...