New Intellian 1m Dual-band Antenna Delivers Global Uninterrupted TV Coverage New dual-band 3-axis s100HD is the first to incorporate updated Intellian LNB technology and delivers a much needed new matching 1m TV and Satellite Communications offering to...

Plans to Dump 177 tonnes of Toxic Waste Thwarted by Authorities Malaysian authorities have foiled a ship’s attempt to unload and illegally dump 177 tonnes of suspected toxic waste here, believed to contain arsenic and...

The second annual The Maritime Standard Ship Finance and Trade Conference will take place in Abu Dhabi on November 14th.  The theme of this year’s conference is “Beating the downturn; investing to be ready...

*Update* - 2 November 2016 North has received news of recent increases in the number of stowaways in Durban, South Africa. Local correspondents P&I Associates (Pty) Ltd in Durban have reportedly been inundated with stowaway incidents...

A 150-year-old sunken sailing boat discovered off the Åland Islands in Finland has a hold full of bottles, but what the bottles contain is still a mystery! The old ship was discovered on the bottom...

Demand for LNG as a ship fuel has emerged as a much needed new source of growth in the oversupplied market, with oil giant Royal Dutch Shell giving a bullish assessment of the impact...

Panama Canal Launches Environmental Premium Ranking to Recognize Ships with High Environmental Efficiency The Panama Canal launched the Environmental Premium Ranking, a new initiative that rewards customers who meet high environmental efficiency standards. The new incentive...

Analysts Maintain That There’s Still More Change to Come in Ocean Cargo Marketplace Supply chain managers trying to make sense of the recent disruptions in the ocean cargo marketplace may expect more change to come,...

The introduction of a new underwater habitat for rudder repairs is saving shipowners thousands of dollars in emergency drydocking costs, according to Hydrex Underwater Technologies’ Production Executive Dave Bleyenberg. Until recently, permanent in-water rudder repairs...

All it takes is a few strokes of white paint to transform our perceptions, writes Kelly Grovier. It doesn’t take much to send social media into overdrive, or, for that matter, to turn a 17th-Century...