British Chemical Tanker Vessel Tugged into Cartagena Port
A British registered chemical tanker vessel ‘Orakai’ with a cargo of 4732 tons of ethanol was tugged into the Cartagena port early Wednesday morning after running into engine problems on her way to Fos...
New Salary Benchmarking Surveys for Seafarers
Spinnaker Global’s HR Consulting division has been collecting and analysing salary data for shore-based roles in the global maritime industry since 2005. In 2017, they will be launching salary surveys for seafarers.
This initiative has...
Cutty Sark: A Tour of 147 Years of Sailing History
It was the end of an era of sails and the beginning of the era of steam. The clipper ship ‘Cutty Sark’ was one of the fastest of her kind, swiftly moving cargo from...
Mental Welfare: Enhance Organization’s Most Important Asset – Seafarers!
New Guidance on Caring for Seafarer Mental Welfare
A new publication, “Managing Traumatic Stress – Guidance for Maritime Organizations”, authored by Professor Neil Greenberg, Managing Director of March on Stress and Professor of Defence Mental...
Floating Farm Could Grow Food on Empty Cargo Ships
New avenue to avoid empty return journey of cargo ships - Floating farm could grow food on empty cargo ships
Shipping plays a huge role in transportation
About 90 percent of the world's goods are carried...
IMO May Loose Authority! Can IMO Overcome the 3 Challenges?
ICS Chairman keen on addressing the three important shipping related challenges
The new ICS Chairman, Esben Poulsson, in the presence of IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim suggested at the annual International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Conference...
Shipping the ‘Steam Engine of World Economy’
Cyprus Transport Minister Demetriades: Shipping the ‘steam engine of world economy’
Transport Minister Marios Demetriades, while addressing the International Maritime Forum, in Batumi, Georgia on Tuesday, said that despite the financial crisis, shipping continued to...
Prospects for Increased Scrapping Threatens Tanker Market
Last year shipbuilders around the globe received orders for 50 million dwt/tonnes, just shy of the total of 51 million achieved in the heady days of 2008. Thankfully, for the tanker market, orders placed...
[Watch] Economic Crisis in Alang Ship-Recycling Yard
Watch a documentary about the world's biggest ship-recycling yard at Alang, India, where life is becoming harder as fewer ships arrive.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not...
Earth’s Most Violent Storm to Hit China
China on Tuesday morning initiated emergency response measures for the approaching Typhoon Meranti.
Local authorities in the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian,Guangdong, Hainan as well as Shanghai will closely monitor the typhoon and release...