The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (VTT) is leading a project to develop  the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that could be ideal for use on vessels using liquid natural gas (LNG)...

How To Mitigate Legal Risks When Purchasing Bunkers – Lessons learned from the OW Bunker collapse It is almost a year since OW Bunker & Trading A/S filed for bankruptcy. The collapse shows that there are significant...

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has completed the trial sail of the world’s first LNG fuelled environment-friendly and high-efficiency carrier.  It  is expected to be delivered in January 2016. The 173,400-cubic meter vessel named Creole...

Konecranes believe the two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes to be the most silent and eco-efficient cranes in the world.  The two cranes delivered by Konecranes to the Port of Oslo, Norway, are very special with...

Air-to-Sea Freight Gap - Price Differential at Record High! The dramatic decline in ocean freight spot market rates has served to widen the pricing differential to air rates to record levels. With ocean and air...

Miko Fix a new electric underwater drill and fastening system which makes you to drive the screw into steel hulls in a single operation.  You can use it to secure anodes, brackets and adapter...

Adidas and Parley for the Oceans showcased a 3D-printed ocean plastic shoe midsole. Adidas and Parley for the Oceans is an organisation dedicated to reducing plastic waste in oceans.  This organisation initiates a new concept...

Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : Peter Zoranic, World Harmony and Tarsus Location : Bosphorus Date : December 14, 1960 Casualties : 52 died VESSEL INFO: Name : Peter Zoranic Built : 1959 Type : Tanker Tonnage : 17830  grt Length : 192 m Width : 25 m Peter Zoranic was Croatian tanker built in 1959....