Navig8 Chemical Tankers Inc. (N-OTC: CHEMS) announced that it will acquire, and enter into a contract to purchase, another 49,000 dwt IMO2 eco-design, the Interline-coated chemical tanker to be built at STX Offshore &...

Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : Naval vessel and Container vessel Location : The Kiel Canal, Germany Date : 9/12/2015 Wednesday Casualties /Pollution : Not reported A German naval vessel and a 151m (500-foot) container ship collided due to severe weather in the Kiel Canal, Germany. Both the vessels...

Shipping is omitted from the draft text of the agreement which will be signed at the Paris Climate Conference A global conference is held in Paris to keep the planet’s warming from greenhouse gases to...

Google's chairman Eric Schmidt has said that ‘technology companies should work on tools to disrupt terrorism - such as creating a hate speech "spell-checker"’. His essay comes as presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton again called in...

Korean scientists have found in early tests that a molecule can clear Alzheimer's plaques from the brains of mice and improve learning and memory. It is not yet clearly understood as to how exactly it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Watch a beautiful drone view of a ferry docking. Disclaimer: This video is intended for educational purpose only and not to be construed as a news article. Source: Chiosphotos.gr on YouTube

  As per the new rule, containers have to be weighed before loading onto ships.  This step, carriers say, will reduce accidents.  Underestimating Container weights has resulted in some recent maritime disasters, including the MSC...

The San Jose carrying gold, silver, gems and jewellery was sunk in June 1708 by a British warship just outside Cartagena.  The valuables were collected from the South American colonies to help finance the...

Viswa Lab has recently released True worth Index of Bunker fuels for the month of November 2015. The best fuel in THE MIDDLE EAST has a TWI of  66 and the worst fuel in SINGAPORE...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Environmental Ship Index (ESI) is a register of 3,600 vessels maintained by the International Association for Ports and Harbours (IAPH).  IAPH will present the results of the performance of vessels on regulatory requirements every...