The United Nations 1982 Convention on the Law of Sea, established an independent Judicial body called the “ The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)”.  In November 1994, Singapore became a...

Alphaliner says that idling of containerships across the global fleet has soared to new high in 2015 reaching 500,000 TEU capacity mark. Alphaliner, the market analyst in its latest data, reports that the idle containership...

On Friday 28th August, there was a fuel oil spill covering nearly one-and-a-half- kilometres at the Nile river.  A burst pipeline at an Egyptian el-Hamra power plant caused the spill.  The Governor of the southern city...

On September 2nd, the Chinese Government ordered the integration of business operations of state-owned China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans & CSC Group to reform its state-run shipping sector.  Since August, both the...

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has the world’s largest ocean shipping fleet.  MOL, in collaboration with MOL-Techno-Trade, Ouchi Ocean Consultant, Akishima Laboratory and University of Tokyo has developed and designed windshields for containerships,...

The U.S. officials confirmed the presence of five Chinese naval ships positioned in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska, where the US President Barack Obama is visiting as part of his three-day tour of Alaska. US...

Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) chased away pirates in Singapore Strait and safely escorted the tugboat into singapore waters. Singapore’s Port Operations Control Centre received a signal from Malaysian-flagged Permata 1 on Tuesday morning. Pirates...

The government officials in northern Somalia have shared their concerns over the revival of piracy.  They have requested the foreign nations and the naval armada patrolling the coast to contribute in creating jobs in...

Drones are gaining much momentum in the shipbuilding industry.  To save time and expedite the process, shipowners have started using Drones that is very much capable of accessing the most difficult spaces where human...

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