BAR Technologies Wins 2025 GREEN4SEA-Europort Energy Transition Award For WindWings® Innovation
BAR Technologies, a leader in maritime efficiency and wind propulsion, has been honoured with the 2025 GREEN4SEA-Europort Energy Transition Award for its groundbreaking WindWings® technology. The recognition celebrates the company’s contribution to sustainable shipping...
“K” LINE Conducts Live Fire Test To Strengthen Car Carrier Safety Measures
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has taken a proactive step toward improving maritime fire safety by conducting a live fire extinguishing test involving a scrapped gasoline vehicle. The test, held on October 17,...
Lessons Learned: Missing Plug and Remote Leads to Fatal Engine Fire
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an investigation report into an incident where a fire in the engine room of the dredger near Jacksonville, Florida, killed one crew member.
The Incident
On November 2,...
ICE Targets Louisiana Shipyard in Major Immigration Enforcement Operation
Federal immigration authorities carried out a high‑profile inspection on October 30, 2025, at a shipyard in Harvey, Louisiana, resulting in the arrest of 25 Honduran nationals allegedly working for a welding contractor in violation of...
Singapore Hits October Bunker Record on Trade‑Spurred Demand
In October, Singapore’s bunker fuel sales surged to a new monthly high, driven by ship diversions and heightened demand linked to geopolitical and fee‑related disruptions across key ports, reports Platts.
According to CAS now‑cast research,...
Diverging Supply Environment Drives Clean, Dirty Tanker Rates
The global tanker market is entering a new phase of divergence. The once-synchronized movement of “clean” product tankers and “dirty” crude carriers is beginning to split, shaped by differing supply and demand dynamics, reports...
Fleet Flood or Demand Drought? Dry Bulk Faces a Split
According to an analysis published by The Baltic Exchange in November 2025, the dry bulk shipping sector is heading into 2026 with a complex mix of optimism and caution. While the broader outlook for...
[Watch] How Much Fuel Does A Cruise Ship Use?
On a daily basis, the average cruise ship uses around 140-150 tonnes of fuel, or 30 to 50 gallons per mile.That is way above the lifetime consumption of an average car which consumes -30k...
China unveils world’s first thorium-powered cargo ship to revolutionize global shipping
China has disclosed critical specifications for a nuclear-powered ‘world’s largest’ cargo ship under development, revealing it will be driven by a groundbreaking thorium-based molten salt reactor (TMSR) with a thermal output of 200 megawatts....
Freight Rates Surge as US-China Ease Port Tensions Ahead of Christmas
Last week we saw the USA and China agree on a 1 year pause on port fees to be imposed on each other’s linked vessels. This appears to have given renewed positivity to the...