Global groups to collaborate on container safety improvements. Collaboration aims to promote awareness and wider use of the CTU Code. Changes in regulatory requirements to improve their clarity, implementation and enforcement and the...

General cargo ship suffered mechanical failure in southern Bosphorus in the Kurucesme, during northbound transit, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? General cargo ship I SENGUL suffered undefined mechanical failure in southern Bosphorus in the Kurucesme area,...

Launch of an artificial intelligence and solar-powered marine research vessel by ProMare and IBM. The vessel is named as Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS). The is to traverse oceans gathering environmental data. Mayflower launch gets...

Reuters launches a new global initiative to track the state of the pandemic worldwide. It features the latest global data and trends along with dedicated pages for 240 countries and territories. The site...

A Japanese training vessel collides with a fishing vessel. Nearly 73 people including 50 students onboard the training vessel. Hull crack on fishing vessel and superficial damages on training vessel. No injuries reported. Japanese...

  US Department of State Terminates Shipping Tax Treaty with Hong Kong. Section 883 exemption implied wherein a non-US entity treated as a corporation for US tax purposes is generally subject to a gross...

Australia’s shipping industry is in “disarray”,  according to angry forwarders and transport operators. The crisis escalated with more planned industrial action, crammed storage areas for empty containers along with bad weather, leading to...

The Master and Chief Engineer both entered guilty pleas in the Tauranga District Court on 10 Sep. after admitting charges relating to grounding of the log-carrier MV Funing. They were fined $3250.00 and...

Ship engineering firm Foreship has launched a four-step plan to build vessels that are resistant to the spread of coronavirus - Project Hygiea. The four steps include intercepting the biohazards, preventing the virus...

A plethora of factors including urbanization, availability of a wide range of products online, and a rise in online marketing increased the market for e-commerce. This in-turn has a positive spin on the...