Two Seriously Injured in Oil Tanker Fire

On December 29, an oil tanker caught fire off the Larnaca coast with two crew members sustaining burn injuries. What happened? The oil tanker 'Athlos' caught fire off the Larnaca coast and two crew members were rushed to...

NORDEN Conducts First Ever Test Voyage on CO2 Neutral Biofuel

NORDEN has successfully conducted a test voyage on CO2 neutral biofuel September 2018. During which, the NORD HIGHLANDER took a ballast trip from the Netherlands to Estonia. The results showed the CO2 neutral biofuel...

Diana Time Charters m/v Seattle With SwissMarine

Diana Shipping Inc. is chartering the m/v Seattle with SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva. The gross charter rate is US$16,000 per day, between minimum 16 months to maximum 19 months. The charter commenced on December...

World’s First Cruise Ship Powered by LNG Starts Operation

Carnival Corporation's Newest Ship, AIDAnova from AIDA Cruises, Makes Maiden Call in the Canary Islands as World's First Cruise Vessel Powered by LNG, reports MarketWatch. Green Cruise Ship World's largest leisure travel company in Germany Carnival...

[Watch] Mysterious, Century-old Shipwreck Unearthed on Jersey Shore

 The New Jersey Shore is witnessing a unique mystery of a 25-foot shipwreck unfolding in broad daylight, reports Fox News' James Rogers and The Associated Press What happened? Over the weekend, a shift in sand levels...

[Watch] Run Away Boxship Causes Havoc

On December 26, a runaway boxship created havoc while performing a manoeuvring operation at a container terminal. What happened? The container 'Ren Jian 15' caused havoc and got out of control while manoeuvring to a berth at...

9 Hottest Cruise Destinations for 2019

2019 Updates Emerald Waterway's Emerald Harmony launches on the Mekong and Celestial will sail the Nile, Egypt. Holland America Line is sailing to Australia and Melanesia throughout the year. The Port of St. Maarten...

Autonomous Ships – Learning to Sail in the Clouds

Autonomous transport systems for ships, enabled by edge cloud and machine learning are expected to minimize energy consumption as well as increase safety and reduce docking time. Research and Innovation Programme The project is part of...

How Cargo Ships Can Go Green

More than 80% of the global trade is done through shipping. As a consequence of it, most of the environmental troubles related to trade is attributed to the Shipping Industry. Reportedly, the maritime industry...

Europe Fuel Oil Battles IMO Headwind

Refiners launch new units in Russia, as the Russian fuel oil output declines. Europe's largest supply region — fell by 6.8pc, from 47.4 mnt to  44.2mnt. As high imports have driven inventories to...