Women Assault Continues on Celebrity Cruise Ship
Last August, during a Celebrity Cruises trip from New Jersey to Bermuda, a woman from New York was approached by a crew member who said he was a spa director. He had a surprising...
Cargo Pollution: Setting Sail for Greener Seas
Cargo shipping drives global trade - but at a steep environmental cost, generating three percent of global CO2 emissions.
It would make sense if we see shipping as a country, it would be the world’s...
New Options for the Original Shipowner Safety Management
Powered by a full scope of maritime safety solutions and holistic servicing concepts, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has long proven its ability to convert proactive innovation to industry leading solutions that meet shipowner top priorities....
Ironbark Ticks Off Citronen Shipping Route
Greenland focused Ironbark Zinc has moved to prove up its proposed shipping route for the giant Citronen zinc project in that country with the arrival of a contracted icebreaking cargo ship at the site.
World’s...
Maersk Tankers Tests Wind Power to Fuel Ships
Wind power to cut fuel consumption by up to 10%
30-metre tall metal cylinders installed to work as mechanical sails
Yearly savings of as much as $365,000 per vessel that sails 250 days/year...
‘Ghost’ Container Ship Runs Aground in Gulf of Martaban
On August 28, in an eerie incident, a ghost container ship with no crew members ran aground near the Gulf of Martaban.
What happened?
The ghost container ship ‘Sam Ratulangi’ ran aground near the mouth of...
Oil Seen Getting $4 a Barrel Boost on Tough New Ship-Fuel Rules
New regulations to curb pollution from the world’s shipping fleet could lift crude prices by $4 a barrel when the measures come into effect in 2020, according to a Bloomberg survey of 13 oil...
Scrubber – An Incomplete Solution
Scrubbers releases soot, un-burnt oil and metals
920,000 tons of sulfur and 90,000 tons of soot from the air to water
Princess Slug deposits at port
Officials avoid disclosure of the incident
The...
Star Bulk to Acquire Seven Dry Bulk Vessels
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has entered a definitive agreement with E.R. Capital Holding GmbH & Cie. The global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, will acquire three (3) firm operating...
Lloyd’s of London Makes Quiet Entrance Into Crypto Insurance Market
Lloyd's of London, the centuries-old insurance marketplace, is quietly providing cover against the theft of cryptocurrencies.
Announced Tuesday, Kingdom Trust, a qualified custodian of some 30 cryptocurrencies and tokens, is enhancing its safe-keeping services with...