VIKING Strengthens Offerings to Japanese Shipowners

The recent developments in liferafts service has ushered in a new level of competitiveness of VIKING safety solutions amongst Japanese shipowners. The Japanese government has recently approved an extension of combined capability of interval...

Asia Clean MR Tankers Stay Steady, VLCCs Off to Shaky Start

The excitement surrounding the clean tanker market during the first quarter of 2018 was on display when the freight levels recovered intermittently during Q1, while a contrasting trend sustained in the dirty segment, says...

Slow and Steady Recovery for Container Shipping

According to the latest edition of the Container Forecaster published by global shipping consultancy Drewry, the outlook for the container shipping market in 2018 and 2019 is a combination of healthy demand growth that...

Alleged False Cargo Declaration Gets Ship Captain in Trouble

On April 9, an Indian captain who was charged with false declaration of goods was freed on a Sh1 million bond by a Mombasa court. What happened? The court alleged that the accused and another Indian...

Fire Breaks Out at Ship Being Dismantled

On April 10, a fire broke out in an abandoned cargo vessel currently being dismantled in Beauharnois. What happened? Since 2011, the abandoned cargo vessel ‘The Kathryn Spirit’ was docked on the St. Lawrence River and...

Pirate Attacks Worsen in Gulf of Guinea

In yet another pirate attack, a group of armed pirates attacked vessels in West Africa prompting a warning from the International Chamber of Commerce's International Maritime Bureau (IMB). What happened? In a report released by IMB...

[Watch] Cruise Ship Strikes the Dock

An MSC cruise ship struck a dock before running aground this morning on the Caribbean island of Roatán, off the coast Honduras. For more information, please visit here Disclaimer: The above info provided for educational purpose...

Cruise Ship Crashed Into Dock in the Caribbean

An MSC cruise ship reportedly struck a dock before it ran aground on the Caribbean island of Roatán off the coast Honduras. What happened? The entire collision which was caught on video, shows the MSC cruise...

[Watch] Inside World’s Largest Cruise Ship

 What's it like on Royal Caribbean's new Symphony of the Seas — the world's largest cruise ship? See for yourself. According to reports by USA today, it offers a first peek at some of...

Decarbonizing Cargo

The world’s first electric-powered cargo ship was launched in China last year for short voyages along the Pearl River. It has coal as cargo which is hidden behind the glaring irony and manifests that...