With only a couple of years until the global cap on sulphur emissions is introduced, Wilhelmsen Ship Management’s offers some key considerations for owners planning to comply by installing scrubbers, says Sanjiv Rastogi, head...

On February 13, one person was killed and five others were injured when a cargo ship exploded in Hlaing Thaya township in Myanmar's Yangon. What happened? The cargo vessel is owned by Family Win. The 200 ft...

By using SPMT units, Blue Water assisted Fayard A/S with a twenty-metre hull extension. Together, the two companies created a perfect solutions measured on time, safety and flexibility. Did you subscribe for our daily newsletter? It’s...

Bunkers exceeding 0.50% sulphur content will be illegal from March 1, 2020. This also includes the fuel oil “carried for use”. It applies to bunker fuel oils only not the fuel carried...

Summary: On 21 January 2017, the vessel encountered particular adverse weather conditions. The swell was from the Northwest, with wave heights of about 5.5 m. Visibility was moderate to good. Immensity was also experiencing gale...

Hyundai Merchant Marine, virtually the only large ocean-going shipping company of Korea will start ordering ultra-large vessels that can transport 22,000 20-foot containers beginning next month, at the earliest. According to the government and the...

Global trade in goods will continue growing above trend during the second quarter, the World Trade Organization’s quarterly outlook indicator showed on Monday. The indicator, a composite published since the third quarter of 2016, showed...

Evergreen Marine Corp. (EMC) has revealed where the remaining 12 of its 20 11,000-TEU containership newbuilds will come from, after entering into an agreement with ship leasing company Shoei Kisen Kaisha. EMC's announcement comes after...

China comprises of many busy ports where greater numbers of ships call upon them on a daily basis. What happened? Recently, more ships are being inspected and more and more ships are being detained. Due to...

For the second time within a month, eleven crew members were arrested for their suspected involvement in an illegal transaction of Marine Gas Oil (MGO). What happened? The Police Coast Guard (PCG) arrested eleven crew members...