$2 Million Fine for Greek Shipowner in Magic Pipe Conviction
On December 13, the United States Department of Justice sentenced Navimax Corporation and ordered them to pay a fine of $2,000,000 for violating the act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and obstructing a Coast Guard...
Ultramax Bulker with Wind Engines; Awarded Ship of the Year 2018
The MV Afros named 'Ship of the Year' at the prestigious Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2018.
Delivered in January 2018 and managed by Piraeus-based Blue Planet Shipping it is the first geared...
Greek Carriers Control LNG Transport! Germany Falls Behind
Greek dominates the LNG shipping sector.
Germany lags behind and is increasingly dependant on tankers.
Order for LNG carriers reached 9 billion USD in value for 2018 alone.
An increasing number of shipping companies have...
MPA Half Way in 2020 Action Plan Implementation
Bunker fuel sales in Singapore rose 4.2% year on year to a record 50.6 million mt in 2017.
Shipowners to switch to more expensive cleaner fuels, consider alternative fuels such as LNG, or...
Female Cruise Captain Reveals What REALLY Happens Onboard
Female cruise captain reveals well-kept secret about what REALLY happens onboard. Kara Godfrey has shared the same in Express.
First US woman cruise ship lead
Cruise captain Kate McCue, 38, became the first US woman to...
‘Drunken Tumble’ Down Hatch Loses Appeal For Damages
A Canadian man who injured his foot in a fall on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship has lost an appeal for damages.
The Ruling
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday sided with a...
Maersk to Create Carbon Neutral Vessels by 2030
Maersk trying to make carbon neutral vessels in order to become a zero-carbon emission fleet.
The plan is to create this vessel by 2030 so that the zero-carbon target is achieved by 2050.
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Containership Scrapping Gathers Pace Ahead of IMO 2020
This year 52 containerships, equating to 94,000 teu, have been sold for demolition.
Last year the numbers were 141 containerships for 398,500 teu in the same period.
The opening of the expanded Panama...
How Ships Help In Exploiting High-Quality Gems From The Sea
Namibia is expected to run out of land-based gem mining in around 15 years.
5 Debmarine ships mining the seabed for diamonds off the southwest coast of Namibia.
Debmarine also unveiled the SS Nujoma,...
Captain Found Drunk Aboard Tanker Carrying Tonnes Of Methanol
On December 13, the captain of a chemical tanker lost his job after he was found guilty of being drunk on duty while his vessel was carrying tonnes of methanol.
What happened?
Captain Saurabh Kumar Singh of the...