On March 7, a tow tug was successful in moving the grounded vessel to a deeper position allowing it to float for further salvage operations. What happened? The tow vessel ‘Fairmount Alpine’ managed to pull the...

 It was the cruise industry equivalent of routine surgery. The ‘patient’ was Silversea’s ship, Silver Spirit, the ‘hospital’ was the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Sicily, and the ‘surgeons’ were a team of engineers employed...

by Ishaan Hemnani, CEO, BunkerEx Bunker buyers often debate on the best way to buy their fuel. Is spot buying better, or the contract? While the spot buying is open to crazy spikes that might...

Thordon Bearings will present a paper at a major conference in Copenhagen next week, where the polymer bearings specialist will emphasise how the adoption of green technologies can slash ship operation costs. As part of...

The Maritime Standard Awards (TMS Awards) 2018 will take place at the Atlantis, The Palm, on 15th October this year. This is the fifth year in a row that the Awards and gala dinner...

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement is expanding rapidly through acquisition, and new business development. LNG World Shipping catches up with this ambitious group. In early 2018, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) purchased PRONAV and its fleet of six managed LNG...

If your company ships occasionally, you don’t have to worry about the rising freight costs. But if shipping is an integral part of your operations, these rising costs is a matter of concern, reports...

A Maersk spokesman told The Loadstar today no decision had yet been reached on the port of destination for the fire-damaged 15,262 teu Maersk Honam. Galloping insurers The insurance industry is urging to brace itself from...

The MAIB released its report on the incident in which skipper, Jamie Kerr, died on the Carol Anne when the crane fitted to the vessel collapsed leaving the reader in little doubt that this...

 In the clip, the large boat can be seen being thrown into the air as it tries to advance through unstable waters. As it slams down, the entire vessel is almost engulfed. Huge waves ripple...