[Watch] The Bottleneck at the Panama Canal

 The Panama Canal's limited number of slots - or vessel transit permits - per day can be a constraint for LNG tankers during peak demand periods. 84 percent of U.S. LNG to Asia transited...

Shell Enters Into 20-Year Deal With Rio Grande LNG

Shell has become the first customer at NextDecade's proposed $15 billion Rio Grande LNG export terminal at the Port of Brownsville. hell will buy 2 million metric tons of LNG per year from...

Nakilat Adds Two LNG Carriers To Joint Venture With Maran

  Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat has expanded its joint venture partnership with Greek shipping company Maran Ventures. This new agreement increases the number of vessels jointly-owned by Nakilat and Maran Gas from 13...

Belships Acquires Supramax Bulk Carrier

Belships ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire a 58,700 dwt bulk carrier from Wenaas Shipping AS. The agreed purchase price is USD 13.0 million, of which half will be paid in...

Cargo Ship Listing While Docked in Hartlepool Investigated

Authorities are carrying out an inspection on a large cargo ship which has been listing while docked in Hartlepool. MCA surveyors are planning to visit the vessel today to carry out a Port State...

Storm Hits Chemical Disaster Site Closes Houston Ship Channel

The Houston Ship Channel has been shut down due to violent storms wracked the chemical disaster site. The outbound shipping has been halted and decontamination stations have been closed. ITC plans to assess the...

$120 Million Worth Cocaine Retrieved from a Spanish Ship in the Atlantic

According to a News Day report, the Coast Guard retrieved a suspicious attachment ship in the Atlantic. What happened? The Coast Guard members of the Organised Crime and Intelligence Unit (OCIU) and Point Fortin police, led...

Yet Another Viking Cruise Incident – This Time It Crashes into Oil Tanker

A Viking Cruises ship carrying 171 passengers was badly damaged after it crashed into an oil tanker, reports Business Insider. What happened? A Viking Cruises ship and a petroleum tanker collided near the Netherlands on Monday. The...

8 Things Cruise Ship Workers Want To Tell Passengers, But Can’t

Cruise ship workers are tasked with making guests as happy as possible just like other employees in the hospitality industry. Workers can't always be honest with passengers about their behavior or about...

Consumed 22 Kg Plastic Kills Pregnant Whale in Mediterranean

A pregnant sperm whale was discovered lifeless on a seaside with 22 kilograms of plastic inside her.  This has prompted a stark warning over the risks of air pollution in the Mediterranean Sea, says...