Eletson’s BWMS Full Fleet Requirements Met By Wärtsilä’s Dual Technology

In a recent development, the technology group Wärtsilä’s dual technology has announced that they will provide option for Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) to Greece based operator Eletson Corporation for its entire fleet retrofitted...

Three Key Solutions For Decarbonising Shipping

Decarbonizing shipping operations  has become an inevitable objective in the post IMO2020 scenario. However, this needs support and incentives by organizations such as the EU, writes Adele Berti in an article published in Ship...

‘Sailing to the Sun’ Pictures Reveal How We Used to Cruise

William Henry Miller, Jr. (Bill Miller) born May 3, 1948 is a maritime author and historian who has written numerous books dealing with the golden age of ocean liners. CNN Travel recently published an...

IMO 2020: Ship Owners Need More Than a Warning

Ship owners need stronger support than simple warnings from regulators, to comply with the new regulations. The support tools are already available to help them. From 2020 the involvement of PSC in fuel...

C.H. Robinson Acquires Spanish Logistics Company

C.H. Robinson has acquired The Space Cargo Group to expand its logistics with an emphasis on air and ocean shipping. Space Cargo provides international freight forwarding, customs brokering and other logistics services in...

Weekly Tanker Report – Week 10, 2019

The Baltic Briefing has released a report about the tanker market of the 10th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 8th March highlights the plight of the tanker market at...

Ocean Yield Extends Tanker Fleet

Ocean Yield ASA has taken delivery of the 2016-built Suezmax crude tanker Milos. The Suezmax had been purchased for US$56M with a seller's credit of US$7M, producing a net purchase price of US$49M. Milos will...

Containers Removed From Cargo Ship!

According to the Royal Gazette, the containers that were stuck on a cargo vessel were removed. What happened? On February 6, the containers that were stuck on a cargo ship Somers Isles due to crane breakdown at Hamilton...

Ship’s Containers and Cars Catch Fire, Royal Navy Saves 27 Lives!

  According to a BBC report, the crew of a Royal Navy frigate has rescued 27 people from a burning container ship. What happened? On February 10, the frigate HMS Argyll was returning home to Plymouth, Devon...

Japanese Ferry is Collides With Whale, Injuring 80

A Japanese ferry company apologized on Sunday after one of its ships collided with an object believed to be a whale in the Sea of Japan, injuring 80 people, reports The New York Times. What...