It has been nearly three months since the fuel tanker ‘Agia Zoni II’, when it reportedly sank off the island of Salamina causing a massive oil spill polluting the Athens riviera. When shipping officials examined...

Summary On 27 November 2016, the Maltese registered cargo vessel ‘Sider Capri’ and the Italian flagged ro-ro vessel ‘Grande Anversa’ collided in the Çanakkale Strait’s Traffic Separation Scheme. At the time, Sider Capri was on...

Miami Beach was under a mandatory evacuation order when Hurricane Irma struck Florida this weekend. This time-lapse shows the hurricane hitting Miami Beach. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not...

Increasing number of vessel owners have expressed their willingness to use ‘plug and play’ for ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) due to no frills technology. Owners disappointed: However, the owners who expressed willingness to use “plug...

The maritime industry is exploring the opportunities offered by digital technologies. With standardization options like operational optimization, model calibration for digital twins, design optimization, and other such applications, the shipping industry can digitally transform...

The cost of operating cargo ships rose marginally in 2017 following two consecutive years of falls, but shipowners should prepare for higher costs led by a spike in insurance premiums, according to the latest Ship...

JP Morgan has reportedly purchases two secondhand capesize bulkers after it entered into an agreement to buy the vessels ‘Cartigny’ and ‘Chevrier’ from SwissMarine Services SA. The secondhand vessels were built in 2016 at Japan...

South Korean shipper Pan Ocean said on Thursday that it had won a 1.98 trillion won ($1.82 billion) contract to transport iron ore over a period of 27 years for Brazilian mining giant Vale. Pan...

In the past, crude oil and oil products in cargo tankers were separated from seawater only by a bottom and a side plate that is known as single hulling of ships. This design of...

A major environmental disaster has been averted after a tanker carrying tons of oil through Russia’s fragile arctic after it was rescued by a nuclear icebreaker Yamal. What happened? The tanker ‘Chukotka Plus’ loaded with several...