What happened? Just before midnight on March 20, 2016, the outbound bulk carrier Sparna departed the navigation channel on the Columbia River and struck a rocky shallow area. No one was injured and no pollution...

ONE and PSA join hands to form a joint venture company based at Pasir Panjang Terminal in Singapore Operations to commence in 2019 with four mega container berths with a capacity of 4 million TEUs Port...

As the IMO 2020 deadline pertaining to the new MARPOL Annex VI limits on sulphur content in bunker fuels closes in, the necessity of looking closely at the charter party clauses is gaining momentum....

Nora has received USCG type approval for BALPURE® BWTS De Nora is the originator and patent holder of electro-chlorination disinfection of ballast water through the slipstream method The system identified by US EPA Science Advisory...

The Silverstream® System, an air lubrication technology for shipping, is a unique system that reduces frictional resistance between the water and the hull surface, dramatically reducing fuel consumption and associated emissions. Disclaimer: This video is...

In the midst of the US-China trade war the destiny of the dry bulk market remains uncertain. 2019 to become a difficult year for the crude-oil shipping sector in spite of US sanctions...

The impact of IMSBC Code changes from 1 January 2019 on coal cargoes says an article published in IIMS. When is the kickstart? On 1 January 2019 amendments to the IMSBC (International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes)...

 With two recent deaths aboard Carnival cruise ships, the safety of the vessels is in question. What's the trouble? There is no centralized database of cruise ship deaths that could be found, especially when it comes...

Four stowaways found on a cargo ship in the Thames Estuary have been detained after the vessel's crew was threatened, says BBC news. What happened? Stowaways on a cargo ship in the Thames Estuary have threatened...