Hydrex performs repairs at anchorage on any type of rudder or while the vessel is berthed without interrupting cargo operations. In most cases these repairs are permanent and do not require follow up. Following case...

Alang, the world's largest ship recycling yard has 120 active recycling yards. Approximately, half of the world's ships life end up of here. With more than 800 second hand sale shops in the...

A new debate is erupting in the shipping circles. With the 2020 sulfur cap looming, owners are now beginning to make moves toward compliance. Some are opting for scrubbers to curtail emissions, while...

For several decades the heart of Greece's ship repair industry was beating at Perama, a western suburb of Piraeus port, until the Greek debt crisis broke out in 2009. Thousands of workers lost their...

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company(MSC) will retrofit 29 of its ships with scrubbers developed by Panasia, a South Korean marine equipment manufacturer. Where is retrofitting planned? Retrofitting works are likely to be carried out in a yard...

Officials from the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project and the Australian National Maritime Museum plan to announce that they’ve narrowed their search down to “one or two archaeological sites” in the waters off Newport,...

A carriage ban on carrying fuel exceeding 0.50% sulphur will be adopted in MEPC 73. This makes the usage and carriage of fuel above 0.50% sulphur content illegal. As of now 1.61% of...

Container shippers face surcharge a year prior to actual start of sulfur cap. Maersk’s move to impose surcharges for the higher costs of low-sulfur marine fuel, is meeting the expected feedback from customers. How is...

Innovative Royal Caribbean Cruise liners Sexy white stair cases inspired by Van Cleef & Arpels in Paris Fancy lighting and glass walls to enable an authentic sea cruise experience A blanket of fog wrapped...

According to London shipbroker Braemar ACM, the containership charter rates are stable but depressed. Need for service repairs According to several broker sources, weakening of post-peak season forward demand and ocean carriers canceling service upgrades have resulted...