Maritime Push on Greenhouse Emissions
With regulations in place to reduce sulphur emissions from ships globally, the International Maritime Organisation turns its gaze to a new horizon – the reduction of greenhouse gases.
The IMO’s greenhouse gas regulations shake up...
ABB to Equip High-spec Service Operations Vessel
ABB technology allowing integration of batteries receives major vote of confidence as Louis Dreyfus Armateurs orders second wind farm service vessel featuring a wide scope of ABB’s solutions.
ABB’s Onboard DC GridTM enables simple, flexible...
Sale and Leaseback Agreements for Six MR Product Tankers
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has agreed to sell and leaseback six MR product tankers (STI Opera, STI Virtus, STI Venere, STI Aqua, STI Dama, and STI Regina) to China Huarong Shipping Financial...
Kanoo Shipping Acquires Wallem South Africa
Kanoo Shipping signs an agreement with Wallen South Africa.
The agreement allows for the acquisition of the maritime solutions provider, Wallem by the middle eastern shipping agency.
With this deal, Kanoo has set...
China Shipbuilder Delivers Large Container Ship
According to a report published in Xinhua, the Shanghai based ship-building company, the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. delivered a 20,000-TEU ultra-large container ship (ULCS), called the “Cosco Shipping Virgo” to China COSCO...
Is RoRo Shipping the Right Move for Vehicle Transportation?
Importers usually have hot only two major options, when it comes to the international transportation of vehicles, either Container shipping or RoRo shipping. Although they make it secure for shipments, it is worth seeing...
Almighty Thud! Ship Crashes Into Sea Wall
On May 30, a cargo ship crashed with a loud thud into a sea wall located at Gorleston-on-Sea.
What happened?
The sequence of collision was described in detail by a holidaymaker Mr. Andy Rockall who described...
Tragedy at Sea Leads to Dangerous Cargo Overview
A fatal fire onboard a container ship claiming five lives earlier in 2018 has raised questions on safety measures.
What happened?
A fatal fire erupted onboard the 18-month old 15,000 TEU container vessel ‘Maersk Honam’ which...
Chennai Port Set to Become Major Bunkering Hub
The Chennai Port has been declared as a major fuel hub for ships due to its strategic location on the East Coast.
Dedicated bunkers to be set-up
The South Indian city is ensuring that efforts are...
How Nightclub Design Evolved
Nightclubs are traditionally seen as unprepossessing spaces and their design has been hardly documented. But a new perception, Night Fever: Designing Club Culture, 1960-Today, at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein in...