On November 3, a Norwegian cargo ship transporting concrete ran aground and authorities are hoping to stem a gasoline spill at Helguvík harbor near Keflavík. What happened? The authorities are hoping to stem a gasoline spill at Helguvík...

German Shipping Firm to Pay USD 3.2 Mn for Pollution Crimes. What happened? German shipping company, MST Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition und Transport GmbH (MST), was sentenced and ordered to pay a USD 3.2 million criminal fine...

Global Rigging & Transportation (GRT) Successfully Demolishes 180ft Ship to Shore Crane in San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sunday 28th October 2018 What happened? A heavily corroded 180-foot ship to shore crane was demolished...

Global Rigging & Transportation - GRT 180ft Ship to Shore Crane Demolition - San Juan - Puerto Rico - Reverse angle. For more information, please visit here Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only....

In a recent development, the German shipowner Reederei Nord announced that they have launched N2Tankers, a new Aframax tanker pool along with the Singapore-based ship manager Synergy Group, which functions on behalf of Nissen...

Digitalisation and hybrid propulsion are the enablers that will make just-in-time sailing and all its emissions and cost-cutting benefits possible, writes The Motorship editor Gavin Lipsith. In fact, they could make waiting at anchor...

On January 18, 1985, three days after the Manolis L ran aground on Blowhard Rock off the northeast coast of Newfoundland, Reg Hynes was sitting in his rocking chair after breakfast, looking out the...

Several reports about a cruise vessel discharging several thousands of food waste and grey water into the Great Barrier Reef should send a clear message to the International Maritime Organisation that MARPOL Annex IV...

Container carriers to face crisis due to added bunker cost. New fuel cost between $250 and $350 per tonne more expensive than today’s fuel CMA CGM estimates the added cost from sulphur...

BIMCO’s 2020 Bunker Clause working group is pushing hard to finish work on two key clauses addressing the global switch to 0.5% sulphur content fuel on 1 January 2020. 2020 Transitional Fuel Clause The “2020 Global...