The world of shipping is a business sector with an ancient tradition, whose origins go back to the time when men took to the sea for trade and for war. From that time until the first...

Leading classification society ClassNK received the Technical Innovation Award at Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia 2018 held at Marina Bay Sands, of Singapore on 25 April for developing and introducing its electronic certificate system to...

Bureau Veritas’ My Fuel Consumption, now issued in ‘Phase 1’, is an application to guide owners through the regulatory requirements of IMO’s data collection system (DCS) and EU MRV My Fuel Consumption makes...

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, and China State Shipbuilding Corporation's (CSSC) Nanjing Luzhou Machine Co., Ltd. (LMC) celebrated the opening of their first joint venture in Nanjing, China on April 10. CSSC LMC and MacGregor...

On April 30, a fire broke out in the engine room onboard a offshore supply ship located in outer Weser. What happened? The fire started in the port side engine room of the offshore supply vessel...

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has welcomed wholeheartedly the outcome of the third meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the International Labour Organization held in Geneva. New amendment They have all agreed upon a new...

An letter of intent has been signed by Hurtigruten in association with Rolls-Royce to upgrade its nine cruise ships with a gas hybrid system. Environmental upgrade The Norwegian cruise ferry operator Hurtigruten and Rolls-Royce have signed...

On April 29, a container ran into a thermal oil system failure in its main engine and required assistance. What happened? The container ‘Max Producer’ loaded with 1991 metric tonnes of containers was enroute from Piraeus...

A massive cruise ship ran into a storm — and it turned into a nightmare for the poor passengers of Caribbean Cruise. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be...

A ferry owned by Norwegian operator Norled is the first in the world to experiment with autodocking technology. Equipped with Wärtsilä’s innovative autodocking system, the 83-meter ferry Folgefonn concluded three months of testing with harbor...