Fuel Monitoring Platform for Ships Launched

We4Sea, a young maritime technology start-up focussed on increasing the fuel efficiency of seagoing ships, has launched a new version of their fuel efficiency platform. With the launch, We4Sea will be able to monitor...

Wärtsilä Acquires Transas! Smart Marine Ecosystem Shaping Up

The technology group Wärtsilä is to acquire Transas, a global company headquartered in the U.K. The move will speed Wärtsilä along its path towards its Smart Marine Ecosystem vision. Established in 1990, Transas is...

Direct Load Analysis and Strength Assessment – Guidelines from ClassNK

A leading classification society, ClassNK, has released its Guidelines for Direct Load Analysis and Strength Assessment of hull structure. These guidelines incorporate the load and structural consistent analysis structural evaluation method. As vessels being constructed...

Can You Name this Ship Part?

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First Shipping Transaction on Ethereum Blockchain

300cubits is pleased to announce successful completion of the first trial shipment in its smart contract deployed on the Ethereum blockchain. TEU tokens held as booking deposit on blockchain have been successfully returned to the...

[Watch] Terrifying Moment! A Shark Leaps Up and Almost Catches the Arm

 The scary moment when a fisherman has a close call with a shark after it lunges at him as he tries to cut it loose. The shark leaps up and almost catches the arm...

Abandoned Aframax Tanker Sold Via E-auction

Reports indicate that Shanghai Maritime Court has auctioned off over the web, the 1997-built aframax tanker Amba Bhakti on Taobao. Varun Shipping reportedly abandoned the vessel and it got detained by the court since 2016 at...

Transpacific Container Rates Under Extra Pressure

As shippers and carriers on the transpacific prepare for the annual contract negotiating season – which kicks off with the Journal of Commerce’s Transpacific Maritime (TPM) convention on Long Beach – industry analysts have...

VIKING Sees a Slight Improvement in Cargo and Offshore

For the second consecutive year, revenue and earnings remained stagnant for 2017 at VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S. Two of the largest customer segments, the cargo ship market and offshore industry, remain in turmoil and...

Key Success Strategies by Thome

Gautam Kashyap, Thome’s Vice President for Business Development, outlined the Group’s strategies for success at the 2018 Connecticut Maritime Association shipping conference. “Ship Management is changing and the right mix of digitalisation, automation and data...