Dealing a Final Death Blow to Piracy in the Indian Ocean
Somali piracy off the Horn of Africa was once estimated by the World Bank to cost global trade billions of dollars and to harm the fragile economies of countries in the region. These disastrous...
DG Shipping Warns Indian Ships to Stay Away from Gulf of Aden
On April 3, a cargo dhow – Al Kausar –with 10 Indian crew members was hijacked by Somali pirates and taken off Somalia’s coast at Hobyo. The vessel was carrying wheat and sugar from...
‘Captain Coward’ Faces Italy’s Top Court
On Thursday, Italy's highest court initiated reviewing the case of Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that sank in 2012 leaving 32 people dead.
What happened?
Schettino, dubbed as "Captain Coward" by...
Researchers Tackle Barnacles from a Different Perspective
Barnacles are a serious problem for the U.S. Navy. A billion-dollar problem. Encrustations of hard foulers—like barnacles and other sea life—are estimated to cost the Navy $56 million per year in maintenance costs and...
UK Improves Ship Accident Investigation Technology
BMT Group has gained a contract to provide simulation programs to the UK government to improve ship accident investigation. The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has signed an agreement to use Rembrandt software...
[Watch] Sailor Jumps 40 Feet Off a Cargo Ship To Save a Whale
This brave sailor dived off the side of a cargo ship to save a whale that had got stuck in a fishing net.
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Analysts Go ‘All-in’ on Dry Cargo
TWO leading Wall Street analysts have made bold statements in recent days supporting a strong recovery in dry bulk shipping. Fotis Giannakoulis of Morgan Stanley and Noah Parquette of JP Morgan have gone “all-in”,...
One-quarter of 2017 LNG Newbuilding Completions will be Delayed
LNG carrier owners and builders continue to agree delays in newbuilding delivery dates where possible, deriving mutual benefit from their decisions. In the past eight weeks, postponements in the handover of 12 of the...
Fire Disables Tanker with 5,900 Tons of Sunflower Oil
A chemical tanker reportedly caught fire off Mediterranean Sea. The ship was laden with sunflower oil.
What happened?
On Wednesday, a chemical tanker Usichem reportedly caught fire about 45 nautical miles southeast off Rhodes Island in...
The Future of Fuel & Lubes for a New Era
IMO 2020 sulfur cap: lube producers take a pragmatic approach
There has been little reaction by way of statements or position papers from marine fuel lubricant manufacturers to the IMO MEPC70 proposals for a global...