Rogue Wave Sweeps Wife Off Cruise Ship! Husband in Shock

A cruise ship passenger was lost at sea when she had gone onto the deck as she felt sick and was knocked overboard by a freak wave, reports NZ Herald. Woman lost at sea New findings...

Health Check Service for on Board Preventative Maintenance

System integrator Alewijnse Marine has developed a new service that is already delivering higher cost-savings and less downtime via proactive preventive maintenance of vessels’ electrical systems. The Alewijnse Health Check Service delivers preventive maintenance...

Repair Diversity Keeps Delays at Bay

A range of hull repairs on a variety of ship types have illustrated the diversity of shell plating operations that Hydrex diver/technicians are capable of undertaking at a moment’s notice. In Amsterdam, recently, Hydrex responded...

Fitch: Container Leasing Recovery Continues

Despite some uncertainties on the horizon, including the potentially negative effects of recently proposed U.S. tariffs, two large equipment leasing sub sectors whose performance is closely tied to global trade volumes (containers and containerships)...

Euroseas Sells its Eldest Bulk Carrier

Euroseas Ltd. has signed a $6.45 million deal with an unaffiliated third party. The deal is regarding the sale of M/V Monica P, built in 1998 The company would deliver the vessel by...

[Watch] Ship Smashing into Bosphorus Mansion

Video footage has captured the moment a tanker crashed into Istanbul’s historic mansion located on the  shores of Istanbul’s Bosphorus. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as...

Feature: Technical Issues Loom Over VLSFO Bunker Fuel in 2020

A report published in the Platts highlight the technical issues related to the new sulphur cap declared by IMO. As per the report, it’s likely that there will not be one standard very low...

[Watch] Amateur Drone Pilot Lucky Enough to Capture a Unique Footage

An amateur drone pilot has been lucky enough to capture a piece of Civil war history while he was vacationing on the beach. What happened? Brent Garlington, was in the process of testing his drone and...

Shipping Fuel Costs to Spike 25 Percent in 2020 on Sulfuric Cap: WoodMac

The growing need for IMO marine fuel compliance will likely rise the global shipping fuel cost by quarter billion in 2020, reports Reuters. Wood Mackenzie comments on the new rules that might limit the...

Shipping Climate Talks Expose EU Divisions

EU negotiators will meet in London this week to discuss on the emerging economy giants need for an urgent action to curb pollution from the shipping industry, reports Politica. Revamping IMO strategy International delegates are meeting...