[Watch] Fuel Leak Plugged in Sunken Barge Near Bay Bridge

Efforts are underway to clean up the San Francisco Bay after a freight barge sank during a storm system. For more information, please visit here Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only.  This may...

Maersk Now Adopts Bitcoin Technology to Track Cargo

Danish shipping giant Maersk is set to implement a new supply chain management technology that was partly developed by the IBM Research lab in East Africa. Maersk and IBM last week said they would begin...

Why Need Non-jacketed Mooring Ropes?

When enough is enough: why BW Fleet Management switched to non-jacketed mooring ropes made with Dyneema® SK78 At what point do you say “Enough?” For BW Fleet Management, that moment came when seven mooring lines failed...

Leaking Vessel with a Hole in Ballast Tank Held Off South Africa

A POLARIS Shipping-owned very large ore carrier has been held off South Africa with hull cracks. The 1993-built, 280,000 dwt Stellar Unicorn is moored outside the port of Cape Town awaiting inspections, according to Lloyd's...

Cargo Vessel and a Boxship Collide, 12 Missing

TWELVE crew are missing after the Xiang Zhou general cargo vessel and a boxship collided near a Chinese river late on Wednesday. According to AIS data from Lloyd's List Intelligence, the 2009-built, 6,033 dwt Xiang...

Maritime Industry to Hold ‘China Day’ During LISW17

Maritime UK will draw on the successes of its very recent trade mission to Shanghai by organising a ‘China Day’ during the forthcoming London International Shipping Week 2017 (LISW17), due to be held in...

Who Should Run Ship’s Kitchen?

Maritime Industry Must Place Importance On Recruiting Fully Trained And Qualified Staff To Run Their Kitchens Employing fully trained and qualified catering personnel is just as important as ensuring vessels are manned by qualified Officers,...

Admiral Peter Brady is Special Envoy to IMO

Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) Director General Rear Admiral Peter Brady has been appointed Jamaica’s Special Envoy to the IMO. Following his appointment Admiral Brady will lobby for Jamaica’s candidature to Category C of the...

MOL Earns AIP for Design of LNG-powered, Ultra-large Containership

MOL Earns AIP for Design of LNG-powered, Ultra-large Containership- Preparing for Environment-friendly 20,000 TEU-class Newbuilding Vessel Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) announced that, DNVGL (headquarters: Germany) issued an Approval In...

Over 16% of Newbuilds can Burn LNG

Clarksons Research conveyed that its World Fleet Register currently shows that, among 130 new build contracts recorded for 2017 so far, 21 - just of 16 percent - are for vessels capable of using...