Cargo Ship Sinks After Collision, 9 Missing
Local authorities are searching for the missing crew and the identity of the other ship.
On March 28, nine Vietnamese men were reported missing after their cargo ship collided with an unknown vessel and sank...
Captain Found Floating Off St Vincent
The body of a Captain from Trinidad and Tobago has been discovered in the waters off St Vincent's main port at Kingstown after he was missing.
What happened?
It was reported that ship captain Alexis McLean,...
Hero Saves 18 Sailors from Cargo Ship on Fire
An Emirati man, Ahmad Mohammad Al Muhairi, who rescued 18 sailors from a ship on fire got honoured by Dubai Civil Defence. He rushed to help after noticing a smoke coming from their cargo...
[Watch] All New Shell’s LNG Bunker Vessel
Shell is building and will be operating a specialised 6,500 cubic metre LNG bunker vessel capable of fuelling 1,000 cubes of LNG per hour. With a specialised loading arm, it can provide safe bunkering...
50 Ship to Shore Drones Set to be Tested
The U.S. Marine Corps will begin to test at least 50 technology platforms in April at Camp Pendleton in California as part of a technology demonstration that will last for nine months, reports say.
Navy...
Bio-LNG as Transport Fuel Study at Port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the National LNG Platform intend to study the possibilities of developing LNG from renewable sources as a transport fuel in the port of Rotterdam.
The port authority noted in...
Marine Coatings Evolve for the Better
Innovation and new technology continue to shape the marine coatings market. A narrowing field of global coatings manufacturers offer new products while improving existing ones to meet customer demand. Ultimately, customer demand, along with...
Cyber Security at Sea! Prevention is Better than Cure
UK P&I Club and Signum Services Advise on Cyber Security at Sea - Prevention is Better than Cure
David Thompson, Investigator at UK P&I Club’s Signum Services consultancy arm at UK P&I Club highlights the importance...
Alternative Bunker Fuels Viable But Questions Linger
Alternative Bunker Fuels Viable But Questions Linger: Industry Sources
Many shipowners will go into 2020 unprepared for the International Maritime Organization’s 0.5% global sulfur cap for marine bunker fuels, panelists said at the Connecticut Maritime...
Hapag-Lloyd Expects Rising Freight Rates This Year
German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd expects freight rates to be several percentage points higher this year than in 2016, one of a number of factors that should help the company improve its profitability, it said...