GREEN4SEA Technology Award
Selektope® shortlisted for GREEN4SEA Technology Award
Gothenburg-based I-Tech, the inventor and supplier of the pioneering anti-fouling agent Selektope®, has announced that the technology has been shortlisted for the 2017 GREEN4SEA Awards in the category recognizing...
Floating LNG Production Bows Out as U.S. Exports Roil Market
Once considered the future of gas production, floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) projects have been firmly relegated to the backburner as global gas producers seek cheaper ways to compete with a surge in U.S....
Growth and Connectivity
There's much more to UK ports than Brexit, as Felicity Landon reports
It is easy to get caught up in the problems and challenges that Brexit might bring, says Richard Ballantyne, who recently took over...
Baltic Dry Index Approaches 1000 Points
The Baltic Dry Index tacked on 40 points on Monday. After just crossing the 900 point mark the index is now propelling towards 1000 points, a level where some resistance is expected. On Monday,...
Captain Sentenced for Obstruction in Illegal Dumping Case
The former captain of a 600-foot chemical tanker that dumped thousands of gallons of waste into the Atlantic Ocean while docked in South Carolina's port can return home to the Philippines.
A federal judge sentenced...
Trump Rolls Out New Travel Ban! What’s New?
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed a new version of his controversial travel ban, aiming to withstand court challenges while still barring new visas for citizens from six Muslim-majority countries and shutting down the...
Pirates Release Sailors After Collecting Ransom
Nigerian pirates have released seven Russian and one Ukrainian sailor after they were captured last month on the cargo ship BBC Caribbean.
What happened?
Briese Schiffahrts’ BBC Caribbean cargo vessel was attacked in Nigeria’s waters on...
Achievement! 30,000 Turbochargers Delivered
MET turbocharger, a primary product of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME), has achieved the delivery of 30,000 units in February, 2017.
MET turbocharger was initially developed in 1965 by MHI-MME's...
World’s Largest Oil Exploration Sea Platform
The 42,000-tonne Bluewhale 1 is bigger, faster and can drill deeper than its rivals in disputed waters.
China has put into service what it claims is the world’s largest and deepest-operating offshore oil exploration platform,...
[Watch] Close Encounters and Dangerous Designs
A new initiative launched by CHIRP and sponsored by the Standard P&I Club aims to promote safety awareness amongst seafarers. This is the fourth CHIRP video of its video series of ‘maritime feedback bulletins’...