V.Group has acquired Graig Ship Management Ltd, part of Graig Shipping PLC, which has developed a reputation for high quality new build supervision and ship management of dry bulk vessels. This reputation, which has its...

Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ hyper-elliptical, Moss-type tank has been developed for use in 180,000m3-class, neo-Panamax LNG carriers Against the backcloth of the growing volume and increasing diversity of LNG trade by sea, and the bid by...

Identifying Cargo Fire and Explosion Hazards under the "IMSBC Code” can often be the difference between life and death, or between a destroyed ship or not. As such, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide sought after...

Summary: The Maltese registered commercial yacht Akalam sailed from Giardini Naxos to Messina, Sicily with one passenger on board. Following a request by the passenger to sail as close as possible to the Sicilian coast,...

Four gigantic Norwegian-made plastic pipes up to 480 meters (1575 ft) long were discovered washed up on the English coast after a collision with a container ship in the North Sea, officials said on...

A federal judge Thursday sentenced two former chief engineers of a chemical tanker marketed as one of the world's most environmentally friendly ships to time they've already served for pollution crimes uncovered while the...

Egypt's Suez Canal continues to dominate as the  important and fastest maritime shipping corridor in spite of facing economic crunches in 2015 and 2016. Revenue increases: The Egyptian Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish confirmed in a...

By year-end, the number of dedicated LNG bunker-supply ships in service will have increased from one to five. But what does the future hold for this new vessel type? We prefer to start with the...

by Bob Malley The hyper-competitive world of eCommerce has come down to this:  it’s my supply chain against your supply chain. If I can ship better, cheaper, and faster than you, I win. For that...

The Spanish authorities have detained the Lady Boss, a dry cargo ship with 11 Ukrainians and two Bulgarians on board, who are suspected of drug trafficking, report says. "On August 8, in the Mediterranean Sea,...