Frank Coles Wins Inaugural SMART4SEA Leadership Award

Frank Coles, Chief Executive Officer of Transas, has won the prestigious inaugural SMART4SEA Leadership Award, recognising his outstanding contribution to transformative thinking in the maritime industry. The 2018 SMART4SEA awards, held on January the 30th...

Updated ECDIS 4.0 Now Available

The latest 4.0 Reference cards for the Type Specific Manufacturers are now available to download at www.emaritimeshop.com. The eMaritime Group have published a three minute video explaining how these non-profit procedure cards work. Managing Director Mark...

Tornio Boosts Baltic LNG Momentum

The delivery of the 18,000 m3 coastal LNG carrier Coral EnergICE by Neptun Werft’s Rostock yard to Anthony Veder on 25 January opens up a new phase in Baltic LNG shipping. The first such vessel to be built...

20 Year Old Lego Piece Found at Sea

A piece of Lego believed to have been swept off a cargo ship more than 20 years ago in Cornwall has been found on St Bees beach. The plant-shaped toy was discovered during a beach...

Cargo Vessel Collides with Two Vessels

On January 30, a cargo vessel reportedly collided with a couple of vessels and sustained damages to its foreship. What happened? The cargo vessel ‘Saeftinge’ collided with another vessel ‘Albatros’ and with a barge ‘Idefix’ when...

Activist Chained Himself to the Highest Part of the Ship

Greenpeace activists, on Wednesday, chained themselves to the supply ship of an oil exploration vessel in New Zealand's Taranaki port to stop the ship from producing seismic waves through blasts in the seabed that...

Here’s What Earth’s Busiest Shipping Lanes Look Like from Space

The satellites developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) helps to track the world’s busiest shipping lane in the World. AIS tracking The satellite image created is colorful to illustrate just how busy these shipping lanes...

VLGC Collides with Tanker Off South Korea

On January 31, a VLGC was reportedly involved in a minor collision with tanker in the outer anchorage, South Korea. What happened? The VLGC ‘Passat’ belonging to Norwegian gas ship owner Avance Gas was involved in...

[Watch] Gold Coins Recovered from Shipwreck

Joint venture partners Blue Water Ventures International, Inc. and Endurance Exploration Group, Inc. announced that the crew of the Blue Water Rose has put their first gold coins and additional silver coins on the decks! The...

Americas Freight Rates Move Inversely to Rising Bunker Fuel Prices

Freight rates fell on Wednesday in the America’s dirty tanker market, amid a stronger bunker fuel price, which is an unusual pattern. Rising prices Ex-wharf bunker fuel at Houston averaged $362.73/mt for the 15-day period...