Coast Guard Honors Fallen Shipmates from Blackthorn Tragedy

The Coast Guard honored 23 fallen crew members Friday in St. Petersburg during the 37th anniversary memorial service of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collision. The Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn sank after colliding with the...

On Board Shell’s Prelude Barge, the World’s Biggest Vessel

A report by PAUL GARVEY The biggest vessel the world has ever seen is in the final stages of preparation ahead of its maiden voyage to its permanent home off Australia’s northwest coast. Royal Dutch Shell’s...

British Cruise Ship Wrecks Best Coral Reefs

One of the main coral reefs at Raja Ampat, an Indonesian island chain home to perhaps the world’s richest marine biodiversity, was severely damaged last week when a Bahamian-flagged cruise ship smashed into it...

Viswa Lab Launches VEEMS, a Real Time Data Augmentation Energy Efficiency Tool

Viswa Lab announced today a fully developed and market-ready product for the marine industry.  This system was originally introduced in 2014 and has been undergoing incremental improvements and robust testing to meet or surpass...

Look Out for Shipping Consolidation Ahead!

The shipping industry is on course for consolidation as it moves off three-decade lows, the president of drybulk shipper Genco said on Wednesday. Anticipating a cyclical recovery to kick in at the end of this...

World’s First Battery-Powered Expedition Cruise Ship

Construction Begins on World's First Battery-Powered Expedition Cruise Ship Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction on its new expedition ship -- the world's first passenger vessel...

Bunker Management Market May Reach US$ 5,435.7 Million by 2024

TMR: Marine Fuel Management Market is estimated to reach to US$ 5,435.7 Million by 2024 Transparency Market Research has released a new market report titled "Marine Fuel Management Market by Process (Measuring, Monitoring, Reporting and Others)...

Panama Canal Sets Daily Tonnage Record in February

The previous record was established in January 2017 when the canal recorded a daily tonnage average of 1.16 PC/UMS. Record breaking February: February is the third-consecutive record-breaking month for the Panama Canal. In December 2016 and...

The States Where U.S. Citizens Hugely Outearn Immigrants

During a Phoenix rally in the summer of 2015, Donald Trump lambasted Mexican immigrants, saying: "They're taking our manufacturing jobs. They're taking our money. They're killing us". A new analysis of household earning power...

100,000 Opposes Ship-to-ship Oil Transfers

Campaigners fighting against planned ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Moray Firth have handed a petition with more than 100,000 names to Highland Council. What happened? Port of Cromarty Firth has proposed the transfers of oil at...