Bitcoin is a virtual currency built around a complicated cryptographic protocol and a global network of computers that oversees and verifies which coins have been spent by whom.  Its anonymous nature means it is...

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell for the third consecutive session on Friday due to poor demand across nearly all vessel segments.  The overall index fell...

Leading classification society ClassNK announced that it has established Ship Data Center Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan on 7 December 2015. This is  a wholly owned subsidiary that aims to support the utilization of data...

SS Coamo was an American Steam passenger ship built in 1925.  In January 1942 she was time chartered as US Army transport. On 1 December 1942, the Coamo (Master Nels Helgesen) left the convoy MKF-3...

The owner of a fishing company, three enforcers and four boat captains were arrested on November 7 on charges of trafficking, abuse and exploitation in the southern port of Kantang after the Environmental Justice...

  The Chinese Ministry of Transport has released detailed guidance for a set of emissions control areas at major Chinese ports. These will be called as ECZs (Emission Control Zones) and will require the use...

ExxonMobil has launched Mobilgard™ 300 C, a high-performance system oil for two-stroke, crosshead marine diesel engines operating under severe conditions that offer superior engine cleanliness, better engine protection and longer oil life. It helps...

Swiss power and automation technology group ABB Turbocharging has launched a commercial turbocharging air outlet silencer package to reduce noise levels on board ships.  The noise reduction package will reduce engine room noise complying...

In July 2015, before the inauguration of the New Suez Canal, the average daily number of transiting vessels was 47 ships, with an average load of 2.758 m tonnes per day. During the past week...

Porto Chibatao faces delays as two harbour cranes and two floating pontoons sunk following a massive crash. During the early hours of Sunday, two floating pontoons and two Liebherr LHM 600 harbor cranes collapsed and...