MPA Steps Up Vessel Checks to Ensure Safety

Singapore waters can be choppy this time of the year, but more people still head to the sea for leisure and other purposes.To ensure...

Ship Glut to Hamper US-flag Market

Freight rates for ocean-going tankers and barges that carry oil between US ports could remain depressed in the next six months as the Jones...

d’Amico Tankers Sale and Leaseback Generates $13.4 Million

Tanker owner and operator d’Amico Tankers has reached a memorandum of agreement and bareboat charter contract for the sale and leaseback of a medium-range...

Catcher in the Briny

Premier Oil steps ahead to signal to the market that it is a serious player in getting an offshore field to first oil, and...

Time for Shipping to Have a Clean Up

The issue of SOx emissions comes into focus again with the 2020 global sulphur cap fast approaching. The concerned owners have to comply with...

Vessel Collides with Highway Bridge 25 People Hurt

On December 27, a tourist vessel reportedly struck a highway bridge in Western Germany injuring 25 people. What happened? The tourist vessel ‘Swiss Crystal’ reportedly struck...

[Watch] Docked Cargo Vessel Catches Fire

On December 27, a wooden cargo vessel reportedly caught fire when it was docked at port. What happened? The wooden cargo vessel which is unnamed reportedly...

ClassNK Releases Amendments to Class Rules

Leading classification society ClassNK has announced that it released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships on...

Planning on Scrubber Retrofit? Check this Top 7 Considerations

With only a couple of years to the 2020 enforcement for controlled sulfur emissions, shipowners will have to make the decision to either switch...

Seaplane Drones to Deliver Freight

After billionaire Howard Hughes first attempt to test and fly a transport seaplane, a US startup takes up the challenge of building one.Now, more...