Sailor Stranded on Ship at Great Yarmouth for 15 Months
For the past 15 months, a sailor has been stranded onboard a ship in Norfolk due to a legal dispute.
What happened?
The 43 year old...
Added Uncertainty is Not Helpful to the Struggling Tankers
As USA re-imposes sanctions on Iran after a six months wind-down period ending on 4 November 2018, the effect of it is gearing up...
Human Loneliness & Robot Bonding
In a recent report published in BBC Capital’s “Augmented Reality” column some real life technological scenarios which might affect us in the near future...
Maritime Push on Greenhouse Emissions
With regulations in place to reduce sulphur emissions from ships globally, the International Maritime Organisation turns its gaze to a new horizon – the...
ABB to Equip High-spec Service Operations Vessel
ABB technology allowing integration of batteries receives major vote of confidence as Louis Dreyfus Armateurs orders second wind farm service vessel featuring a wide...
Sale and Leaseback Agreements for Six MR Product Tankers
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has agreed to sell and leaseback six MR product tankers (STI Opera, STI Virtus, STI Venere, STI Aqua,...
Kanoo Shipping Acquires Wallem South Africa
Kanoo Shipping signs an agreement with Wallen South Africa.
The agreement allows for the acquisition of the maritime solutions provider, Wallem by the...
China Shipbuilder Delivers Large Container Ship
According to a report published in Xinhua, the Shanghai based ship-building company, the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. delivered a 20,000-TEU ultra-large container...
Is RoRo Shipping the Right Move for Vehicle Transportation?
Importers usually have hot only two major options, when it comes to the international transportation of vehicles, either Container shipping or RoRo shipping. Although...
Almighty Thud! Ship Crashes Into Sea Wall
On May 30, a cargo ship crashed with a loud thud into a sea wall located at Gorleston-on-Sea.
What happened?
The sequence of collision was described...