Goltens to Retrofit Dutch Naval Vessels with Ballast Water Treatment Systems

Goltens to Outfit Dutch Naval Vessels with Ballast Water Treatment SystemsGoltens wins contracts to retrofit ten Royal Netherlands Naval vessels with Optimarin Ballast Water...

Rickmers-Linie Takes Over Nordana’s Project Business

Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based liner service specialist for breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargoes takes over the activities of tramp and chartering specialist Nordana...

A.E. Ames: Salt Shipper Got Drafted into War

The A.E. Ames left the Great Lakes for saltwater service in 1917 and never returned.  It continued to operate overseas after the war only...

Freighter with 2,000 Pounds of Cocaine Aboard Nabbed on the Miami River

‘Miami Vice’-style Coke Bust on the Miami RiverA routine search operation by the Customs and Border Protection on those vessels that come in from...

FAQs – New SOLAS Regulation

1. What is Verified Gross Mass (VGM)? Verified Gross Mass means that the weight of each packed container must be proven.  This Verified Gross Weight...

MARPOL Annex VI: Stricter Emission Controls for Ships

Paris MOU Agrees on a Concentrated Inspection Campaign on MARPOL ANNEX V In 2018The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU)...

Feline ‘Captain’ of a Russian Cruise Ship Charms Passengers

Russian Sailor Cats Melt Hearts of Passengers Cruising Between Moscow and St. PetersburgA cat aboard a Russian tourist ship made news spread of the...

Beijing Fetish Restaurant Teases with Lobster and Sex

With drinks served in breast-shaped cups and beers opened with bottle openers shaped like a wooden penis, the father and daughter team behind a...

[Watch] A Zero Emissions Conceptual Cargo Ship

Watch a video demonstrating the state of the art zero-emissions and low impact sail cargo ship from The Fair Winds Trading Company (FWTC), which...

Shipping Containers Turn into Deadly Prisons in South Sudan

Nowadays in South Sudan the most prevalent building structures are none other than a bang-up old shipping container.  They are 8-by-20-ft metal boxes which...