Clutch Slippage Resulted in Tanker Running Aground

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigated this occurrence for the purpose of advancing transportation safety. It is not the function of the...

Updates for Merchant Shipping Safety Laws Proposed

International Maritime Organization (IMO) lays out latest ship safety requirements. According to this all local load line and merchant shipping safety regulations...

Fire on Western Scheldt

What happened? On March 23, 2018, at 7.20 p.m. a fire broke out aboard the "LMZ Pluto" at the Western Scheldt near Ossenisse. She had...

King of the Seas Once Again with World’s Largest Cruise Ship

Royal Caribbean is the king of the seas once again. On Friday, the cruise company accepted the delivery of the Symphony of the Seas vessel. And it's about...

A Digital Twin to Develop Blue Denmark

​Imagine having access to every bit of information on your ship – from engine performance to hull integrity – available at a glance throughout...

Tankers: Fund Managers Put their Money on an Upturn

The shipping industry is gradually changing and private equity has made a visible impact. A report in the seatrade-maritime shows, how a big funding...

China is Developing Ships to Cover the Globe Without Captains

China ranks as the world’s third largest marine shipping country with a chance to become the world’s most dominant one by 2030. Even as commodity shipments have slipped...

Collision in Volkerak

The Netherlands flagged cargo ship “Zembla” reportedly met with an accident in Volkerak around 10:15 pm on March 19, 2018. What happened? The vessel had sailed...

Pollution from Ships Creates Massive Clouds Visible from Space

Thick clouds are forming in the sky due to Ship Pollution. The Aqua Satellite of NASA has confirmed this. An image taken over...

EU’s Top Five Worst Performers! Biggest Shipping Registries with Negative Points

Shipping emits 3% of global CO2 – and emissions are increasing year on year – yet it remains one of the few sectors of...