Fuel Monitoring Platform for Ships Launched
We4Sea, a young maritime technology start-up focussed on increasing the fuel efficiency of seagoing ships, has launched a new version of their fuel efficiency...
Wärtsilä Acquires Transas! Smart Marine Ecosystem Shaping Up
The technology group Wärtsilä is to acquire Transas, a global company headquartered in the U.K. The move will speed Wärtsilä along its path towards...
Direct Load Analysis and Strength Assessment – Guidelines from ClassNK
A leading classification society, ClassNK, has released its Guidelines for Direct Load Analysis and Strength Assessment of hull structure. These guidelines incorporate the load...
Can You Name this Ship Part?
Watch out here for the right answers and the winners.
If you have any picture based or text based challenge that you want to share....
First Shipping Transaction on Ethereum Blockchain
300cubits is pleased to announce successful completion of the first trial shipment in its smart contract deployed on the Ethereum blockchain.
TEU tokens held as...
[Watch] Terrifying Moment! A Shark Leaps Up and Almost Catches the Arm
The scary moment when a fisherman has a close call with a shark after it lunges at him as he tries to cut it...
Abandoned Aframax Tanker Sold Via E-auction
Reports indicate that Shanghai Maritime Court has auctioned off over the web, the 1997-built aframax tanker Amba Bhakti on Taobao.
Varun Shipping reportedly abandoned the vessel...
Transpacific Container Rates Under Extra Pressure
As shippers and carriers on the transpacific prepare for the annual contract negotiating season – which kicks off with the Journal of Commerce’s Transpacific...
VIKING Sees a Slight Improvement in Cargo and Offshore
For the second consecutive year, revenue and earnings remained stagnant for 2017 at VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S. Two of the largest customer segments, the...
Key Success Strategies by Thome
Gautam Kashyap, Thome’s Vice President for Business Development, outlined the Group’s strategies for success at the 2018 Connecticut Maritime Association shipping conference.
“Ship Management is...