World’s First Ballast-free LNG Bunkering Vessel with HMD

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is developing the first ballast free LNG vessel in the world. The German company, Bernhard Schulte Ship management ordered it...

3D Printing: DNV GL Establishes Global Additive Manufacturing Centre

The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), will focus on developing competence including qualification, certification and training for additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D...

Pontoon Swings Dangerously and Entraps the Crew’s Head

Summary: Sultan Bey was on a voyage from Alexandroupoli, Greece to Marseilles, France. She was laden with 5,003 mt of wheat in bulk. At about 1500...

Support Service for Setting Up IMO Data Collection

Support service launched by ClassNK Consulting Service Co. Ltd. It will help in setting up a Data Collection Plan for fuel consumption. MARPOL...

Captain of Ship which Ran Aground Describes Ordeal

In his seafaring experience spanning a quarter of a century, Joynal Abedin admits he never experienced the sort of weather conditions that drove his...

Container Shipping: More Mergers, Better Mergers

A few precepts can help industry players better manage mergers and the integration process. The container shipping industry is expected to continue to struggle with...

How One Cargo Ship Delay Sends Ripples Through Food Supply Chain

It's not an uncommon problem in Alaska groceries: A whole shelf meant for bananas was almost completely empty one day last week at the...

Cargo Ship was Transformed into a Luxury Houseboat

Stunning before and after photos show the new lease of life given to a former cargo ship when it was transformed into a luxury...

Water-Inflatable Navigation Locks

Navigation locks installed along inland waterways can serve the combined purpose of a control dam as well as allowing vessels to transit between different...

‘A Girl Hit a Guy Over the Head with a Bottle of Wine’ in...

On February 11, a cruise ship was reportedly forced to return to Sydney after a brawl erupted onboard the vessel. What happened? The cruise ship ‘Pacific...