[Watch] Dry Dock Hull Extension

By using SPMT units, Blue Water assisted Fayard A/S with a twenty-metre hull extension. Together, the two companies created a perfect solutions measured on...

Even Carrying High Sulphur Bunker is Illegal from March 2020

Bunkers exceeding 0.50% sulphur content will be illegal from March 1, 2020. This also includes the fuel oil “carried for use”. It...

Exposure to Green Seas on Deck Results in Accident

Summary: On 21 January 2017, the vessel encountered particular adverse weather conditions. The swell was from the Northwest, with wave heights of about 5.5 m....

HMM to Order 12 Giant Containerships

Hyundai Merchant Marine, virtually the only large ocean-going shipping company of Korea will start ordering ultra-large vessels that can transport 22,000 20-foot containers beginning...

WTO Outlook Indicator: Global Trade Growth to Stay Above-trend

Global trade in goods will continue growing above trend during the second quarter, the World Trade Organization’s quarterly outlook indicator showed on Monday. The indicator,...

Evergreen: More Ship Newbuilds for Fleet Renewal

Evergreen Marine Corp. (EMC) has revealed where the remaining 12 of its 20 11,000-TEU containership newbuilds will come from, after entering into an agreement...

Ship Detentions at Chinese Ports Soar

China comprises of many busy ports where greater numbers of ships call upon them on a daily basis. What happened? Recently, more ships are being inspected...

11 Men Arrested for Illegal Sale of Marine Gas Oil

For the second time within a month, eleven crew members were arrested for their suspected involvement in an illegal transaction of Marine Gas Oil...

Engine Failure on Danube

On February 11, a cargo vessel reportedly ran into engine troubles when it was transiting through the Danube. What happened? The cargo vessel ‘Rhein 1 SL’...

Zhuhai to be Test Bed for Autonomous Ship

Southern Chinese city Zhuhai has begun building the world’s largest test area for unmanned ships as it looks to trial Asia’s first autonomous vessel. New...