Eagle Bulk Shipping Acquires One Ultramax, Sells Two Supramaxes

On January 23, Eagle Bulk Shipping has announced that it purchased an Ultramax bulk carrier for a price of $20.4M. Existing time charter The company commented that...

China to Adopt Global Regulations for Ballast Water Management

Last October, China ratified International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention which came into force in September of 2017. The BWM Convention...

Tried and Tested Practice to Avoid IMO 2020 Pitfalls

Ships are exposed to rapid change ever faster by regulations and technological advances. Engineering consulting firm Exponent says no need to panic. Standard...

Woman Found Unconscious on Cruise Ship Reveal Excess Gas Levels

On February 2, a woman was found unconscious on a cruise ship and further tests revealed that excess gas levels were detected. What happened? The 39-year-old...

Soccer Star Sala Plane Wreck Found! Body Visible In Footage

Underwater searches using specialist vessels uncovered the wreckage from the missing Piper Malibu aircraft. The missing footballer Emiliano Sala along with the pilot Ibbotson has...

DNV GL: How Should Container Ships be Built Today?

Emission limits and complete decarbonization in the near future will change ship operation dramatically. No alternative to the combustion principle that generates...

Singaporean Oil Tanker Seized Over Commercial Dispute

A Singapore-flagged oil tanker with 26 crew members on board,including two Chinese nationals,has been seized by the military in Cameroon since Feb. 1, consular...

ClassNK Grants AIP to Kawasaki Project on LNG-fuelled Bulk Carrier

  Leading Classification Society ClassNK granted an Approval in Principle (AIP) based on its Rule Part GF, says a press release on JLA. About the Approval...

Deficient Monitoring Leads to Grounding of Freighter

What happened? At 1312 local time on May 27, 2016, the lake freighter (laker) Roger Blough ran aground near the Gros Cap Reefs Light...

Marine Propulsion Awards to Recognise Teams and Departments in 2019

The Marine Propulsion Awards 2019 will celebrate shipping's engineering stars with six new award categories being featured this year, reports Gavin Lipsith for  Marine Propulsion. Where...