DryBulk FFA Market: More Headwinds in Q2 Despite Brucutu Mine Restart

Capesize market is expected to face more headwinds in Q2 2019, despite some market optimism in Vale’s restart of Brucutu mine, says an article...

Euronav Sees Tanker Rate Upside from IMO 2020

Euronav reported net income of $19.5 million for the quarter, up from a loss of $39.1 million in the first quarter of 2018. ...

Why Cruise Ships are Incubators for Measles and Other Diseases?

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2018, 11 cruise ships carrying hundreds of passengers to the United States...

How ‘Flags of Convenience’ Have Shrunk Australia’s Merchant Fleet?

The Australian Labor Party is promising to create a strategic fleet of up to a dozen ships – oil tankers, gas carriers, and...

SCA Says 68 Vessels With a Cargo Tonnage of 5.2 Million Passed Suez Canal

According to an Egypt Independent report, the Suez Canal Economic Zone’s (SCEZ) Chairman Mohab Mamish said that traffic passing through the Suez Canal in...

Measles Quarantined US Cruise Resumes Journey from St. Lucia After 100 Vaccines Delivered

According to a BBC report, the US cruise ship which was placed in quarantine after a case of measles broke out onboard has reportedly...

Visually Impaired Japanese Sailor Sets Record, Completing Non-stop Pacific Voyage

A blind Japanese sailor successfully completed a two-month non-stop voyage across the Pacific ocean. He is the first visually impaired person to do so,...

107 Maritime Chiefs Call for Ship Speed Limits To Cut Emissions

  According to a Financial Times articles, more than 100 maritime chiefs have urged the IMO to take measure to tackle climate change as the...

From Waffles To Flooring, Here’s Where Cruise Lines Buy Everything, Including The Ship

According to Douglas Gollan's Forbes article, more than 11,000 industry professionals are attending Seatrade Cruise Global which was held at the Miami Beach Convention...

New RoRo MV Traviata Sets New Benchmark in Energy Efficiency

In a major development, MV Traviata, the second of a series of Post-Panamax HERO vessels, has joined Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s ocean fleet, reports Sea News....