From Smart Cars to Cargo Ships: How IoT is Changing Transportation

Similar to cars, automated ships are on the horizon. IoT connectivity is creating new age automated vessels. Rolls Royce has already developed...

Greeks Top the List of Used Ship Buyers in 2017

Greek-owned shipping companies last year invested US$4.7 billion in the acquisition of used oceangoing vessels and another $4.7 billion into new builds. As a...

Big Data to Grow Market Share for Panama Canal

With responsibility for managing one of the world’s foremost shipping channels, this agency set out to estimate, how a planned $5 billion expansion would...

Tanker With Russian Gas for Boston Makes Mid-Atlantic U-Turn

LNG tanker Gaselys was scheduled to arrive in Boston by Saturday Vessel reversed course to Spain after almost 21 days en route Three weeks...

Bulk Carrier Rates Sink as Brazil’s Iron Ore Exports Wane

Rising inventories in China adds to the 60% price fall in the bulk carrier rates from mid-December. The Decline Charter rates for bulk carriers fall,...

Shady Triangle: Southeast Asia’s Illegal Fuel Market

An alleged oil heist in Singapore that has already led to 20 arrests, the seizure of at least one tanker and allegations that thieves...

[Watch] ‘Noah’s Ark’ Crashes Into Other Ships in Dutch Harbor

In the beginning of 2018, the replica of Noah’s Ark reportedly crashed into multiple ships in a Dutch harbor due to strong winds. What happened? The...

550 Pounds of Cocaine Found on Cargo Ship Off Miami

Recently, 550 pounds of cocaine worth $6.25 million was reportedly seized from a cargo vessel by the U.S. Customs, from the Miami Port. What happened? The CBP...

[Watch] Worker Knocked Out by Fermented Molasses in Cargo Ship

On January 18, a worker had a very close call when he was knocked down by fermented molasses which were present in the cargo...

[Watch] Who You Calling Ugly? New Ship is a Floating Swiss Army Knife

The USNS Herschel “Woody” Williams is neither fast nor heavily armed. And while she may look like a commercial cargo ship, the Navy's new vessel is...