The fall in crude oil prices have changed the tactics handled by pirates.Pirates operating off the Nigerian coast can lead to a revenue loss...

  The 77ft vessel, Positive Energy, was engulfed in a dramatic blaze on the Caribbean island yesterday afternoon.  Reports say that the locals spotted...

How Importers and Exporters Benefit from Smart Containers from TRAXENS?   Cargo container got smarter and are more visible during its journey with Traxens smart...

BW today announced that it has appointed Christian Bonfils as Head of BW Dry Cargo effective from 1 April 2016.  Says Carsten Mortensen, BW...

‘Sailor Today’ Honours Mr. Kishore Rajvanshy With Lifetime Achievement Award  Sailor Today – an International shipping journal for seafarers - lauded Mr. Kishore Rajvanshy,...

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and Optimum Ship Management (Optimum) today announced the launch of a new joint venture company to provide comprehensive, world class...

MS Estonia was a cruise ferry built in 1979 at the German shipyard Meyer Werft in Papenburg.On 28th September 1994, the ship was crossing...

Vessel ContainershipMachinery Turbocharger on Main EngineDamage/Problem High Lube oil ConsumptionMain Engine 12 L 90 GFCATurbocharger Retrofitted from ABB to MANTechnical Background: The main engine had four turbochargers and all these...

The BDTI (Baltic Dirty Tanker Index) tracks the crude tanker rates.  The index proves that crude tankers are still siling at solid rates holding...

 This video shows the first ship-to-ship transfer of LNG in March 1984.  Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company (Adgas) conducted the trials using the...