[Watch] How a Steel Box Changed the World

As the container shipping industry continues to boom, companies are adopting new technologies to move cargo faster and shifting to crewless ships. But it’s...

Scrubber Uncertainty Lingers for Biggest Bunker Buyers

As the January 2020 implementation date for new marine fuel regulations draws nearer, the industry's largest consumers remain broadly indecisive on exhaust scrubber installations. In...

DNV GL Warns Ship Owners to Prepare for Arctic Cold Conditions

DNV GL has issued a warning to the shipowners, for vessels that are calling on Canadian ports to prepare for severe cold conditions. What happened? The...

Lack of Insulation in Pipe Results in Fire Aboard

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an investigation report on a Fire aboard Commercial Fishing Vessel 'Raffaello' while it was moored at the...

NYK Concludes Charter Agreement for LNG Carrier with EDF LNG Shipping

On January 26, NYK Line signed a contract with EDF LNG Shipping Ltd., a subsidiary of Electricité de France (EDF), one of the largest...

CMA CGM Takes Delivery of its New 20,600 TEUs Vessel

First ship of an order for three 20,600 TEU-containerships. Entry into service on February 6th on the Asia to Europe Route: the French...

Abandoned Seafarers in UAE ‘a Scourge that has to Stop’

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has asked the scourge to stop while highlighting the plight of the eleven Indian and Myanmar crew members...

Bio-repellent Agent Proves its Worth on Ship Trial

A twenty-four-month trial of a hull coating containing the bio-repellent active agent Selektope on a chemical and products carrier has confirmed its hard fouling...

Drug Smugglers on Rotterdam Express Caught

On January 27, the Colombian authorities reportedly detained drug smugglers after conducting routine check onboard a cargo vessel. What happened? The crew members of cargo vessel...

IMO Transparency Under Scrutiny

An anti-corruption, non-profit organisation Transparency International, is undertaking an assessment of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) governance, transparency and accountability performance. A look inside Transparency International closed...