Shipshape? What You Need to Know About Hanjin’s Troubles

One of the world’s biggest container shipping lines just saw its financing jump ship, with ports across the globe blocking or seizing its vessels. The...

Alfa Laval Launches Separator Flow Solution

A new product from Alfa Laval aims to optimise the flow of fuel to separators, offering enhanced protection from cat fines and reduced energy...

Fire on Sweet Dream, Cruise Cancels Trip

On September 1st a fire broke out in the ship's engine room of the cruise ship “SeaDream I” while the ship was off the...

Something is Very Wrong in the Dry Bulk Market

DRY BULK SHIPPING: POOR FREIGHT RATES DESPITE STRONG DEMAND GROWTH FROM CHINA Demand The dry bulk commodity imports into and exports out of China we have...

Two Greek Shipping Companies and Engineers Convicted

A federal jury in Greenville, North Carolina, has convicted Oceanic Illsabe Limited, Oceanfleet Shipping Limited and two of their employees of violating the Act...

[Watch] Evacuating The Cruise Ship on Fire

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior The Sea Dream I caught fire, all passengers and crew members were reportedly safely rescued by the fast ferry...

Sex in Space is So Much Harder

For as long as people have been going into space, other people have been wondering, “Are they, you know, doing it up there?” A...

Shipping Air Pollution Causes 24,000 Deaths a Year in East Asia

Growing numbers of ships are causing serious public health problems in coastal areas. A boom in shipping is aggravating air pollution in China and other...

SMM & The Propeller – Why a Propeller Stands as SMM’s Icon?

Have you ever visited the SMM in the past? We are sure that everyone would have noticed a huge propeller erected outside the main...

Oil Spill at PTP Forces Maersk to Shift Shipment to Singapore!

Last week, an oil tanker Trident Star was involved in a bunker fuel spill in Tanjong Pelepas port area - southern Malaysia.  The estimated...