Diana Completes Sale of a Post-Panamax Container Vessel

NASDAQ reports that Diana Containerships Inc has completed the sale of its Post Panamax vessel the m/v Hamburg. The company announced on Tuesday that...

Dual Fuel Ships for COSCO

On Wednesday, the Global Technology company Wartsila said that China’s COSCO Shipping Energy and COSCO Shipping Bulk have ordered new builds with engines that...

Drewry: Current State of Ocean Shipping

As the 2M Transpacific partners begin cutting back on service, “overcapacity” is again to blame, but some prominent ocean shipping analysts take issue with...

Merchant Marine Story Widely Misunderstood

Norman Palmer is correct regarding the song of the Merchant Marine not being played at the concert and the facts about the USMM’s role...

Scrubber Advisory Update for Global Sulfur Cap Compliance

The ABS scrubber advisory board has updated the ABS Advisory on Exhaust Gas Scrubber Systems (Scrubber Advisory) by providing deeper insights into installation and...

New EFMS Algorithm Identifies Optimum Vessel Speed

Diesel power specialist Royston has developed a special ecospeed analysis capability as part of its enginei electronic fuel management system (EFMS) to enable ship...

Cargo Ship Refloated at High Tide Off Caithness Coast

Earlier this week, a cargo ship ran aground off the Caithness coast after it ran into technical difficulties. What happened? The cargo ship ‘MV Priscilla’ ran...

Uptick in Interest to Install Scrubbers

With a number of fuel quality issues seen this year at Houston, Rotterdam and Singapore even before the implementation of the IMO's sulfur cap,...

China’s Stricter Ship Emissions Rules a Boon for IMO 2020 Compliance

China has geared up to strengthen their ship emission rules as the world prepares for the 2020 deadline. The tighter rules on shipping emissions...

[Watch] Passengers Cling to Side of Stricken Ferry

Passengers of a crashed ferry clung to the vessel overnight as poor weather slowed rescue efforts. The captain ran the vessel into a reef...