Strong second-quarter earnings are expected for dry bulk carriers in 2016 and tankers are heading for profitability levels.  Maritime Strategies International (MSI) has predicted...

Accident : Vessel GroundingVessel Type : Cargo ShipDate : 21st December 2015Location : Squamish Terminals, deep-water port north of VancouverCasualties/Pollution : NilA cargo ship ran aground at the Squamish...

The shipowners prefer joint ventures with third parties.  Aurora LPG and Wilhelmsen Ship Management join forces to take care of the former’s VLGC fleet.The...

Incident : Vessel GroundingVessel Type : Cargo ShipDate : 17th December 2015Location : Lake Saint-Louis, QuebecCasualties/Pollution : Minor quantity of hydraulic oil leakThe BBC Chartering cargo ship ran aground on a rock on December...

Shell Trading Rotterdam has chartered 15 new inland 110m barges running on LNG from Plouvier Transport and Intertrans Tankschiffahrt.The barges built by the Dutch...

The Mary Rose was an English Tudor carrack warship and one of the first to be able to fire a full broadside of cannons....

Professor Karin Andersson of Chalmers University in Sweden published in FCBI Energy titled Methanol as a Marine Fuel after examining the viability of methanol...

The oil prices will remain at the level of $42-47 a barrel in 2016 predicts Lukoil CEO.The Chief Executive Officer of the Russian oil...

MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a contract on 30 October, 2015 with Sembcorp Marine in Singapore to supply the dual-fuel propulsion system –...

I stayed in an IBIS hotel near the Biannual SMM show in Hamburg.  The show attracts a multitude of visitors and this IBIS hotel...