[Watch] Did Tanker Shipping & Trade Get Owners a Reprieve at IMO?

by Edwin Lampert Tanker Shipping & Trade editor Edwin Lampert says that a perfect storm of regulation and implementation for tanker operators may have been...

The Efficiency of New Ships is Falling, CE Delft Study Shows

Recent improvements in the design efficiency of new ships went into reverse last year, a new independent study has found. According to the CE...

Time to Buy Beaten Down Korean Shipbuilding Companies?

When you’ve hit rock bottom, the only way is up. The proverb could be aptly applied to the sunken shares of Korean shipbuilding companies, argues...

ClassNK Report: Ships Detained by PSC with Deficiencies Found on Board

Leading classification society ClassNK has released its annual report on Port State Control. The report aims to assist ship operators and management companies in...

[Watch] Women’s Role in Ships Project Growing

Denise Watters felt a stab of nerves as she walked into Irving’s Halifax Shipyard to begin her new job as a welder. While she worried...

[Watch] ShipArrestor Demonstration

Footage from the Factory Acceptance Test of the ShipArrestor in New Zealand, 2014. For more information, please visit here Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational...

Why Cruise Ships are Plagued by Sexual Assault Issues

Cruise ships are frequently referred to as “floating cities,” with their passengers having access to everything from movie theaters to comedy clubs and on-board...

ShipArrestor Protects Coastlines When Ships Lose Power

Oslo, Norway, headquartered salvage technology specialist Miko Marine AS has delivered an improved and upgraded version of its ShipArrestor system to the Norwegian Coastal...

Scrubber to be Developed by GE Power and Fincantieri

GE Power and shipbuilder Fincantieri are to develop an emission control system for cruise vessels to enable compliance with IMO’s 0.5% cap on fuel...

Auxiliary Boiler Explosion on Board The Container Ship

UK MAIB issued a safety bulletin, regarding the investigation of an auxiliary boiler explosion on board the container ship “Manhattan Bridge” to highlight that...