Dry Bulk, Tanker Newbuilds on the Rise – BIMCO

Tanker and dry bulk vessel newbuild contracts have been signed at an increasing pace so far in 2017, with newbuild activity for the first...

A New Coat of Paint Is Rocking the Global Shipping Industry

A move by China to save the planet has delivered a price shock to the global shipping industry just as it was starting to...

A Day, and Week, for Seafarers to Take Centre Stage

This week is Seafarers Awareness Week. Starting on the 24th June and concluding on Friday 30th, it runs alongside the IMO’s annual international Day...

Next-generation Vessel Monitoring System from MOL and MES

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) recently announced an agreement with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES; President: Takao...

[Watch] How to Protect Yourself From Cyber Attacks Involving Ransomware

Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, which handles one out of seven containers shipped globally, said a cyber attack had caused outages at its computer systems...

Why Every Tanker Technical Department Needs to Rethink Training

On 25 June, the international community celebrated the Day of the Seafarer. It is a day when our entire industry takes a pause to...

Maersk Suffers Global Outage Due to Petya Attack

Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, which handles one out of seven containers shipped globally, said a cyber attack had caused outages at its computer systems...

Shipowners Beware! ECDIS Noncompliant Ships can be Detained

Shipowners and managers need to be aware that port state control may be hot on ECDIS and electronic navigational charts (ENCs) from September this...

Why is there a Freighter Off the Shore of Lorain?

There’s a mystery anchored just off the coast of Lorain in Lake Erie. An industrial freighter has been parked about a mile from shore since...

Smart Simulation Tool Can Save 6% of Total Fuel Costs

Reducing operating costs is one of the main concerns of shipping industry. To help ship owners and operators boost the energy efficiency of their...