Maersk Ready With Backup Plan for 18 Rickmers Vessels

Maersk Line said it has drawn up contingency plans to minimize the potential fallout from Rickmers Holding’s insolvency on its customers’ cargo. Maersk currently has...

Parted HMPE Mooring Rope on LNG Carrier Critically Injures Crew

Summary On 2 March 2015, a deck officer on board the LNG tanker, Zarga, suffered severe head injuries when he was struck by a mooring...

Sea Traffic Management Tested with Maritime Cloud

An EU-funded traffic management system has been tested at shore centres to speed sharing of route data between ship navigational systems and shore centres. Aim...

Why the “Internet of Ships” Didn’t Prevent the USS Fitzgerald Collision

On early Saturday morning off the coast of Japan, the Philippines-flagged cargo container carrier ACX Crystal struck the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) on its starboard...

$1.9 Million Fine for Dumping Bilge Water

A crew member of an oil tanker owned by a pair of international shipping companies provided evidence in April 2016 that the ship was...

Chemical Leak Aboard a Ship at Southampton Docks

On Wednesday, Fire crews were called to contain a “hazardous incident” where a container is reported to be leaking chemicals on a vessel at...

[Watch] Constructing the World’s Largest Ship Brings New Adventures

Symphony of the Seas is one step closer to claiming the title of the world’s largest cruise ship. The ship’s construction continues right on...

Global Container Shipping Market Poised to Garner Maximum Revenues by 2021

Containers are used to transport objects from one place to another. Unlike conventional shipping, container shipping uses containers of various standard sizes—20 ft (6.09...

Mariana-max Containership Class Introduced

Recently, the Maersk-MSC-CMA-CGM-Amazon-Alibaba-Citibank-Allianz (MMCCAACA) shipping line announced the introduction of its latest ship class, the Mariana-Max. The 350,000 to 400,000 teu ships will service...

Shipping Industry Dealing with High Outflows

After several days of continuous feedback, ship captains are reporting they have been able to safely navigate and manage currents on the St. Lawrence...