Shipping Required to Verify and Report Emissions from 2018

With pollution avoidance high on everyone's agenda (except perhaps Mr Trump's) all the major shipping group's have been keen to implement systems to monitor...

Containers Lost at Sea Update for 2017

World Shipping Council releases Containers Lost At Sea update for 2017 In 2016, the international liner shipping industry transported approximately 130 million containers packed with...

[Watch] Commandos Free Hostage Ship – Drill

Soldiers from the Israeli Navy’s elite Shayetet 13 unit wrapped up a day-long drill Tuesday, during which commandos practiced retaking a captured ship with...

K Line, MOL, NYK Integrates Shipping Business

Japan's major container shipping companies jointly setup new company In a major news development, Japan's major container shipping companies Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Mitsui...

Quarter of Ships Risk Detention

More than 3,800 vessels face the risk of being detained after it was found that the vessels were not ECDIS compliant. Non-compliant with ECDIS: Around 28...

Mechanic’s Loose Sleeve Caught in the Rotating Chuck

Transport Malta has issued an investigation report regarding an accident that happened to one of the engine ratings on onboard the Skysea Golden Era...

Ten Take-outs from MEPC 71

After a busy week at IMO’s headquarters, we have chosen top ten highlights from the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) seventy-first sitting. 1. Ballast backslide: Bad...

Flag of Convenience Cargo Ship Detained by UK Authorities

A general cargo ship named “Seccadi” has been detained by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency at a lay-by berth at Manisty, Ellesmere Port. What...

Reduce Sulphur Cap to 0.1 Percent

The Hong Kong government has taken a stance to enforce strict rules for implementing sulphur emission rules in ships. Improve air quality: The HK government has...

Commander of Destroyer Relieved for Now

The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said on Tuesday it has temporarily relieved, for medical reasons, the commander of a warship involved in a crash...