50 Ship to Shore Drones Set to be Tested

The U.S. Marine Corps will begin to test at least 50 technology platforms in April at Camp Pendleton in California as part of a...

Bio-LNG as Transport Fuel Study at Port of Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the National LNG Platform intend to study the possibilities of developing LNG from renewable sources as a transport...

Marine Coatings Evolve for the Better

Innovation and new technology continue to shape the marine coatings market. A narrowing field of global coatings manufacturers offer new products while improving existing...

Cyber Security at Sea! Prevention is Better than Cure

UK P&I Club and Signum Services Advise on Cyber Security at Sea - Prevention is Better than Cure David Thompson, Investigator at UK P&I Club’s Signum...

Alternative Bunker Fuels Viable But Questions Linger

Alternative Bunker Fuels Viable But Questions Linger: Industry Sources  Many shipowners will go into 2020 unprepared for the International Maritime Organization’s 0.5% global sulfur cap...

Hapag-Lloyd Expects Rising Freight Rates This Year

German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd expects freight rates to be several percentage points higher this year than in 2016, one of a number of factors...

Baltic Index Marks Over 2-year Highs on Improved Shipping Activity

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, hit a more than two-year high on Monday supported...

[Watch] Ropax Capsized with 125 Tons of Cargo Still on Board

The "Soby" capsized at a roro berth in the port of Mindelo, São Vicente island, on March 24, 2017, with at least 125 tons...

47 Kilos of Drug Burst Aboard Cargo Ship on the Miami River

Detectives staking out a cargo ship along the Miami River hit pay dirt when they uncovered 47 kilos of cocaine and took three people...

[Watch] Marine Pilot Steers a Car Carrier in Rough Sea

The cyclonic weather conditions which battered the Durban beachfront on Sunday, 12 March 2017,  did not stop the Port of Durban’s marine pilot Rainer...