Who’s Driving the Huge Growth in Ballast Treatment Systems?

The introduction of invasive marine species into new environments through ballast water transfer is a major threat to the world’s oceans.  In its latest...

New Japanese Shipbuilding Alliance Taking Shape?

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is set to start discussions toward forming new alliances with three Japanese shipyards: Imabari Shipbuilding, Oshima Shipbuilding and Namura Shipbuilding. MHI...

Fire Aboard a RoRo Ship

On August 30, a fire reportedly broke out in a truck onboard the ferry STENA SPIRIT near Gdynia Poland. The ferry was en route...

Alert! Antifouling in Ships are ‘Toxic Time Bomb’ in Oceans

Environmental advocate website, Wikigreen released a video that gives in-depth insights about the highs and lows of antifouling.  The video released by Wikigreen also...

[Watch] Toxic Time Bomb in The Seas

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Anti-fouling is supposed to make ships go faster and use less fuel.  But it results in one million tons...

Unemployment May Increase Further! Jobless Panamax Ships Soars

Jobless Panamax Ships Soars and Unemployment may Increase Further The idle containership fleet is back to more than 1 million 20-foot-equivalent units after a brief...

Fatal Injury to Crew Member Due to Mooring Equipment Failure

Summary On 05 May 2015, at about 2010 (LT), Amber was port side alongside ready to cast-off and depart from Skikda, Algeria. As single up...

Cruise Ship Drug Bust: From Instagram to 95,000 Grams

An idyllic holiday came of Melina Roberge came to a shocking end in Sydney when Australian border police boarded the cruise ship with sniffer...

Hanjin Shipping Collapse, Rivals Eyes Assets

South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd (117930.KS) said it would file for court receivership after losing the support of its banks, and the country's...

Plastic Possibilities: Energy Through a Filter

Research teams from ExxonMobil and Georgia Tech have successfully developed a method to filter hydrocarbons through synthetic carbon membranes at the molecular level.  This...