The Economics of Ship Breaking & Scrapping

By Andreas Bargfried Sometimes being an industry supplier offers interesting insights – your business is touched by the ups and downs of the charter market,...

New Emission Control Areas in China

Update 23 August 2016 Local correspondents Huatai have advised that reduced sulphur limits will take effect in the port of Shenzhen from 1 October 2016....

How BICEPS Rating Can Help in Emissions Reduction?

Introduction of BICEPS Rating System to stimulate more sustainable ocean shipping (BICEPS - Boosting Initiatives for Collaborative Emissions-reduction with the Power of Shippers) BICEPS...

Amatrice Turned to Rubbles At Least 247 killed

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior At least 247 people were killed after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy Wednesday, according to Italy's Civil Protection...

Deeper, Wider Panama Canal to Fuel East Coast Port Growth

East Coast port operators have invested considerable sums of money in order to accommodate bigger container ships transiting the newly enlarged Panama Canal.  However,...

“Pioneering Spirit” Successfully Installs Test Platform

World's biggest ship begins new North Sea oil and gas era One of the world's biggest ships has begun a new era for the North...

[Watch] Man Falls into Hold of Ship at Alabama State Docks

On August 24, mobile Fire-Rescue personnel extracted a man from deep within the hold of a ship at the Alabama State Docks, where he...

Cargo Ship Engine Room Blast Injures Crew

On August 22, there was a reported engine room explosion aboard a product tanker WEICHSELSTERN, which was anchored on Neue Weser Anchorage, north of...

LNG Tanker Saves a French Couple

STENA CLEAR SKY RESCUED A FRENCH COUPLE NORTH OF BRAZIL August 16th the Stena Clear Sky with captain John L Burton on ballast passage rescued...

El Faro: Captains Call to Abandon Ship Too Late!

The captain of the doomed El Faro cargo ship sounded an alarm for his crew to abandon the vessel shortly before it sank last...