Tanker Charterers Better Shipowners in Fleet Management

Tankers: Charterers take center stage ahead of pure ship owners, actively managing tanker fleet Lower charter rates are forcing a change regarding the commercial management...

The Plan to Ship Oil Through the “Graveyard of the Pacific”

The largest oil-by-rail terminal in the US would double oil shipments through the Columbia River. by Julia Rosen A proposal to build the United States’ largest...

Six Vessels Still Under Detention in UK Ports at the End of July

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced yesterday that seven foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during July 2016 after failing Port...

Damen Shipyards Group Unveils New Decommissioning Vessel Concept

Damen Shipyards Group has announced its latest concept design: the Damen Decommissioning Series.  The vessel will specialise in three core areas of the oil...

Cargo Ship Slams into a Concrete Wall at the Port of Ogdensburg

On August 2, a general cargo ship, Gibraltar-registered "Thorco Marjanne", reportedly hit the concrete wall at the Port of Ogdensburg, New York in the...

Life Imprisonment for Ship Owner and Agent in Greece

On August 2, a Piraeus Criminal Appeals Court handed down sentences of life imprisonment and fines for five of the 13 main defendants found...

[Watch] 40 Warships & Submarines in Close Formation

Forty Ships and Submarines Underway in Close Formation During RIMPAC 2016 Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Forty warships and submarines representing 13 international partner nations...

Sunk Gambling Ship Owned by Mobsters Reappears After 80 Years

Not exactly a ghost ship but it's good enough to send shivers down your spine - a lost sunken ship called the 'SS MONTE...

How to Avoid Claims on Cargoes that Start ‘Cooking’ at Sea?

North P&I Club Explains How to Avoid Claims for Self-Cooking Soya Beans North P&I Club has advised its members to be extra vigilant during loading...

Propeller Repaired Afloat, No Dry Docking Required!

Afloat Propeller Repairs by Hydrex Recently Hydrex diver/technicians carried out afloat propeller repair work on vessels in Belgium and the Netherlands.  In Antwerp the damaged blades...