Carnival and Royal Caribbean – Major Perpetrators of Water Pollution
The Environmental-advocacy group Friends of the Earth says Carnival Corp and Royal Caribbean Cruises do a poor job of limiting the pollution from...
A 10-fold Increase in Insurance Rates Post the Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz
Six oil tankers and a U.S. spy drone have been attacked since May either in, or near, the Strait of Hormuz — a...
China Introduces Battery Power Project for River Shipping
Eve Energy and Shanghai Hanshun Shipping are to develop battery power for River transport.
China has taken considerable precautions to restrict the impact...
Containerships Pulls Off First LNG Bunkering at Rotterdam
CMA CGM Group subsidiary Containerships has performed its first LNG bunkering simultaneously with loading and unloading operations.
The operation was carried out in...
Lindblad Announces a Permanent Polar Art Exhibit on New Ship
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic has announced “CHANGE”, a first of its kind Polar Art Exhibit, on board National Geographic Endurance, reports Cruise Industry News.
What is...
Ballast Treatment into a New Phase
The 2004 Ballast convention requires all new buildings on or after 8 September 2017 to be fitted with a ballast water treatment system...
NYK Orders Energy-Saving Bulker from JMU
NYK Line has approached compatriot Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) to construct a next-generation, scrubber-fitted bulk carrier on the back of a long term...
Latex-clad Fetish Fans Brave Heatwave for ‘Torture Ship’ Cruise in Germany!
According to an article published in The Sun, hundreds of horny holidaymakers have hopped aboard a BDSM boat for a pleasure and pain cruise.
Dubbed...
Wärtsilä Lifecycle Solutions To Enhance Asset Performance and Business Growth
Wärtsilä Lifecycle Solutions can dramatically increase both asset performance and efficiency for ship owners.
It is made possible through remote connectivity, where it...
Auxiliary Engine Room Fire Off Madeira Destroys Vessel!
On 30th June 2016, the m/v Black Watch sailing from Ponta Delgada, Azores to Funchal, Madeira sounded fire alarm system indicating that a fire had established in...