Will General Average (GA) Be Declared on the APL Vancouver?

Container vessel APL Vancouver caught fire with 4,500 containers onboard the vessel, of which 100 were hazardous in nature. General Average (GA) to be...

Poor Situational Awareness Of The Vessel’s Position Results in Allision

What happened? At 2213 on February 2, 2016, the tanker Nordbay allided with a dock and water intakes on the Lower Mississippi River in New...

Freightos Baltic Container Report – Week 4, 2019

Business in China started winding down in advance of the week-long public holiday next week. China-West Coast prices dropped by $8 and China-East...

Is the Fuel of the Future a Dense Question?

Six new award categories will feature at the Marine Propulsion Awards 2019. Some of the Industry’s foremost experts will be part of the...

Navios Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter Ending in December

 Revenue $133.9 million for 2018; $34.4 million for Q4 2018  Cash from operating activities $47.5 million for 2018; $9.6 million for Q4 2018  Adjusted EBITDA $69.3...

Synergy Collects 20,000 Teu Boxship

Imabari Shipyard in Japan has taken the delivery of its newbuild ULCV 'The Ever Gifted'. The ULVC s powered by a fuel-optimised MAN B&W...

Eagle Bulk Shipping Acquires One Ultramax, Sells Two Supramaxes

On January 23, Eagle Bulk Shipping has announced that it purchased an Ultramax bulk carrier for a price of $20.4M. Existing time charter The company commented that...

China to Adopt Global Regulations for Ballast Water Management

Last October, China ratified International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention which came into force in September of 2017. The BWM Convention...

Tried and Tested Practice to Avoid IMO 2020 Pitfalls

Ships are exposed to rapid change ever faster by regulations and technological advances. Engineering consulting firm Exponent says no need to panic. Standard...

Woman Found Unconscious on Cruise Ship Reveal Excess Gas Levels

On February 2, a woman was found unconscious on a cruise ship and further tests revealed that excess gas levels were detected. What happened? The 39-year-old...