BIMCO: US Box Imports Break Records Despite Uncertainty Ahead

  Container imports on both the US East Coast (USEC) and West Coast (USWC) have grown by 3.7% and 8% in 2018. The increase has...

$5,000/day for Supramax Dry Freight! No Cargo or Over-tonnage

The week noticed a significant fall in the dry freight time charter rates for Supramaxes. The reason for the rates falling down has been...

A Safe Harbour for Distressed Ship

The fire onboard container ship 'Yantain' is quickly emerging as a case study for maritime casualty management. The experts have requested a 'Place of...

[WATCH]Shocking Moment Man Jumps from ‘110ft’ Cruise Ship Balcony

A Vancouver Washman has become famous overnight due to his daredevil act of jumping off a cruise ship. In an Instagram video which has...

MOL Introduces Maritime VSAT Service on New Vessel Types

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), one of Japan’s largest shipping companies, is to increase the roll-out of Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress Service, across the remainder of...

First LNG Bunkering On World’s First LNG-Powered Cruise Ship

Anthony Veder has announced that its Coral Methane has successfully carried out her first LNG bunkering operation on the world’s first LNG-powered cruise ship...

What To Do If Norovirus Strikes Your Cruise Ship?

The word Norovirus is gaining prominence in the cruise ship world as an increasing number of travelers are getting affected by it. Winter bug Commonly known...

[Watch] Anchor Torn Off, Hull Damaged as Cargo Ship Hits Pier

General cargo ship MURUETA under flag Panama, collided with pier at Barranquilla on 16 January 2019, says Maritime Bulletin. What happened? MURUETA arrived at Barranquilla from...

New Emissions Regulations to Hit The Bottom Line

  Companies have gone for a combination of solutions of installing scrubbers, scraping fleet and using high-quality sulphur fuels to prepare for 2020 regulation. ...

Konecranes to Deliver Floating Cranes to COSCO

Konecranes has agreed to supply floating cranes for sea operation led by China. The two Gottwald Model 8 floating cranes will be delivered...