Maritime Blockchain Labs to Track Bunker Fuel Data
The Maritime Blockchain Labs has decided to track shipping fuels on the blockchain to enable environmental regulations.
The Problem
Most goods are shipped with dirty bottom-of-the-barrel fuel....
Stowaways Detained and Charged With Affray in Thames Estuary
On December 26, four men were charged with affray after they were discovered hiding onboard a cargo ship in the Thames Estuary.
What happened?
The cargo...
They Got It Wrong? Record Number of Tankers Scrapped Before Boom
Highlights
Oil tanker owners scrapped a record number of ships in 2018
World’s largest and second-largest exporters lifted their combined output by about 1.5...
SafeTug to Enhance Safety Among LNG Carrier Tugs
Trelleborg Marine Systems has launched SafeTug, a program designed to enhance piloting and navigation safety says Martyn Wingrove for LNG news.
How does the software...
Cruise Ship Gave a Christmas Miracle to the Stranded Sailors
They were low on food and stranded at sea for 3 weeks. Then a cruise ship appeared!!!
Hoping for Early Christmas Miracle
Two Costa Rican fishermen...
Who Said Shipwrecks Can’t Be Festive?
Wearing Santa hats, a group of divers recently decided to spread some holiday cheer 137 feet underwater, making their way to the MS Zenobia...
Goodwill Message ‘Needed As Much As Ever’, Says The Queen
The Queen will say in her Christmas Day broadcast that the Christian message of "peace on earth and goodwill to all" is "needed as...
[Watch] Thousands Make Ice Fog to Mark Winter Solstice in China
Residents of China's north-eastern Heilongjiang province gathered to mark the winter solstice by spraying hot water into the freezing air to create swathes of...
Lighting Up the Lonely Life of Seafarers
The seafarers lead a difficult and lonely life. Working at hours length in the vast sea, far away from their friends and family for...
Second LNG ConRo Ship Delivered to Crowley
On December 20, Crowley Maritime Corporation announced that it has taken delivery of the ConRo powered by Liquefied Natural Gas.
ConRo Ships
The Crowley Maritime Corporation has taken delivery of...