China’s 5,000 Ton Patrol Rescue Ship Launched

A patrol ship in the Taiwan Straits, developed by the China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC), held its launching ceremony, says an article published in...

Nanjing Tanker To Order Four 50,000 dwt MR Tankers

Nanjing Tanker announced its plan to order four 50,000 dwt MR tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), says an article published in Splash 247. Amount...

Abandoned Seafarers Crew Ship Still Stuck Abroad After 4 Years

With nearly four years into their odyssey at sea, the five-member crew of oil tanker MT Iba is tantalisingly close to shore and yet...

Major Shipping Lines To Look Out for “Anything That Floats”

Ocean carriers are using their skyrocketing profits to outbid non-operating shipowners (NOOs) for second-hand tonnage, and risk disrupting both the charter and feeder markets,...

Stranded Crew Debark for Crew Change After 6 Month Standoff

Humanitarian crisis averted as MSC arranges relief for seafarers stuck off China’s coast since September. Bulk carrier ANASTASIA’s crew to disembark on 10...

What The Future Holds For The Retired NS Savannah

Built in 1959, the NS Savannah was the world's first nuclear-powered commercial vessel and served as a signature element of President Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace...

Why Did The Anglo-Saxon Burial Become A Lost Tradition?

The archaeological discovery at Sutton Hoo—a sensation depicted in the film 'The Dig'—is perhaps the last gasp of a lavish English medieval funerary tradition,...

VanadiumCorp to Develop Vanadium Flow Batteries for Ship Propulsion

VanadiumCorp announced its entry into trilateral agreement to hone in on the development of vanadium-based battery technology for marine vessel and ship propulsion systems. Vanadium...

KaMin | CADAM To Levy Container Service Surcharge

CADAM SA announces a temporary container service surcharge of $300 per container on all export shipments effective February 10, 2021. KaMin | CADAM are implementing...

COVID Vaccine May Become An Annual Healthcare Plan

The chief executive of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) told news channel CNBC on Tuesday that people may have to get vaccinated against COVID-19 annually...