Panamax Vessel Rates Surge to 6-week High

The global Panamax dry bulk vessel index has surged more than 60% over the past month – reaching a six-week high – due to...

[Watch] An Important Message From IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim

"Empowering Women in the Maritime Community" has been selected as the World Maritime Day theme for 2019. This video from the IMO Secretary-General, Kitack...

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Crashes Near Addis Ababa, No Survivors

  According to  Ethiopian Airlines statement, all 157 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed soon after taking off on Sunday morning from Addis...

MAN to Retrofit Hapag’s Container Vessel to LNG

Deal signed for the conversion of 15,000 TEU MV SAJIR container vessel to dual-fuel operation. The route served by MV SAJIR is from...

Berthing Delay As Containers Topple & Lost at Sea

Containers toppled on ship resulting in a week's delay in berthing at Wilmington, North Carolina, reports Fleetmon What happened? Container ship HELSINKI BRIDGE berthed at Wilmington,...

Safety Warning About Defective Throw Bag Rescue Lines

Summary A defective throw bag rescue line was discovered while Warrington Rowing Club was conducting boat capsize drills for new rowers at Halton Baths in...

Happiness Is 5 Years of Scrubbers: Star Bulk

In a recent event, Bulk carrier owner Star Bulk has shed light on calculations behind their fleet-wide adoption of exhaust gas scrubbers, declaring itself...

2M Alliance Suspends Transpacific Loop

2M Alliance of Maersk Line and MSC suspended ts transpacific TP1/New Eagle service. The loop has a rotation of Kaohsiung, Yantian, Xiamen, Shanghai, Busan,...

Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 9, 2019

Protection Vessel International has releases Maritime Security Report for Week 9  of 2019. The report formulated on 6th March 2019 t highlights the various...

Threat of Legal Action Leads to Payment of Fine Over Humber Incident

Master of a Russian oil tanker was fined a total of £25761.99 at Hull Magistrates Court. Prosecuted for breaching the International Safety Management (ISM)...