12-Metre Ship Aims to Be First to Cross Atlantic Without A Crew

Final preparations are underway for a 12-meter-long ship to set sail from Canada and attempt the world's first transatlantic crossing without a crew based...

Little To No Tariff Fall Out for Containership Lessors: Danaos

In a recent development, Danaos Corporation, a lessor of container ships, has announced that they have seen a sizable increase in their quarterly profits...

ICS-ECSA Conducted Survey Paints Positive Picture for Seafarers’ Internet Access

A survey done by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) reveals that not only is internet access...

IMO Meeting Shows That Shipping on Track To Meet 2030 CO2 Reduction Target

In a major development, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – which represents the world’s national shipowner associations – remains confident that shipping will...

Mounting Pressure on IMO for Slow Steaming Decision At MEPC

In a major development, countries have agreed on energy efficiency targets at the IMO meeting this week although big decisions on how to curb...

Neo-Panamax Container Market Looks Better

8,000 TEU design Neo-panamax vessels Charter rates, saw increases with 12-month charters being contracted at average daily gross rates of $24,000. The idle...

Hapag-Lloyd First To Convert Large Containership To LNG

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has booked the HFO-to-LNG conversion, reports Logistics Middle East. HFO to LNG conversion Hapag-Lloyd has registered the HFO-to-LNG conversion of UASC’s 15,000 TEU ‘LNG-ready’...

Why Light May Be The Saviour for Ship Wifi

Martyn Wingrove writes about the next-generation light technology that offers better availability, capacity, reliability and security than wifi, for an article in Marinemec. Here's an...

Samsung Heavy Wins Its 8th LNG Carrier Order

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has secured another order for the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, says an article published...

FFAs Rise Amid Escalating US-China Trade

With a single Tweet from President Trump, the flames of the US and China trade war have rekindled and rattled the global markets, based...