Trade War Cuts U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas Exports to China

  As trade war escalates between the United States and China, no LNG vessels that left the United States in March and April have...

Sailor Warning After UAE Reports Oil Tankers Attacks in the Persian Gulf

U.S.-bound Saudi tanker hit by ‘sabotage’ on way to load oil off the United Arab Emirates coast on May 12. Two of the targeted...

What’s Next for Grain and Coal Ship Transiting Through Panama Canal?

Since the Panama Canal’s larger ‘Neopanamax’ locks debuted in June 2016, the spotlight has shone on container ships and carriers of liquefied natural gas...

ABB Technology To Improve Eckerö Line’s Cruise Ferry Operational Safety

ABB’s situational awareness solution, ABB Ability™ Marine Pilot Vision, will allow MS Finlandia to enhance safety during maneuvering and docking, says a press release...

Shell To Ship First Cargo of LNG from Australia’s Prelude in Q2: CFO

In a major development, Shell's CFO Jessica UhI has said that they have shipped their first LNG cargo from their Australian floating LNG production...

Green House Gases Emissions Resolution To Be Submitted at MEPC 74

According to an article published in Safety4Sea, the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), along with several IMO member states and NGOs, are...

Two Saudi Oil Tankers Suffered Sabotage in UAE

Saudi Arabia's oil tankers suffered a "sabotage attack" on Sunday off the coast of Fujairah, UAE, reports Platts. What happened? Saudi Arabia’s two oil tankers were targeted...

Structural Components That Effected Suezmax Slow Down

x While the Q4 rally was enjoyed by all classes of tankers, including those from the product tanker segment, one particular crude carrying class has...

Legal Nightmares You Can Face on a Ship?

Cruise ship passengers can be exposed to legal systems that don't provide the same protections they would find in the US. When a...

Liners Like Seaspan Chartering More Ships To Gain Scrubbers Momentum

According to an article published in Freight Waves, Seaspan Corporation, the largest U.S.-listed lessor of container ships, reported strong quarterly profits driven by a...