Suppressed Charter Rates Shows A Challenging Year For Tanker Markets

2019 is expected to be a challenging year for tanker markets as charter rates remain suppressed and the market fails to see any...

Setting A Course For Decarbonised Shipping: An Eight Point Carbon Pricing Plan

The shipping sector is estimated to account for approximately 816 million tonnes CO2 in 2012; 2.1% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A per...

Maersk’s Roadmap Towards Sustainable Shipping

Global shipping giant Maersk has embraced its commitment to go carbon neutral by 2050 with a pilot of a biofuels-powered vessel. Teaming up...

[Watch] Aerial Rescue of Unconscious Man on Cruise Ship Off N.J. Coast

An unconscious man aboard a cruise ship 100 miles off the coast of Atlantic City was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter that was...

British Man Dies After Being Crushed on Ship in Rough Waters

According to an article published by The Metro, a British man died after being crushed trying to secure a dinghy to a ship in...

Bulker Captain Pleads Guilty for Unsafe Work Practices

  According to a SeaNews report, a captain of a Panama flagged bulker whose name is Captain Chen was charged with permitting dangerous activity involving...

Cruise Ship Passengers Beware! You Are Not As Protected By The Law As You...

According to an article published in the Savannahnow, a 17-year-old British passenger, traveling on the MSC Divina with her parents, has alleged that an...

Silversea’s First Purpose Built Ship for Galapagos Islands Cruise

In a recent development, Silversea Cruises have shared details about their first purpose-built ship for a destination – the 100-guest, all-suite Silver Origin, which...

April 26, 1956: The World’s First Containership IdealX Starts Its Voyage

According to an article published in the Wired, today is the date when containerization was born as the first every containership set sails from...

IMO Introduces Ship-Port e-Data Exchange and Bridge System Standardization

IMO has introduced rules for ship-port data exchange and MSC will consider standardizing bridge systems, reports the Maritime Digitalisation & Communications. All national governments...