Ship Benchmarking System Relaunched

Overview BIMCO relaunches ship benchmarking system, a Shipping KPI after two years of redesign. The system helps shipowners and managers make strategic decisions about their...

A Tool to Visualize the Sounds of Vessel’s Engine

NYK and MTI Co. Ltd. have jointly developed a diagnostic tool that records, visualizes, and analyzes the operational sounds of a vessel’s engine plant....

Chemical Tanker Stops Pirate Attack

A chemical tanker has been successful in thwarting a pirate attack carried out by suspected Somali pirates. What happened? The chemical tanker ‘MT Leopard Sun’ was...

Fire in the Galley Aboard a Container Vessel

On February 25, a fire reportedly broke out in the galley of a vessel on the Danube and the crew members were having a...

Salvage of Damaged Lock Gate may Take Time

The lock gates of Kiel-Holtenau which was reportedly demolished after a cargo vessel rammed into its gates is likely to take weeks to be...

Giant Oil Ships From the U.S. to Cut Time, Money and Traders

Crude closed at a three-week high as booming stock markets stoked optimism about economic growth that drives energy demand. Crude futures rose 0.6 percent in...

Refiners Tease Plans for 2020 0.5% Sulfur Bunker Fuels

As the shipping and bunker industries await the new 0.5% global marine fuel sulfur limit in less than two years, this week refiners have...

[Watch] Jumbo in Action on a Project

Earlier this year Jumbo completed their project for the Arkona offshore wind farm (E.ON and Statoil). The entire project involves the construction of a...

Stern Lines Entangle the Propeller of Bulker Resulting in Deadly Accident While Docking

Propeller of Vessel A Summary:  During its service to help the cargo ship SWIFTNES dock at Tomakomai Port, Tomakomai city, Hokkaido, work boat Fuji Maru, with...

Overboard: Balancing Supply and Demand in Global Maritime Trade

Ross Davies reports a stark gap between supply and demand of vessels which continue to hurt the operators. The ever increasing gap between the...