ShipTek Summit 2018 – Conference & Awards

Organised by Biz Events Management, ShipTek Hong Kong Summit - Ship Owning & Ship Management Conference & Awards, concluded successfully at Renaissance Harbour View...

Wärtsilä and Others to Build Hitech Container Vessel

The technology giant Wärtsilä is all set to develop a state-of-the-art container vessel under an agreement with all leading marine players. Industry consortium An agreement has...

Complex Ballast Water Treatment System Retrofit

From the time IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention entered into force, increasing number of shipowners are flocking to install ballast water treatment systems onboard...

Ferry Catches Fire Off Cebu Port

On September 2, a ferry carrying over hundred people caught fire near the Port of Taloot in Argao, Cebu. What happened? The ferry ‘MV Lite Ferry...

Maersk Sees Fuel Bill Soaring by $2 Billion From 2020 Rules

Adhering to these stricter environmental standards could add at least $2 billion to our annual fuel bill from 2020, says, the world’s largest container...

China Regulatory Update

Chinese Ministry of Transport has made some changes in the Regulations on the Administration of Domestic Waterway Transport for Imported Ships. From...

[Watch] UK, French Boats Ram Each Other in Clam-rich Waters

French maritime authorities are appealing for calm after fishermen from rival French and British fleets banged their boats in ill-tempered skirmishes over access to...

Radiant Heat Caused Fire Onboard

Summary ​At about 0130 on July 11, 2017, the uninspected sailing vessel Best Revenge 5 caught fire while it was docked at a marina pier...

Women Assault Continues on Celebrity Cruise Ship

Last August, during a Celebrity Cruises trip from New Jersey to Bermuda, a woman from New York was approached by a crew member who...

Cargo Pollution: Setting Sail for Greener Seas

Cargo shipping drives global trade - but at a steep environmental cost, generating three percent of global CO2 emissions. It would make sense if we...