Shipping Waste and Waste Ships

Dutch shipowner Seatrade was recently found in breach of the EU Waste Shipment Regulation (the “Waste Regulation”) after selling four reefer ships for scrapping...

Soon Your Phone may be Powered by Ship Soot

Many ships still run on diesel or bunker fuel, a byproduct of oil refining. The black smoke is the remaining unburned carbon disgorged by...

New Rules on Ship Emissions Herald Sea Change for Oil Market

As the 2020 ship emissions rule are nearing and the whole shipping industry is getting worried. As most of them are ill-prepared, refiners...

Risk Management Products from Rolls-Royce

U.K.-based Rolls-Royce Holdings P.L.C. said on Monday that it had signed a letter of intent with Axa S.A. to work together in developing products...

How Cheap is Too Cheap?

WE’RE ALL CONNECTED through the miracle of global shipping. Sometimes, that leads us to semi-awkward conversations with random strangers about consumer goods from overseas....

Nordic Tanker Widens Loss

NAT is focusing on keeping costs at the lowest possible level. This is a reflection of the fact that we work on matters that...

American Actress Set to Marry Prince Harry

When Meghan Markle's high school theology teacher heard about her engagement to Prince Harry she had one immediate thought. "He is so lucky," says Maria...

6 Missing After Ship Sinks in China

On May 16, six people were reported missing after a cargo vessel sank off China's Fujian Province. What happened? The cargo vessel was enroute to Fuzhou...

Ferry Allided with Quay in Pendik

On May 15, a ferry allided with a wharf in Pendik during a berthing maneuver due to technical issues. What happened? The ferry ‘Fatih Sultan Mehmet...

Dual-fuel Ships is a Trend for Arctic Shipbuilding

The construction of dual-ships are a new trend which are taking over Arctic shipbuilding companies. New trend Aleksey Dudal, representative of Aker Arctic confirmed the news...