Shipping’s Recovery Insufficient to Lift Seafarer Wages

Despite a recovery in cargo shipping markets, ship manning costs will remain suppressed as shipowners and operators continue to be financially challenged and the...

CMA CGM Major Player in US Economy

The United States represent a major focus for the CMA CGM Group’s international development, said a press statement from the company. CMA CGM, in a...

Florida on Alert! Dangerous Hurricane Irma in Atlantic

As Floridians cleared supermarkets of bottled water and emptied gas pumps, people in the northeastern Caribbean were making last minute-preparations before powerful Hurricane Irma...

China Extends Sulphur Cap to All Yangtze River Delta Ports

The Chinese Ministry of Transport extended the 0.5% sulphur cap Emission Control Area (ECA) to all ports within Zhejiang ECA, China which is part...

Cargo Ship Detained for Smuggling Activity

Nine suspects have been detained in Yancheng, East China's Jiangsu Province for smuggling sugar over the weekend after border police there noticed that the...

Communication Loss After Blackout

On September 1, a vessel reportedly lost its communication after suffered a massive blackout. It is reported that the crew will be able to...

High Pressure LNG Fuel Systems in Marine Service

LNG as a marine fuel has shown great potential as a clean, safe, reliable, and cost effective alternative to diesel fuel in an ever...

Around the World on a Container Ship

Aboard a mammoth container ship and surrounded by an endless ocean, Don Merry finally felt he'd made it home. The Bremerton resident was 15 days...

Charterer of a Ship Beware! Demystifying DTH Cover

Scope of cover The DTH clause in The Standard Club rules states that cover responds to a member’s liability, as charterer of a ship (other...

Inmarsat to Deliver Applications for New Build Smart Ships

Inmarsat has signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (“SHI”), establishing a relationship to leverage the ‘smart ship’ connectivity offered...