IMO Strategy on GHG Phase Out as a Matter of Urgency

Nations meeting at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London have adopted an initial strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions...

Maersk – Ban Non-compliant Ships! Sulfur Cap to Raise Bunker Costs

The upcoming implementation of restrictions on sulfur emissions in marine fuels can potentially jack up the fuel costs for the shipping industry by a...

Ballast-free LNG Carrier Project Kicks Off Phase II

GTT, Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) today launched the second phase of their “30,000m³ B-FREE LNG carrier” Joint Development Project...

MISC Group Receives MOSS-Type LNG Carrier

Global maritime solutions and services provider MISC Group has received Seri Cemara, which is the last in the series of five MOSS-type Liquefied Natural...

Fire Causes Poisoning in Ship’s Hold

An investigation has been launched into an incident where six workers were admitted to a hospital as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. What happened? On...

Container: Fragility Beneath the Surface

The world of shipping is a business sector with an ancient tradition, whose origins go back to the time when men took to the sea for...

ClassNK Wins Technical Innovation Award at Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia 2018

Leading classification society ClassNK received the Technical Innovation Award at Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia 2018 held at Marina Bay Sands, of Singapore on 25...

My Fuel Consumption: A New Application for Shipowners

Bureau Veritas’ My Fuel Consumption, now issued in ‘Phase 1’, is an application to guide owners through the regulatory requirements of IMO’s data...

MacGregor Celebrate the Opening of their First Joint Venture in China

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, and China State Shipbuilding Corporation's (CSSC) Nanjing Luzhou Machine Co., Ltd. (LMC) celebrated the opening of their first joint venture...

Fire on Supply Ship Off Mellum

On April 30, a fire broke out in the engine room onboard a offshore supply ship located in outer Weser. What happened? The fire started in...