SITC Adds One More and Cements Top 20 Liner Position
China’s SITC continues its rapid fleet build up, cementing its position as the nation’s largest private boxline.
With the acquisition of the 1,043 teu...
Baltic Dry Index Finishes Higher for Fourth-Straight Session
The Baltic Dry Index added 21 points on Monday, its fourth consecutive session of gains, to reach 870 points as the shipping sector is...
Silk Road Hub or Tax Haven?
A truck in front of the main towers at he China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center.
On the border of China and Kazakhstan, an international...
How a HK Vessel Became the World’s Biggest Container Ship
A vessel built for Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has earned the title of being the world’s largest container ship in terms...
Fujairah Eases Qatar Sanctions Rules
The important bunkering port of Fujairah in the UAE has issued an amendment to its 5 June notice banning vessels flying flags of Qatar...
Analysis- the Live LNG Fleet and a New Landmark
The 174,000m³ Cesi Beihai, completed by the Hudong Zhonghua yard in China on 2 June, is the 500th vessel in the live LNG carrier...
Mental Health at Sea: A Storm on the Horizon
According to the latest statistics, over 25 percent of people will experience a mental health problem at some point in their lives and for...
Fatal Fall Overboard! Risk of Working Aloft
A reconstruction to show how the aluminium ladder had been rigged
Summary
On 28 April 2016, the Maltese-registered ship Seagull was at anchor outside Trincomalee...
World’s First Underwater Lounge on a Cruise Ship
Cruise companies have been obsessed with firsts, as of late.
Last year, Royal Caribbean debuted the world’s largest ship, Harmony of the Seas, while Regent...
Tanker Slams into Lock Gate, Catches Fire
On June 12, 2017, past 6 a.m. the "Kraichgau II", slammed into the collision shelter of the Schwabenheim lock on the Neckar.
What happened?
The...
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