Containers Hardest Hit in Trade War

The US-China trade row is taking a toll on the container shipping industry as global trades slow down. Even before the new tariffs...

The Great Scrubber Conundrum

Andreas Hilides, Maritime Analyst for S&P Platts was skeptical about the way IMO 2020 is about to be implemented. Also, he is uncertain about...

[Watch] Hull Flipped for Ocracoke Express

Workers at US Workboats successfully “flipped” the 48,000-pound hull of the M/V Ocracoke Express on Monday, June 18, moving construction of the NC Ferry...

[Watch] Collision on the Rhine

The "Enyo" and the "Manouk" were in route to collision on the Rhine, South of Königswinter in the morning of June 29, 2018. The "Enyo" suffered...

Fire in Bow Thruster Room

In the morning of June 29, 2018, a fire broke out aboard the "Columbia", which was docked at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. At 8:15...

Best Quality Ship Award Goes to NYK Containership

The best quality ship award for 2017 has been awarded to the containership ‘NYK Lyra’ by the Japan Federation of Pilots’ Associations (JFPA). Emphasis on...

Total to Co-charter Pavilion Energy’s First LNG Bunker Vessel

THE marine fuels arm of France’s Total has agreed to co-charter, on a long-term basis, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel to...

Scrubbers for Charter Vessels with KDB Funds

An agreement has been signed between Korea Development Bank (KDB), local steelmaker POSCO, and three South Korean shipping companies to install scrubbers on bulk...

Mooring Line Snaps and Kills Crew at Port of Longview

On June 28, a man was killed and three other people were injured at the Port of Longview after a line from a ship...

How a Deliberate Oil Spill will Help Protect the Environment

An intentional oil spill in an unknown lake in Ontario has set the pace for a new research. A team of scientists from...