NGOs Push for a Mediterranean ECA
An alliance of several European environmental organizations recently adopted a declaration to designate the Mediterranean Sea an Emission Control Area (ECA), aimed at limiting...
Bunker Industry- 100% Sulfur Compliance by 2020 is a Distant Dream
The world’s bunker industry is making progress in inching toward meeting the International Maritime Organization (IMO) global sulfur cap target by 2020, but with...
Three Ways to Improve Commercial Shipping’s Environmental Footprint
Do you wear runners, drink coffee or own a mobile phone? The chances are that these products cruised to you on a ship. In...
Biggest Drilling Ship Set to Reach the Earth’s Mantle
Earth’s elusive mantle is too much to resist for a team of Japanese scientists who plan to be the first to reach it. The...
Marine Risks Continue to Grow Both in Size and Complexity
IUMI reports continued increase in frequency of major vessel casualties
Rising energy claims against a reducing premium base; and the increased cargo accumulation risk onboard...
Option of a Two Stage Rudder Explored
ZF applied a well-proven aeronautical wing concept to improve maritime rudder performance, but there are other proven aspects of aeronautical wing technology that show...
MOL Plans Four 20,000 TEU LNG Mega-ships
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), the largest and oldest of Japan's international ocean carrier companies, has got the green light for four LNG-powered 20,000 TEU...
How Vessel Trim Optimisation Creates Efficiencies
A ship’s energy efficiency is determined by its design, its hull and machinery condition – and how the vessel is actually operated in terms...
Cargo Ship Drags Anchor and Allides with Two Maersk Drilling Vessels
A heavy load carrier apparently alluded with two oil drilling rigs when it tried to manoeuvre out of the port.
What happened?
On April 10, a...
Somali Forces Capture Ten Pirates and Rescue Two Hostages
Somali forces have surrounded pirates holding hostages taken from an Indian ship.
They have also secured the surrender of 10 members of the band...
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