Stellar Daisy: A Message from IMO Secretary-General

“The news that the search for survivors from the Stellar Daisy has not yet proven successful is sad indeed. Reports from the Uruguayan Navy...

ClassNK e-Certificate Authorized by Liberian Registry

Leading classification society ClassNK has received authorization from the Liberian Registry to provide Liberian flagged vessels with electronic certificates for statutory surveys. ClassNK is...

Bad Stowage Cases, Wire Rod in Coils at Novorossiysk Port

Notwithstanding the position of English Admiralty Court in the well-known EEMS SOLAR case extending basis on which the Ship Owners can avoid responsibility for...

No police, No Body: Why Cruise Ships Suit the Perfect Crime

By Catherine Ryan Howard “Saw this and thought of you,” the email’s subject line read. In it was a link to a recent news report about...

Foreign Ship in Sights of Taiwan’s Oil Spill Probe

On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said that it was working closely with Australian authorities to conduct a criminal investigation into a devastating...

Hybrid Vessels: Here to Stay, or Fleeting Trend?

In a little over two years, the Color Hybrid will traverse the Sandefjord-Strömstad route between Norway and Sweden. Carrying up to 2,000 passengers and...

400 Icebergs Drifted into the North Atlantic Shipping Lanes

More than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes over the past week in an unusually large swarm for this early...

Ship Engineer Dies in the Engine Room

On Wednesday, a 36-year-old Romanian who worked as a third ship engineer is suspected to have died after he collapsed in the engine room...

Discussion on IMO Fuel Oil Consumption Database

Fuel oil consumption database explained The development of the IMO fuel oil consumption database, to support the implementation of mandatory MARPOL annex VI requirements, was...

Will Dryship’s Management Burn Investors Again?

In life, second chances do not come by often. This is why there is a version of the old adage, “You only get one...