Finland’s Autoship Bid

A new autonomous shipping test area is due to open off the Finnish coast, boosting significant projects already underway in the country. The testbed is...

[Watch] World’s First Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Retired

The USS Enterprise will be decommissioned following 25 deployments over its 51 years of service. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only.  This...

Forget Autonomous Cars—Autonomous Ships Are Almost Here

If Rolls-Royce has its way, commercial vessels will soon have no crew on board By OSKAR LEVANDER It’s midnight on the North Atlantic, where a massive...

Why Now is the Time for Nuclear Cargo Shipping

On land, nuclear powered electricity is no longer a competitive US option in a carbon-constrained future when solar is already at 3 cents per...

Fatigue at Sea on the IMO Agenda

Lessons learned to enhance seafarer training There are numerous ways to enhance seafarer training by utilizing lessons learned from marine casualty investigations that are under...

Shipping Industry in Quarter of a Century!

Clarksons Research takes a look back to 1992 and compares the shipping industry then to its profile today.  If this reveals anything it’s that...

Backlash! Huge Threat Awaits Shipping Industry

As we enter 2017, BIMCO stresses the impact of a possible backlash against globalisation. If the growth and embracing of protectionist policies throughout 2016...

Mooring Rope Entangled with Propeller Kills One

On January 30, a port’s workboat assisting in the mooring of bulk carrier “Swiftnes” at Tomakomai port capsized and sank killing one seamen in...

Million Tonnes Milestone by Sovcomflot’s

Sovcomflot tankers transport one million tonnes of oil from Novy Port oil and gas condensate field Sovcomflot’s three unique Arctic shuttle tankers, of the Shturman...

How Marine Traffic has Changed in the Last Century

Museum at Campbell River by Erika Anderson The Museum foyer windows have a spectacular view over Discovery Passage. Daily, a myriad boats go by.  Recreational fishing boats...