Fall from Cargo Hold Stringer Kills Crew Onboard

The Transport Malta has issued safety investigation report into the fatality of a crew member following a fall inside cargo hold  on board the...

2017 LNG Bunkering and Bunker Fuel Market Rising

The Global LNG Bunkering market is expected to grow from $248.64 million in 2016 to reach $8187.35 million by 2023 with a CAGR of 64.7%. Growing...

Diana Agrees to Time Charter with Maersk, Reups with CMA CGM

Athens, Greece-based transportation services company Diana Containerships, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into a time charter contract with Maersk Line A/S for...

Building New Marine Economy

After delivering frigates to naval forces of Algeria and Pakistan, and mega-container ships, liquefied natural gas or LNG carriers and vehicle carriers to shipowners...

Fatigue or Poor Watchkeeping Causes Collision

The Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) issued an investigation report on the collision between a container ship and a fishing vessel off Himeshima Village,...

IMO Paves Way for Fuel Use Data Collection

The framework for a global mandatory reporting system for ship fuel consumption is taking shape and work will continue to assess whether the energy...

[Watch] NYPD Rescues Injured Man Aboard Cargo Ship

Surveillance footage released by police shows the moment an NYPD Aviation officer swooped in to rescue an injured man aboard a cargo vessel before...

Maersk Expands Vessel Management Contract

A new agreement has been put forth comprises management of three 8,400-TEU container vessels. The agreement also includes crew members and technical management, plus additional...

Redesigning Marine Engines to Cut Pollution and Black Smoke

A Danish researcher has created new software to limit emissions of NOx particles and black smoke from vessels. At a time when emission regulations...

How to Squeeze a Supertanker into the Panama Canal

Even after a year of unveiling the expanded Panama Canal to the World. It still remains small for the large supertankers to travel through...