Denmark Charges Singapore’s Bunker Former Head with Fraud

On Thursday, Denmark's state prosecutor charged the former manager of OW Bunker's Singapore subsidiary with fraud but the management was cleared off its criminal...

Marine Vessels are Unsuspecting Hosts of Invasive Species

A study by the researchers at Tel Aviv have noted that marine vessels plying through the Mediterranean Sea are unsuspecting carriers of invasive species....

Fleet Cleaner Cleans Several Container Vessels in Dutch Ports

Fleet Cleaner cleans several 350m+ sized container vessels in Dutch ports After recently launching its innovative ship hull cleaning installation in all Dutch ports, Fleet...

ClassNK: Statement of Compliance to a Ship Recycling Facility

Leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Koichi Fujiwara) has issued a Statement of Compliance (SoC) to a ship recycling facility in Izmir, Turkey,...

Beyond Maritime Security

Economic stability and sustainable development can be driven by an integrated approach to the maritime sector, including ports, maritime security and facilitation of maritime...

Falling Capesize Rates Could Trigger More Scrapping Activity

The market for ships scrapping has been rather slow over the course of the past few weeks for a number of reasons, chief of...

Suez Canal Ready for Largest Container Ships

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said that the Suez Canal is capable of accommodating large container ships. Statement released: Mohab Mamish, head of the SCA, said...

[Watch] A 100-foot Wave Hits a Ship

A 100-foot wave hits a ship in the North Sea, during an intense storm. Had the ship been much smaller it could have been...

Ship Loaded with Ethanol Refloated

An Ethanol loaded tanker lost its fuel pump mechanism midway and ran aground. What happened? The tanker, Argent Cosmos, a Panamanian-flagged tanker was loaded with 1.63...

Ship Autopilot Steers During Evasive Manoeuvres and Docking

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing safe steering for the remote-monitored and controlled autonomous ships of the future. The new technology has...