Ship Owner Expects Soft Tanker Market to be the Norm During 2017
Tanker owners are in for rough seas over the course of 2017, as rates aren’t bound for a recovery anytime soon, at least according...
[Watch] Ferry Crash at the Docks of Santo Domingo
Video shows the moment the ferry, named Kydon, slammed into the pier and several containers at the Don Diego terminal. Amazingly no injuries were...
Drone Wins Innovation Award for AkzoNobel
A drone developed to improve maritime safety has earned an innovation award for a partnership comprising AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings Business, the supplier of International®...
Vale’s VLOC Headache is Contagious
Brazilian iron ore producer Vale is facing up to a new challenge as hull cracks were found on a third converted very large ore...
Euronav Chief Executive Skeptical on Scrubbers
Shipowners have taken several strategic approaches to comply with the planned International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulation on capping marine fuel sulphur content to 0.1pc...
Ethanol Shipping Fuels Controversy
A small strip of land at Milwaukee’s port has become a point of controversy now that an energy company wants to ship ethanol from...
Shaping the Low Carbon Future of the Shipping Industry
As CEO of Lloyd’s Register, I often reflect on how our role has evolved over our 257-year history.
When we were founded in 1760 our...
Six Crew Kidnapped from Cargo Ship
According to ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report. Six crew members have been kidnapped from a general cargo vessel off Nigeria.
Pirate attack:
Pirates boarded an...
Fatal Breathing Equipment Clipping Issue
Devon diver died after plummeting 60 metres to the ocean floor without his breathing apparatus on
An "extremely experienced" diver died on holiday in Micronesia...
Blast Due to Gas Ignition on Tanker in Shipyard Kills 6, Injures 23
On Thursday, an explosion at a shipyard in Colombia claimed the life of six persons and injured 23 others.
What happened?
The blasts occurred at the...