[Watch] Snake-like Robots Could Throttle Demand for Your Ships

by David Foxwell With three kids all now driving I have mixed feelings about driverless cars. Instinctively, I find the concept of an unattended vehicle...

UK P&I Club: The Importance of Dental Hygiene in Seafarers

UK P&I Club advises on the importance of dental hygiene in seafarers Sophia Bullard, Crew Health Programme Director at UK P&I Club, discusses the importance...

Bulk Carrier Collides with Nuclear Ice-breaker

The bulk carrier Nordic Barents collided with the nuclear icebreaker Vaygach in the Kara Sea off Russia. What happened? The cargo vessel was under escort with...

ABB Launches Industry-leading Digital Solutions Offering, ABB Ability™

ABB commercially launched ABB Ability, its industry-leading portfolio of digital solutions, at ABB Customer World in Houston. With the commercial launch of more than 180...

The Megas are Coming: Containers Still Chasing Cargo

By Patrik Berglund While optimism and enthusiasm is a good thing, it could be said that containership carriers may very well have something else coming. There...

Energizing American Maritime Act: A Way to Energize Employment?

By Karyl Patredis How could the recently introduced bill requiring 30% of U.S. LNG and crude oil to be exported on a U.S. flagged carrier...

March VLCC Loadings Set to Continue Despite Doubts About Far Eastern Demand

The steady stream of March VLCC loadings of Forties crude at the Hound Point terminal looks set to continue in earnest, despite persistent doubt...

Seal Hitching a Ride on the Front of a Ship

THIS dopey seal took time out for a power nap as it hitched a ride on a ship. The mammal was spotted snoozing on the...

Cargo Ship Adrift in Aegean Sea After Mechanical Failure

The general cargo ship Moon Step suffered mechanical failure and lost its steering in the Aegean Sea off Andros Island, Greece. What happened? The vessel was...

Panama Maritime Xiii Conference Starts

IMO Secretary inaugurates Panama Maritime Conference On 12th March, IMO Secretary General; Mr. Kitack Lim inaugurated the bi-annual Conference-exhibition Panama Maritime, this year in its...