Malacca and S’pore Straits Traffic Hits New High in 2016

Despite the difficult shipping markets in 2016 traffic in the world’s busiest shipping lane – the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) – were...

Liberian Registry Launches Innovative Website

The Liberian Registry has further strengthened its industry-leading role for technological innovation by relaunching its website in an ultra-user-friendly format. Among other things, owners and...

Singapore Marine Fuel Sales at Record High in January

Sales volumes of marine fuels in Singapore surged to a record 4.46 million tonnes in January, the highest in any month since records began,...

Baltic Dry Index Falls to 685, Down 3 Points

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) on Tuesday fell under the 688 mark, dropping 3 points on the day to 685, continuing a significant reversal...

ISO Publishes New Standard for Safe LNG Bunkering

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced the publication of ISO 20519, a new standard for the safe bunkering of ships with liquefied natural...

CO2 Reduction Target Certified as “Science Based Target (SBT)”

“K”Line’s CO2 Reduction Target Certified as “Science Based Target (SBT)”: Evaluated as the Goal to Contribute to the Paris Agreement “K” Line’s CO2 reduction targets...

A Little-Known Shipwreck in Greece that Cost More than 4,000 Lives

One of the worst maritime tragedies in history took place in Greece and cost almost four times as many lives as the Titanic; yet...

Relative Motion Illusion Resulted in Vessel Collision

Summary On 3 December 2015, a Panama registered pure car Carrier City of Rotterdam collided with the Danish registered ro-ro ferry Primula Seaways on the...

Will the Shipbuilder Survive ‘April Crisis’?

Daewoo Shipbuilding Faces Another Liquidity Crisis Rumor Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering still has difficulty in escaping from the liquidity crisis, igniting another rumour that...

Hazardous Cargo Not Affected by Fire

Fire being investigated - hazardous cargo not affected Metro fire-fighters were fighting late into the night of February 13 to control the blaze on board...