Shipping Industry ‘Nowhere Close’ to Sustainable Recycling

By Stephen Gardner Shipowners worldwide sent 862 large ocean-going vessels for scrapping in 2016, with 668 ending up in Bangladeshi, Indian or Pakistani yards, despite...

Iran Owns World’s Largest Tanker Fleet

NITC managing director, while noting that Iran possessed the largest tanker fleet in the world, expounded on plans to renovate and expand the existing...

[Watch] War with China is Imminent!

Steve Bannon: 'We're going to war in the South China Sea ... no doubt' The United States and China will fight a war within...

[Watch] Sailors Thrown Out of Boat at Almost 60 MPH

During Saturday’s FLW College Fishing tournament, two members of University of Florida’s bass fishing team got into a harrowing boat accident. While riding the...

The Mind-blowing Shows Rocking the New World’s Largest Cruise Ship

“We want to impress, we want to show off, but in the end, we really just want to entertain.” So says Nick Weir, who oversees...

Penalties for Non-compliance with Ship Emissions Reporting

Non-compliance with EU Ship Emissions Reporting: Government Consults on Penalties On 1 January 2018, subject to a few exclusions, ships over 5000 gross tonnage (“Relevant...

Afloat Hull Plate Repairs on Aluminium Hull that Prevents Wet Welding

Recently Hydrex diver/technician teams mobilized to vessels in Belgium and Curaçao for underwater hull plating repairs. In Zeebrugge a crack needed to be closed...

Shipping Rates Could Get Worse Under Trump

Overcapacity in the shipping industry is weighing on charter rates, keeping them stuck below operating expense levels and leaving hundreds of ships idle.  The...

Noahs Ark Set to Float Again!

New Container service by a container ship operator Qingdao Marine Noah’s Ark Shipping (QMNA) is in the offing, reports say. The Noah’s ark shipping company...

Listing Cargo Ship Found Abandoned Off Istanbul

A Cambodian-flagged cargo ship has been found abandoned and listing at an anchorage near Istanbul. What happened? On Wednesday night, a cargo ship was found abandoned...