Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and Optimum Ship Management (Optimum) today announced the launch of a new joint venture company to provide comprehensive, world class...

MS Estonia was a cruise ferry built in 1979 at the German shipyard Meyer Werft in Papenburg. On 28th September 1994, the ship was crossing...

Vessel Containership Machinery Turbocharger on Main Engine Damage/Problem High Lube oil Consumption Main Engine 12 L 90 GFCA Turbocharger Retrofitted from ABB to MAN Technical Background: The main engine had four turbochargers and all these...

The BDTI (Baltic Dirty Tanker Index) tracks the crude tanker rates.  The index proves that crude tankers are still siling at solid rates holding...

  This video shows the first ship-to-ship transfer of LNG in March 1984.  Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company (Adgas) conducted the trials using the...

Inventors from Sussex have developed a concept of solar and wind-powered boat, SeaVax, that can suck up plastic waste.   A proof of concept at...

Effective from 1st April 2016, MOL will appoint Chief Country Representatives to oversee the operations in Asia and Oceania. The idea of appointing country representatives...

California Spill: Oiled Birds Found Near L.A. Harbour Fish and wildlife officials are working to help six oiled seabirds after the car carrier spilled oil...

A lifesaving award was presented to the crew of the cargo ship Joseph L. Block by the Coast Guard in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Saturday. On...

Maritime CEO Forum in Singapore kickstarted an important debate on what every seafarer undergo in their peak of their career life.  Should seafarers ditch...