THE ex-captain of Britain’s newest aircraft carrier has been sacked over claims he hit on female sailors. Capt Steve Higham was sunk after a months-long investigation revealed a number of MeToo-style complaints. Capt Steve Higham has been sacked ...

Liberia's maritime administration is investigating an incident aboard a Panama-flagged bulker in which two stowaways were allegedly killed.  Six Nigerian nationals arrived on a beach at Grand Cess, Liberia on September 12, including some who ...

Converting containership vessels to alternative fuels is technically and economically feasible, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping said citing findings of a new report. As the industry moves to decarbonize its fleet, numerous ...

  The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) is expanding its fleet after securing a new deal with fellow Isle of Man based ship owner MX Bulk. The agreement will see the IOMSR flag four new 63,878 MT bulk carriers presently being built by the ...

UK-based maritime design and applied technologies company Artemis Technologies, a spin-off from the Artemis Racing America’s Cup sailing team, has unveiled the design of its new 100% electric EF-24 passenger vessel, targeting the global high-speed ...

Austal Philippines has successfully launched the 115-metre, high speed vehicle-passenger ferry Express 5, for Molslinjen of Denmark, utilising a new vessel transportation system designed by Austal. The ‘Auto Express 115’ high-speed catamaran ferry ...

  THE First Registry of Ships in the World (Panama) with 8,500 ships registered under its flag, and MSC Shipmanagement Limited, a subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), aimed at ...

  GRAIN DE SAIL moored in Cherbourg (France) . A modern cargo sailboat (72ft / 24.24m overall - 50 ton loading capacity). A schooner type rigging with equal masts, owned and operated by a French shopkeeper / trader of coffee and chocolate having ...

The Republic of Korea Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Kim Seung-kyum said on September 19th that the military will consider acquiring an aircraft carrier that is larger than the current CVX design if a carrier capable fighter is ...

Amogy Inc., a pioneer of emission-free, energy-dense ammonia power solutions has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register, a maritime classification society responsible for ensuring new maritime technologies meet safety ...

CHINA's state-owned shipping giant Cosco Group is to spend US$4.9 billion to expand its fleet in a renewed quest to become the biggest global marine transporter. The group will allocate the funds from 2023 through the end of 2025 to bring in 32 ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having repercussions in the Baltic. Already, Finland and Sweden have sought to join NATO. Now, long-time NATO member Denmark is planning to invest up to DKK 40 billion (about $5.4 billion) in new warships. Germany ...

Survitec’s large inflatable lifeboat is now ready to be installed on cruise ships after having received full type approval certification from classification society Lloyd’s Register. Certification follows the successful the completion of heavy ...

Amid China’s threats to Taiwan, maintenance woes hobble a key weapon in the Indo-Pacific. The U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet, America’s essential war-fighting instrument in the Indo-Pacific, is about three-fifths the size it should be, chiefly ...

Another out-of-control brawl recently broke out on a Carnival Cruise Line ship. The Miami Herald reported on the large fracus which took place on the Carnival Sunrise on September 9th. Included in the article, titled A massive fight broke out on a ...

The changing tide of the Ukraine War appear to have led the Russian Navy to ‘regroup’ its forces in the Black Sea. Early during the invasion they loitered boldly close to Odessa. Now the Black Sea Fleet barely sails out of sight of Crimea for fear ...

A Dutch startup named Circular Maritime Technologies (CMT) has been launched targeting unsustainable shipbreaking practices that have seen ships taken apart by hand on South East Asian beaches. CMT aims to become the world’s first circular ship ...

Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has announced that the future USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13) has successfully completed acceptance trials for the United States Navy. Constructed at Austal USA’s Mobile Alabama shipyard, EPF-13 is the first Spearhead-class ...

Following a contraction in output of newbuild 20ft shipping containers in 2021, ordering has recovered strongly this year, and contrary to popular opinion Drewry expects its share of the global container equipment fleet to remain above 25% for the ...

The adoption of hydrogen as marine fuel for deep sea-going vessels seems to be lagging behind its counterparts such as methanol and ammonia. Hydrogen is an attractive fuel for internal combustion engines and its combustion produces no greenhouse ...

Peer-reviewed research by Thordon Bearings into the hydrodynamic lubrication efficiency of a ship’s propeller shaft bearing has found that the use of seawater-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings reduces fuel consumption. The environmental and ...

Japanese companies Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Japan Engine Corporation, IHI Power Systems Co. Ltd. and Nihon Shipyard have obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for their ammonia-fueled ammonia gas ...

The new VIKING MISSISSIPPI is officially entering service in St. Paul. Marking Viking’s debut in U.S. domestic waters, the purpose-built vessel will now offer five different itineraries on the Lower and Upper Mississippi River. For its maiden ...

SHIPPING inflammable lithium batteries that power electric vehicles is impacting transport safety as fires aboard ro-ro car carriers and containerships, demonstrate, reports the American Journal of Transportation. Prevention measures are crucial, ...

Kongsberg Digital (KDI) launches a maritime digital twin with Höegh Autoliners as its first pilot customer. This is the beginning of a new transformation journey for ship operations. As a market-leading developer and vendor of digital twins for the ...

LONDON's Drewry Maritime Research in its latest report estimates that congestion across global supply chains means containers were 15 to 20 per cent less productive than in pre-Covid times despite a six million TEU container surplus worldwide. This ...

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been chosen to supply two auxiliary offshore telescopic cranes for Van Oord’s new generation wind turbine installation vessel. The new vessel will mainly operate to support European wind farms. The contract was ...

FOR the first time in years, the number of fully cellular container vessels sold for demolition in the first half of 2022 dropped to zero, as recycling sales continue to evolve at historic lows, according to Alphaliner's Weekly Newsletter.
 The ...

SeaWays Consultants managing director Captain Arie Nygh explains the importance of teaching pilots the technical capabilities of tugs
 Having worked, trained and assessed in more than 100 ports globally, it was evident to me there is a significant ...

Maritime security is increasingly becoming impossible to achieve without ensuring cyber security, and the ability of states to protect their maritime assets and critical infrastructure against cyber attacks. This was one of the conclusions from a ...

Maritime authorities are considering stricter controls on the ocean transport of billions of plastic pellets known as nurdles after a series of spillages around the world. Campaigners warn that nurdles are one of the most common micro-plastic ...

Storylines and Brodosplit have made it official, having signed a newbuild contract for a 2025 delivery of a residence cruise ship. The deal is valued at $1.5 billion for the 547-residence LNG-powered ship, according to a press release. DIV Group ...

In the maritime industry's quest for zero-emissions solutions, it's often stated there's no silver bullet. But proponents of thorium believe it is just that. Thorium has been identified as having huge potential as a clean alternative maritime fuel. ...

The tug is said to be the first vessel in the world to receive the notation in question from ABS and the first Singapore-flagged vessel to receive the Smart (Autonomous) Notation from MPA Singapore. The notations were assigned following successful ...

Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo, ...

A new custom-built diamond recovery vessel has been completed and delivered by Netherlands-based the Damen Shipyards Group via its Damen Shipyards Mangalia division on Romania’s Black Sea coast. Designed by Norwegian naval architecture firm Marin ...

A £65m superyacht of a Russian oligarch hit by sanctions will be auctioned off by the Gibraltar government on Tuesday, becoming the first of the luxury vessels to be sold off since restrictions were imposed on hundreds of rich Russians after ...

There is significant room for improvement of propulsive efficiency of ships with new propulsor and hull form innovations to help reduce fuel consumption and add to the decarbonization efforts of the shipping industry, Finland-based research ...

Former managing director of Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor on Tuesday (Aug 16) pleaded not guilty to three charges of criminal breach of trust over the littoral combatant ship (LCS) scandal. The 78-year- old, who used to ...

Paşabahçe, a legendary ferry built in 1952, has sailed its premier voyage in the Bosphorus after a two-year restoration. The ferry, which was first built as a warship, and was later turned into a ferry cruising on the Bosphorus, was fully ...

Norsepower has inked a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry to deliver single rotor sails onboard two newbuild LNG-powered, wind-assisted CO₂ carriers commissioned by the Northern Lights JV. Northern Lights JV is developing the transportation ...

According to numerous reports, Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruises canceled their itineraries to Ensenada, Mexico after a weekend of vandalism, looting and threats of mass violence by a drug cartel in that port city and other locations ...

The levels of the Rhine River fell to a new low on Friday due to the ongoing drought in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, further restricting the distribution of coal, petrol, wheat and other commodities amid a looming energy crisis. The water level ...

NSSLGlobal, a satcoms company in the cleantech portfolio of Arendals Fossekompani the Norwegian investment house, has partnered with shipowner SOIC Ship Management AB to install the technology onboard the ship. The Götheborg of Sweden was an ...

Government, NGO and private-sector researchers have long relied upon AIS to track the movements of vessels, and the tool is invaluable for spotting suspicious activity. However, AIS has one well-known drawback: suspect ships can (and do) turn off ...

A new estimate sees $256 billion in net income this year The world’s biggest container lines are on course to post profits in 2022 that will top last year’s record by 73%, according to a new forecast, buoyed by logistics and labor strains that are ...

  Avikus, an autonomous navigation solutions startup founded by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group in late 2020, has been contracted by two compatriot shipping companies to install an autonomous navigation solution for ...

BHP has partnered with Pan Pacific Copper (PPC), a member of JX Nippon Mining & Metals group, and Norsepower, the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from maritime transportation ...

LIQUEFIED natural gas becomes dangerous to human life at about 50,000 parts per million. Ammonia is much more harmful than that. According to an update from a preliminary study conducted by Bureau Veritas and TotalEnergies, ammonia starts to have ...

Sea waves can impede the speed and performance, as well as increase the fuel consumption of ships travelling on the ocean, which then adds to maritime greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
But measuring this impact has been difficult. Now, researchers ...

Vessel to be inducted into Navy in the third week of August by Prime Minister The Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) delivered the first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) to the Indian Navy here on Thursday. The acceptance form was signed by Madhu S. ...

THE countless numbers of freight indices that have been in retreat for months have led to many analysts suggesting that the container shipping's boom period is coming to a close. However, no one seems to have told tonnage hungry boxline operators ...

A Dutch company has delivered a test bed vessel to the British Royal Navy to help the service rapidly experiment and field the latest in autonomous and lethality technologies. The 270-ton vessel arrived at the Portsmouth naval base in southern ...

Dutch shipbuilding company Next Generation Shipyards has been selected to construct a pilot ship for the H2Ships project which aims to develop an infrastructure for shipping using hydrogen propulsion.The shipyard was awarded the contract to build ...

A cruise major has reportedly circumvented a ban on its vessels entering the Venice lagoon by shuttling visitors into the city center on smaller motor boats.
 Owned by Norwegian Cruise, NORWEGIAN GEM is a vessel that is almost 300 meters long. It ...

UKHO sets out transition plan for fully digital chart portfolio by end of 2026 Taunton, UK – 26 July 2022: The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced its intention to develop options for the withdrawal from global paper chart production by ...

Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and compatriot start-up Metro Weather have conducted the world-first demonstration experiment using Doppler Lidar onboard an experimental vessel to measure wind conditions. As a result, the ...

Armed pirates struck another platform operated by Pemex last week, forcing the crew to help them cart off stolen goods before departing again.  A group of 10 armed robbers boarded a platform at the Rebombeo pumping complex in the Bay of Campeche ...

On July 20, 2022, the commencement ceremony of Van Oord JUV BOREAS, a wind turbine installation vessel commissioned by Van Oord to be built by CIMC Raffles, was held in its Yantai construction base, participated by representatives from Van Oord, DNV ...

A jury in the case of Jane Doe v. Carnival Corporation d/b/a Carnival Cruise Line case number 19-24766, pending in federal court for the Southern District of Florida, returned a verdict in the amount of $10,200,000 on July 18, 2022 for a passenger ...

Improvements in batteries have unlocked the potential to electrify big containerships today on voyages of up to 5,000 km, a new study shows. The study, entitled “Rapid battery cost declines accelerate the prospects of all-electric interregional ...

Location: Kavkaz South anchorage, Russia. SUMMARYOn 30 August 2021, Teal Bay’s chief officer was fatally injured when he was struck by a mooring line when it sprang out of an open roller fairlead. Teal Bay was moored alongside an anchored bulk ...

When the EVER ACE, one of the largest container ships in the world, eased out of Yantian port on 14 August last year and manoeuvred gingerly into the South China Sea, she had embarked upon a record-breaking voyage. To date, no other ship has carried ...

Singapore-based dry bulk owner Berge Bulk today announced that it had signed agreements with Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd – a global leader in wind-assisted propulsion for commercial vessels – to supply and fit two vessels in their dry bulk fleet ...

We are taking the opportunity during this Maritime Safety Week to raise awareness of essential components for safer mooring operations.Over the years, MAIB has seen many incidents where seafarers have been struck by mooring lines, unfortunately in ...

The "Belgorod" special purpose submarine, carrier of the so-called doomsday Poseidon drones, will be in experimental operation with the Northern Fleet before later to serve in the Pacific Fleet. 
An official press statement posted by the Sevmash ...

THE Panama Ship Registry has flagged the world's largest containership, the 24,000-TEU EVER ALOT with the flag of Panama, adding to the 18-vessel fleet of the 20 biggest box ships in the world. The vessel has impressive dimensions, with a length of ...

Industry partners could still do more to ensure the safety of crews, says INTERCARGO, as it has submitted its latest Bulk Carrier Casualty Report to the Sub-Committee on IMO Instruments (III 8), convening at the end of the month.
Despite high levels ...

Any great power confrontation in the Pacific would rely heavily upon the U.S. Navy’s ability to project and sustain power from the sea. U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ships continue to take on additional mission sets as the service builds ...

Dutch sustainable shipping company EcoClipper has entered into a formal partnership with the UK-based sustainable cargo broker New Dawn Traders to facilitate the process of finding and organising cargo. The news comes as EcoClipper’s first cargo ...

Explora Journeys, the luxury travel brand of the MSC Group’s cruise division, and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the construction of an additional two hydrogen-powered cruise ships to take the total ...

As part of its journey towards becoming carbon neutral by 2030, without the use of offsets, Vestas is pioneering innovative solutions to reduce carbon emissions from its own operations. In collaboration with long-term supplier Windcat Workboats, ...

What happens when as many as sixty passengers are involved in a violent brawl on a Carnival cruise ship? Nothing, as it became clear from reports of an early morning brawl aboard the Carnival Magic which returned to port in Manhattan yesterday ...

On June 21st 2022 Wallenius Marine and KNUD E. HANSEN signed an agreement that KNUD E. HANSEN will join the project of designing the world’s first wind-powered RoRo vessel, as Naval Architects.The vessel will: • use wind as the main form of ...

SAFETY considerations surrounding electric vehicles are sufficiently different from those that apply to internal combustion engine vehicles that a new vessel type may be needed for their carriage, according to a P&I club safety specialist. ...

Shipping companies are transforming rust buckets into gold mines in a modern-day alchemy that could fuel already rampant inflation for years to come.
 The disruption to world trade caused by pandemic lockdowns and a shortage of new cargo vessels has ...

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and compatriot shipbuilders Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding have launched a joint project aimed at developing and building an ocean-going liquefied gas carrier that will ...

BAR Technologies’ WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies (WindWings) to debut in early 2023 on charter with development partner, Cargill. Cargill, Mitsubishi Corporation, BAR Technologies (BAR Tech) and Yara Marine Technologies (Yara Marine) are ...

Two Royal Navy officers who had an affair while serving on Britain's nuclear submarines have been sacked for endangering national security with emails sent to each other as part of their 'clandestine sexual relationship'. Lieutenant Sophie Brook, ...

Electric ferry Ellen sailed 50 nautical miles – 92 kilometers – on a single battery charge during the International Energy Agency’s 7th Annual Conference on Energy Efficiency. The distance marks a new world record. The islands of Ærø and Als in ...

A Danish court on Thursday sentenced a British officer to 18 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to charges of negligent manslaughter for his role as helmsman leading to a collision that killed two Danish seaman. During the case in Copenhagen ...

Seafarer wage rates are set to accelerate in the face of worsening officer supply / demand imbalance. Sustained fleet growth will lead to the highest shortfall of officers to crew the world’s merchant fleet in over a decade by 2027, with important ...

According to news reports, the unfinished hull of Genting Cruise Lines’ second Global Class newbuild will be sold for scrap The 208,000-ton vessel was in early stages of construction at one of MV Werften’s facilities in Warnemunde, Germany, when ...

Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, has decided to acquire PortLink Global, a Canada-based port solutions company. The move will speed Wärtsilä Voyage along its path towards creating an end-to-end connected maritime ...

Shipping giant has begun interviewing its 350 female maritime workers to get to the bottom of the issue ... and this iceberg runs deep
 Just a few days ago, Maersk was hailed as being one of the most attractive companies to work for by students ...

The FSO SAFER floating off the coast of Yemen on 26 April 2022
 Saudi Arabia has pledged $10 million to help finance an operation to prevent a possible oil spillage in the Red Sea from the abandoned FSO Safer off the coast of Yemen.
 The ...

Lithium-ion batteries have been the cause of, and charged with, several notable marine fires in recent years. And now there’s talk of insurance companies refusing to cover boats. This is the time for boat owners to check their polices and speak to ...

Removing sea mines near Ukraine’s key ports could take months, and hundreds of seafarers are still stranded in the region following Russia’s invasion of the country, according to the United Nations agency responsible for shipping safety. “Even if ...

Classification society Lloyd’s Register has granted approval in principle (AIP) for a Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) designed 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax bulk carrier equipped with Anemoi rotor sails. The ship design is ...

An overladen ship crammed with thousands of sheep capsized Sunday off Sudan’s Red Sea coast drowning the animals on board but with all crew surviving, port officials said. The livestock vessel was heading from Sudan's port of Suakin to Saudi Arabia ...

MSC has become the first carrier to provide in-house Liquid Cargo Solutions, directly supplying and fitting flexibags for customers worldwide. MSC provides a single point of contact, offering end-to-end services for customers in the liquid cargo ...

Norwegian digital solutions provider Kongsberg Digital and Swiss MSC, the world’s largest container shipping company, have signed a contract for digitalising MSC’s entire fleet consisting of approximately 500 vessels with Vessel Insight. “As the ...

• Innovative new tank system enables flexible response to diversifying and expanding LCO2 carrier market needs • Advanced design technologies cultivated through experience in developing spherical tanks for LNG carriers Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., ...

There are around 2,000 cargo ships with an estimated 25,000 seafarers sailing on the Baltic Sea at any given time. The greywater and sewage generated on these vessels can be legally discharged into the Baltic Sea. How could this wastewater be used ...

The drive towards shipping’s decarbonization is well underway. At present there’s a growing number of potential alternative fuels and technologies to achieve the desired goals, each with each benefits and drawbacks, from costs to production ...

• On June 2, SK Shipping's super-large LNG carrier arrived at a South Korean port after a month-long transoceanic voyage. • The vessel equipped with HD Hyundai's Avikus-developed HiNAS 2.0, Level 2 autonomous navigation solution, was successfully ...

It was the afternoon of June 27, 2017, when nearly every computer serving the Danish shipping giant Maersk went dark. A piece of malware called NotPetya, created by Russians to attack the Ukraine, had accidently snuck into the company’s system when ...

THERE are now just under 900 ships totalling 6.8 million TEU due to be built at yards around the world, reports Singapore's Splash 247. According to Alphaliner the pipeline of container newbuildings is bigger than the combined existing fleets of ...

The cruise industry could be in rocky waters again: Difficulties with hiring crew members has hindered several cruise lines' operations, leaving some would-be cruise-goers with fewer onboard dining options or canceled trips.
Like on-land hospitality ...

ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) for a revolutionary vessel design with a novel aft layout, which eliminates pollution and promotes efficient vessel operations. The ...