A few weeks ago, John Delaney, president of Seattle-based Windstar Cruises, stood on a scaffold at a historic shipyard in Palermo, Italy, and took a blowtorch to the Star Breeze, a 30-year-old, 212-passenger motor yacht. With sparks flying, and ...

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC), and MAN Energy Solutions for an ammonia-fuelled 23,000 TEU Ultra-Large Container Ship (ULCS) concept design, the first ammonia as fuel design of its ...

Odfjell’s newbuilt chemical tanker, the 49,000 dwt Bow Orion, was tonight recognized with the ‘Tanker Ship of the Year Award’ at the Tanker Shipping & Trade Conference. The Riviera Maritime’s Tanker Shipping and Trade Awards honor ‘excellence ...

Nineteen crew members of a tanker vessel identified as Nave Constellation have been kidnapped by pirates. The attack occurred while the vessel was sailing around 100 nautical miles off Bonny Island, Nigeria on December 3, 2019, Dryad Global ...

Seafarers are increasingly alarmed by the prospect of being criminalized for problems through no fault of their own, linked to the enforcement of the 0.5% cap on the sulphur content of fuel, Maritime professionals’ union Nautilus International ...

UECC has secured “Green Financing” in relation to the Company’s investment in new generation pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) with Battery Hybrid LNG Solution taking the company beyond IMO’s target of 40 percent carbon reduction by 2030 United ...

Anglo-Eastern has partnered with the technology group Wärtsilä to digitalise its fleet operations. The technology solution, which will be rolled out to the Hong Kong-based ship manager’s global fleet of more than 600 vessels, supports full voyage ...

More than 80 percent of German shipping companies are planning to switch to the new sulfur-reduced Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (LSFO) from next year on, according to a survey published by the German Shipowners’ Association (VDR). The reason for “one of ...

The Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) fleet has grown at a staggering rate of 8% year to date in November. The 65 VLCCs delivered in the first 11 months of 2019 will mark the highest number of deliveries since 1976. A total of 19m DWT has been ...

SCHOTTEL has once again been awarded orders in the Norwegian fishery segment. Thus, the world’s largest live fish carrier (LFC), as well as a 67-metre state-of-the-art longliner, will feature thrusters from the German propulsion expert. Both vessels ...

China has officially unveiled China Shipbuilding Corporation, which was described by the country’s officials as “the world’s largest shipbuilding group”. The inaugural meeting of the newly created company was held in Beijing on November 26, 2019, ...

Rescuers were struggling to save 14,600 sheep after the cargo ship they were being carried on capsized in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania. The Queen Hind, bound for Saudi Arabia, overturned on Sunday shortly after leaving Romania’s Midia ...

India’s government has approved the sale of a majority stake in the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). Specifically, the government would divest its shareholding of 63.75 percent in the Mumbai-based shipping company. The government will also ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a Marine Accident Brief about a December 30, 2018, accident involving the passenger ship Nippon Maru which struck mooring dolphins at a U.S. Navy fueling wharf in Apra Harbor, Guam. The ...

Maersk Tankers is set to add 11 tanker vessels to the fleet under its management, following an agreement with BP Shipping (BP) and ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd (ICBC). Under the terms of the agreement, Maersk Tankers will take each vessel from ...

Qatar has entered into an agreement with MSC Cruises for the charter of two cruise ships during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Berthed at Doha Port, the cruise liners will offer a combined capacity of 4,000 cabins and act as floating hotels during ...

Florida-based cruise line Celebrity Cruises, part of Royal Caribbean Cruises, has unveiled plans for the first-ever sailing with an entirely female bridge and officer team. This historic sailing will take place on International Women’s Day – March ...

Miami-based Carnival Corporation has strengthened its environmental compliance team with new appointments. Namely, the company announced seven new hires and internal promotions as part of the development of its new ethics and compliance function, ...

A high level of alcohol may have led to the fatal fall of the second engineer onboard the general cargo ship MV Khosrov Bey while underway in November 2018, according to a report by Transport Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit. An ...

Pirates attacked an Italy-flagged offshore supply vessel in the southern Gulf of Mexico, injuring two crew members, the Mexican Navy said on Tuesday, in the latest outbreak of robbery and piracy to hit oil platforms and infrastructure in the ...

Slow shipping is not the answer to cutting emissions from shipping, the UK Chamber of Shipping pointed out.  The UK trade body for shipping highlighted its argument while the latest round of UN ship climate negotiation is being held at the ...

European social partners for the maritime technology sector have once again called upon EU policy-makers to adopt a dedicated European industrial strategy for the sector. On November 8, industriAll Europe and SEA Europe, representatives of the MT ...

The Panama-flagged oil and chemical tanker Hoyu was hit by a fire in Singapore’s territorial waters, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. The incident occurred in the afternoon hours of November 7 while the 8,925 dwt unit was ...

The technology group Wärtsilä, in collaboration with PSA Marine, has achieved a breakthrough in its IntelliTug project. Following the successful installation of a first-of-its-kind Dynamic Positioning (DP) system onboard the harbour tug ‘PSA ...

Danish shipping giant Maersk will install a containerized 600 kWh marine battery system on board the 4,500 TEU Maersk Cape Town in December 2019 to improve vessel performance and reliability while reducing CO2 emissions. “This trial will provide a ...

The growth of the Saudi Arabian flagged fleet by 28 percent in 2018 can be largely attributed to improvements achieved by the country’s maritime authority, Vice Chairman of the General Authority for Transport for the Maritime Transport Sector, Farid ...

Havyard is taking the next step towards a hydrogen system pilot for large ships. The company is entering the approval phase and has signed agreements with providers of hydrogen tanks and fuel cells. If large vessels are to sail zero-emission at ...

It’s back to school season in the Philippines. It’s that time of the year when Filipinos create memories as a family: parents and children purchase school supplies, uniform, and stationary, parents accompany kids to their school on the first day, ...

Ugland bulk vessel MV Bonita was boarded by pirates very early Saturday morning off Cotonou/Benin while she was at anchor. Nine crew members were taken off the vessel while she was waiting for berth to discharge inbound cargo, gypsum. The ...

• The world’s largest floating offshore wind power plant, Hywind Tampen, will be located in Norway, with a total capacity of 88 MW and equipped with 11 SG 8.0-167 DD turbines. • By reducing the use of gas turbines on the fields, the project helps ...

North Sea Europe programme, part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to the tune of EUR 3.4 million has been officially approved and launched. The project brings together universities, wind-assist technology providers with ship owners ...

On 28th October, the iconic Clipper Stad Amsterdam arrived early in Den Helder in sunny weather, after a calm voyage from Amsterdam. After watching her arrival, invited guests were given a tour of the vessel by Captain Moritz Kuhlenbäumer, who ...

Market projections have shown that the best-positioned fuels for research and development into net-zero marine fuels are alcohol, biomethane and ammonia. According to a new study conducted by Danish shipping major A.P. Moller – Maersk and UK’s ...

Thanks to its advanced solutions and technical innovations, Viking Line says its newbuild Viking Glory will be one of the most climate-smart passenger ships in the worldIt is estimated the ship will consume up to 10% less fuel than Viking Grace, ...

The Prysmian Group is set to launch the most advanced cable layer in the world, Leonardo Da Vinci As world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, the Prysmian Group is set to launch the most advanced cable layer in the world. The ...

ABB, in collaboration with Keppel O&M’s technology arm, Keppel Marine and Deepwater Technology (KMDTech), will jointly develop the technology for autonomous vessels and retrofit a 32-meter harbor tugboat with leading-edge digital solutions, enabling ...

The first cruise liner to be built in the Chinese mainland entered the production phase on Friday, with the 135,500-metric-ton Vista-class vessel expected to showcase China's cutting-edge prowess in shipbuilding technologies, experts said. The ...

An uninhabited island in the South Atlantic Ocean is experiencing high levels of stranded debris that likely comes from Chinese merchant ships, a study published in September this year indicates. During the last 3 decades, plastic drink bottles ...

This year has already seen an alarming number of container ship fires including Yantian Express, APL Vancouver, Grande America, E.R. Kobe and KMTC Hong Kong. The escalation is of growing concern to IUMI (International Union of Marine Insurance) who ...

TONY HOPKINS, who has died aged 94, was a merchant seaman who survived being torpedoed in the Second World War and later pioneered shipping links with China.At about 0230 on September 5 1942, the 18-year-old Hopkins was on his second sea voyage, a ...

Two shipping companies incorporated in Liberia will pay a USD 1.8 million criminal penalty for pollution caused by a cargo vessel and concealing evidence, the US Department of Justice said. Vessel owner Nederland Shipping Company and operator ...

The unsafe shipbreaking yards on South Asian beaches have claimed the lives of 19 workers so far this year, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform said in its quarterly update. According to the coalition campaigning for clean and safe ship recycling, a ...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Tohoku Electric Power Co.,Inc today announced both companies’ intention to move ahead with a joint study related to the installation of world’s first hard sail system (Wind Challenger) on a coal carrier. Wind ...

American information technology company IBM has joined a global consortium of partners, led by marine research organization ProMare, which is building an unmanned, fully-autonomous ship that will cross the Atlantic in September 2020. A new ...

Norwegian authorities have slapped Singapore-based cash buyer Wirana Shipping Corporation with a NOK 7 million (USD 765,000) fine over the company’s role in the 2017 accident involving barge carrier Harrier (ex-Tide Carrier). The vessel almost ran ...

The 1998-built singledecker Rhodanus ran aground in the Strait of Bonifacio off the French island of Corsica on October 13. The French maritime authority Premar said the ship did not respond to radio calls before it missed a turning point and ...

On October 13, 2019, amendments to an international treaty aimed at preventing the spread of potentially invasive species in ships’ ballast water came into force, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said. The International Convention for ...

French naval architecture firm VPLP has developed a new roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel design equipped with four “Oceanwings” that would assist the ship’s main propulsion system. The 121-meter-long RoRo vessel was developed for transporting ...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines made history on Wednesday as the 24,344-ton 195.82-meter-long, 22.52-meter-wide Braemar broke the existing record to become the largest ship ever to traverse the Corinth Canal, which is only 24 meters wide at its narrowest ...

“The improbable can happen. But when a number of improbabilities occur consecutively within a short period of time it is very difficult to accept that they are coincidences.” Those were the words of British High Court judge Mr Justice Teare when he ...

China’s new cruise brand Astro Ocean Cruise received its first ship after the 1995-built Piano Land was named in a ceremony in Xiamen on September 26. Formerly known as Oriana, the cruise ship was acquired by Astro Ocean from P&O Cruises. Piano ...

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has taken the lead in the large-scale vessels market by bagging orders for ultra-large containerships, valued at more than KRW 1 trillion. Earlier today, SHI announced that it had clinched a deal worth a total of USD ...

A large bulk carrier was approaching a port. It was heading towards a narrow, 100m wide channel at a speed of 4kts with the master, second mate, a helmsman and two harbour pilots on the bridge. None of the vessel’s deck officers had visited the port ...

   The wreck of the general cargo vessel M/S Osfjord, that grounded over a year ago off Norway, has been removed, according to Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner BOA Offshore. The ship ran aground in Linesoya waters, north of Trondheim, ...

The passengers on board a 165m cruise ship were looking forward to visiting a small fishing town located a short way up a narrow river. The fine weather was ideal for exploring the town’s quaint shops and winding streets. The harbour authority and ...

You may have heard a lot that cruises are amongst the safest ways to travel, But, unfortunately, nothing comes without a small risk, and this includes cruise ships as well. Being on a ship for weeks or even months can take a toll on even the most ...

The 52,400 dwt bulk carrier Nur Allya, that went missing off eastern Indonesia in late August, has been located. According to local media reports, the Indonesia-flagged ship was found in the Halmahera Sea, north of Buru Island in ...

A fully laden 363m container ship was arriving in port. When the pilot arrived on the bridge he requested full ahead. The master pilot exchange was brief and there was no agreed plan for the inbound passage. The berthing manoeuvre involved turning ...

NYK has conducted the world’s first Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) trial performed in accordance with the IMO’s Interim Guidelines for MASS trials* as the company begins tests to realize its target of manned autonomous ships** for safer ...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and its group company MOL Information Systems, Ltd. today announced that, along with Associate Professor Shunji Umetani of Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University, they have successfully ...

The Bourbon Rhode offshore tug supply vessel that found itself near the eye of the hurricane Lorenzo on Thursday has sunk in the Atlantic, Bourbon Offshore, the owner of the vessel has confirmed. Three crew members have been rescued, while the ...

Bloom Energy and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), a part of Samsung Group, today announced a collaboration to design and develop ships powered by Bloom Energy’s solid oxide fuel cell technology. Bloom Energy is the world’s leading provider of ...

This major milestone in the construction of the world's first LNG-powered ultra-large containership, CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE, was reached today at the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard, at an event attended by Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief ...

Ship Sparta III, the largest container ship in the fleet of Oboronlogistics, made the delivery of project cargo from China to Europe via the Northern sea route The experience of operating the Sparta III on the Northern sea route showed that the ...

In a ceremony held Friday September 20th in the Port of Baltimore, American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier (ARC) christened the M/Vs ARC Resolve, ARC Integrity and ARC Independence, welcoming three of the most versatile ships to the U.S.-flag commercial ...

Pan-European ferry and logistics company P&O Ferries has signed a contract with China’s shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard International worth EUR 260 million (USD 286.13 million) to deliver a new generation of ships on the English Channel. Two new ...

Aerospace solutions provider Airbus Defence and Space has upgraded its digital maritime service to detect and track vessels around the globe. First launched in 2018, the OceanFinder application combines a constellation of optical and radar ...

Houston-based American Ethane announced plans to order 17 very large ethane carriers at Gastech in Houston on 17 September. The 150,000 cbm capacity VLECs will be ordered from Chinese shipyards Hudong-Zhonghua and Jiangnan, both of which received ...

Vessel automation and digitization will reduce future seafarer demand, but the medium-term impact is expected to be limited, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. The evolution of autonomous ships will have significant implications for seafarer ...

Britain's newest aircraft carrier has sailed out of Rosyth dockyard for the first time.The £3bn HMS Prince of Wales entered the Firth of Forth on Thursday afternoon ahead of extensive sea trials off the north-east of Scotland.The ship, which is 280m ...

ABB enters new market segment with order to install Azipod® electric propulsion on board two dry bulk carriers from Germany’s largest bulk carrier company Oldendorff Carriers. Two self-unloading dry cargo transshipment units will be the first bulk ...

The Coast Guard has freed all four crew members stuck in a capsized South Korea-owned cargo ship off the Georgia coast, officials announced on Monday evening. At a Monday afternoon news conference the U.S. Coast Guard had said they rescued three ...

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has designed the cargo system for the world’s largest containership, MSC Gülsün, which was delivered in July 2019 by South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries. She is 400 m long, 61.5 m wide and is the first in a series of ...

About 80 million tons of goods is planned to be shipped annually via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) by 2024, Rosatom director revealed. On September 4, the first working meeting of the NSR Public Council was held at the 5th Eastern Economic Forum ...

The crew of the UK Royal Navy icebreaker 'HMS Protector' discovered an abandoned merchant ship drifting in mid-Atlantic on 31st August. The crew was heading to Bermudas to provide assistance on hurricane relief efforts, at the time. “We closed the ...

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) published a statement on the loss of migrants trying to pass through the English Channel in small boats to reach British waters. Mainly, in line with the concerns that the number of refugees and ...

More than 160 people have been rescued from a Philippine roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel which tilted to one side on August 31, 2019. Specifically, the Philippine Coast Guard teams rescued a total of 149 passengers and 18 crew members from Mika Mari ...

ANYONE who has ever stood on the Prime Meridian line at Greenwich Observatory in London holding a compass will know that True North and Magnetic North do not align. Earth’s wandering magnetism means that the magnetic North Pole is constantly ...

On August 26, the world's largest stainless steel chemical tanker was officially delivered to Odfjell. Two days later, she sets sail for her maiden voyage. Bow Orion, the first of four new designed and new built chemical tankers, departed for Ulsan ...

Search and rescue operations are underway for the Indonesian-flagged bulk carrier 'Nur Allya', which has been missing along with its 25 crew members, after sending a distress signal in waters off eastern Indonesia on Sunday. The MV Nur Allya was ...

In early June, a Chinese-owned supertanker abruptly went dark in the Indian Ocean, the tracking system signalling its course apparently deactivated. It was not the first ship to vanish from the monitors. The deactivation of transponders that ...

The port in the small Italian city of Vado Ligure is the latest incarnation of strengthened ties between China and Europe. With stakes co-held by a Netherlands-headquartered company and two Chinese partners, the Vado Gateway terminal upon ...

The Ocean Cleanup has completed another test campaign in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, proving that its latest design solved a major issue.“After a 6-week testing campaign, our main technical challenge is solved by modifying the system to move at ...

Ferry operator Scandlines announced earlier today that it has signed an agreement with Norsepower Oy Ltd, leading clean technology and engineering company pioneering modern wind propulsion technology, to install Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution on ...

Amidst heavy weather conditions, Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre received information about fire incident onboard MV APL Le Havre about 40 nautical miles South-West of Porbandar harbor on 09 Aug 2019, at about 1915 hrs. The container vessel ...

The International Stellar Daisy Network has called on the South Korean government to retrieve the second Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) from the sunken bulk carrier. The latest development comes on the back of the recently released result of the ...

Seafarers working onboard cruise vessels and ferries rank among the unhappiest in the shipping industry, a new report released by the Mission to Seafarers shows. The Seafarers Happiness Index report for Q2 2019, which is produced in association ...

  Jumbo heavy-load carrier Jumbo Kinetic has just lifted a giant 1,929 tonne Wash Tower, the heaviest cargo ever lifted by Jumbo. “At Jumbo, we enjoy pioneering solutions, and the team gets very excited when we can rise to a new challenge. This ...

"Canadians across the country rely on the critical services of the Canadian Coast Guard to protect mariners and the marine environment, and to ensure the safe and efficient movement of ships that are key to our vibrant economy. With continued growth ...

The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday that the Aug. 21, 2017, collision between the USS John S McCain and the tanker Alnic MC was caused by insufficient training, inadequate bridge operating procedures and a lack of operational ...

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. announced that K-Line and Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have joint AIP (Approval in Principle) for the concept design of an LNG-fuelled Ore Carrier from DNV GL. Work on this joint project for the development of an ...

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft has successfully delivered Color Hybrid, the world’s largest plug-in hybrid ferry, to Color Line. Designed by Fosen, the 160-metre-long Color Hybrid accommodates 2,000 passengers and 500 cars and will operate ...

Kuzma Minin grounded after dragging its anchor in Falmouth Bay, England and was successfully refloated on the next high water. Damage included shell plate deformation and breached tanks. The vessel dragged its anchor in strong winds. Although the ...

China’s largest maritime conglomerate, state-backed Cosco, has leapt from fifth spot to bronze in the newly termed ‘premier league’ of global terminal operators. The Chinese giant now stands just 0.6m teu away from overtaking Hutchison Ports into ...

Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad seem to have been unaware of the inbound Sola TS tanker before it was too late, preliminary marine accident report from Norway’s Accident Investigation Board (AIS) indicates. The two ships collided on November 8, ...

The Provincial Court of A Coruña, a northwestern city in Spain, upheld on Wednesday the ruling of the Spanish Supreme court from January 2016 over the Prestige oil spill case 15 years after the environmental disaster. As a result, the captain of ...

A recently published report entitled “Study on the Analysis of Market Potentials & Market Barriers for Wind Propulsion Technologies for Ships” highlights the future potential for wind power in the shipping industry. The report’s principle author, ...

The December edition of Sidelights - the newsletter of the Council of American Master Mariners Inc is now ...

The Master of an oil tanker who says she was “just doing her job” has received the highest IMO bravery recognition for saving the lives of seven fishermen from a sinking fishing boat during a tumultuous storm in the Bay of Bengal in June 2015. “It ...

As part of a major initiative to promote hazard awareness throughout the shipping industry, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and The Standard Club have issued free safety posters to shipping companies worldwide. The release of the posters ...