Swiss container shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has ordered 30 air lubrication systems from British clean technology company Silverstream Technologies which represents “the largest order of air lubrication technology from a ...

New York and Connecticut investment funds rushed into shipping in the decade after the financial crisis, believing they’d make a killing buying low and selling high. Many failed miserably, much to the amusement of industry old-timers — the shipping ...

“A leak of data on limited customer information (first and last names, employer, position, email address and phone number) has been detected during our surveillance operations on the group’s APIs,” CMA CGM said in a notice. “Our IT teams have ...

This is the first time this emissions-reducing technology is deployed in Singapore for bunker tankers Vitol’s Singaporean bunker operations company, V-Bunkers, has placed an order to build two electric-hybrid bunker tankers. V-Bunkers intends to ...

A Russian expedition to search for radioactive waste intentionally scuttled by the Soviet Navy has pinpointed where the reactor compartment for the troubled K-19, Moscow’s first nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine, was dumped.The voyage ...

Boston-based developer of autonomous vessel software and systems Sea Machines Robotics has revealed that it will send an autonomous, remotely commanded tugboat on a 1,000 nautical mile voyage around Denmark. The vessel named Nellie Bly will depart ...

Following the official handover held on the 18th and 19th of August at Damen Shipyards Mangalia, Debmarine Namibia’s new diamond recovery vessel departed on a four-week long maiden voyage to the Port of Cape Town, South Africa, where it will be ...

Where winters are harshest, the toughest technology is required for marine operations to continue uninterrupted during the frozen months. For 30 years, Azipod® propulsion has proven to be up to the task, keeping harbors open and moving goods and ...

The International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) and the International Vessel Operators Dangerous Goods Association (IVODGA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to tackle safety issues of dangerous goods, storage and ...

Two Ulstein designed heavy lift vessels, the 'JSD 6000' and the 'Alfa Lift' are currently in their last months of construction before entering the market in 2022 to set new standards in their respective markets. The ZPMC shipyard, China, has ...

The rush to build new containerships is continuing with orders poised to set a record for the total orderbook before the end of 2021. With its new ultra-large containership, the EVER ACE, still on its maiden voyage, Evergreen Marine confirmed that ...

A record number of passengers on the MSC Virtuosa have tested positive for COVID-19 during the past two weeks. Three days ago, in our article titled COVID-19 Aboard MSC Virtuosa, we first reported that several dozens of cruise guests on the MSC ...

Thirty Japanese companies have completed the construction of a fleet operation center (FOC) in Makuhari, Chiba city, to provide onshore support for crewless maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS). The FOC is part of a comprehensive system that ...

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, have announced an industry-first collaboration between a satellite communications provider and classification society to provide a connectivity solution ...

Industry coalition SEA-LNG recognises significant growth in LNG-fuelled vessel orders in 2021. According to the latest report from Clarksons, LNG-fuelled vessel orders are approaching 30% of Gross Tonnage on order, representing a substantial part of ...

SpaceX's newest drone ship, "A SHORTFALL OF GRAVITAS" (ASOG) arrived in port Tuesday (Aug. 31) with its first catch secured to its deck. The booster, dubbed B1061 by SpaceX, launched just two days prior, carrying a cargo Dragon spacecraft to the ...

Greece remains the world’s largest shipowning nation: With a fleet of 4,901 vessels, Greek shipowners control 19.42% of global deadweight tonnage (dwt). In 2020, the Greek-owned fleet grew by over 4% to approximately 364 million dwt
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Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, USN, reads her orders during a change-of-command ceremony held Aug. 19 on the flight deck of USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeremiah Bartelt/Navy)
 Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, ...

Today, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB) publishes a study to generate an understanding of the practical application and usability of ECDIS and support future ECDIS design, ...

Hong Kong-based container shipping and logistics company Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL) has ordered ten environmentally friendly 16,000 TEU containerships in China. Five boxships will be built at Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering and ...

The recent incident to “mega” container vessel, EVER GIVEN in the Suez Canal highlighted the impact one break in the supply chain can mean to global trade. The Ever Given’s 20,388 TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) capacity and cargo remains anchored in ...

On 17 July at 0125 hrs the Maersk Njussfjord was boarded and the perpetrators point a homemade handgun at the duty watcher’s head and tied him to the ship’s railing. Seven more perpetrators boarded the vessel and stole a mooring line rope On 4 ...

The captain of the Navios Maritime Partners supramax bulker Navios Amaryllis that ran aground on a reef in the Maldives last Thursday is being held responsible for the incident by the country’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Deputy ...

The largest containership in the world, the 24,000 TEU Ever Ace, crossed the Suez Canal for the first time on 28 August 2021. The boxship measures 400 meters in length and 61.5 meters in width. It weighs about 235,000 tons and can transport 23,992 ...

The bow part of the fragmented hull of wood chip carrier Crimson Polaris, which broke into two pieces after running aground off Japan in the first half of August, has been towed to the Port of Hachinohe. It was moved by a salvage company arranged ...

MS THE WORLD is a residential cruise ship. Unlike other cruise ships, which operate like a resort, it is operated like a condominium complex, with large cabins that can be purchased. The residents, from about 19 countries, live on board as the ship ...

5 Years ago, PIONEERING SPIRIT announced herself in style, lifting the 13,500 tonne Yme platform clean off its legs in seconds She has since set and broken countless offshore lift records for platform installations and removals, and earlier this ...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) got a major boost last week when the Court of Audit in Greece approved the sale of another 16 percent stake in Piraeus Port (OLP) to COSCO Shipping Line. The agreement includes a five-year extension for the ...

Seafarers working for HMM are reportedly planning to stage a mass demonstration today August 25 in response to failed contract negotiations. According to reports in the Korean media, more than 400 seafarers are expected to submit their resignations ...

Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with compatriot cyborg technology company MELTIN MMI Co. for the installation of remotely controlled robots in ocean shipping operations. The objective ...

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The blocking of the Suez Canal by the Ever Given container ship in March shows that ever-increasing vessel sizes continue to pose a disproportionately large risk, said marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS).
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FORWARDERS and beneficial cargo owners face more delays on the transpacific trades as the number of containerships waiting to dock in Los Angeles and Long Beach returns to near record numbers while a terminal closure in Ningbo is adding to schedule ...

The Power ARK 100 is a 100 TEU trimaran specially designed for transferring renewable energy in Japan’s coastal waters. Upon its completion in 2025, Power ARK 100 will carry 100 grid batteries, equating to 200 MWh of power which is equivalent to ...

The global fleet of Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels is aging creating increasing safety challenges as many of the ships are nearing or now at the end of their design life. According to ABS, more than half of the ship type ...

2021 will be the first year in the history of container shipping when carrier profits approach $100 billion and average freight rates jump by 50 per cent, according to the latest edition of Drewry’s Container Forecaster.
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German dry bulk owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers has taken a minority stake in Finland-based navigation technology start-up Groke Technologies. With the latest investment, Oldendorff will focus on the support of crews and safety of the ...

After running aground off Hachinohe Port, Japan, on 11 August 2021, the Panama-flagged bulk carrier split in two today. The ship in question is the 2008-built Crimson Polaris, a wood chip carrier chartered by Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen ...

An investigation led by the US Central Command has concluded that Iran was responsible for the deadly attack on the Zodiac Maritime-operated product tanker Mercer Street. An expert explosive investigative team from the USS RONALD REAGAN found the ...

As the largest independent charter owner and manager of containerships Seaspan is a global operation employing more than 5,200 people at their offices in Hong Kong, Canada, and India, and on board their fleet of 132 operating vessels. Seaspan state ...

There are currently over two dozen crew members on the Carnival Vista who tested positive for COVID-19, according to two sources who prefer to remain anonymous. A total of twenty-six ship employees on the Carnival Vista reportedly tested positive ...

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has been conducting a joint project with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Mitsubishi Shipbuilding) and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Class NK) to develop CO2 capture plant onboard vessel as part of the "Research and ...

When the U.S. Navy submarine that’ll be named after the state of Iowa sets sail for patrol duty in about two years, it will have an important distinction from all previous vessels in the fleet, according to Tom Hudson, executive director of the USS ...

Climate scientists have detected warning signs of the collapse of the Gulf Stream, one of the planet’s main potential tipping points. The research found “an almost complete loss of stability over the last century” of the currents that researchers ...

A Panama-flagged ship has been hijacked by armed men in the Gulf of Oman and ordered to sail to Iran, Lloyds List Maritime Intelligence has confirmed. The bitumen tanker MV Asphalt Princess is heading into the congested approach to the Strait of ...

China’s shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has secured contracts for up to 17 newbuildings from Seaspan Corporation worth $1.58 billion in total. The shipyard received orders for 10 liquified natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel 7,000 TEU containerships ...

Bloom Energy today announced the achievement of two key milestones on its path to decarbonize a centuries-old maritime industry. In conjunction with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), the companies’ initial design for an engineless, fuel cell-powered ...

A team of former SpaceX rocket engineers have joined the race to build the first commercial electric speedboat. The Arc Boat company announced it had raised $4.25m (£3m) in seed funding to start work on a 24ft 475-horsepower craft that will cost ...

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Indian oil and gas explorer ONGC said Monday it had, together with Coast Guard, helped avert a possible disaster relating to an empty LPG Tanker ‘Gas Yodla’ which went adrift after engine failure in the Arabian Sea on July 24, 2021.  "At 6:35 PM on ...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that MOL, MOL Drybulk, Ltd. (MOL Drybulk), Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., and Iknow Machinery Co., Ltd. have reached an agreement on joint research and development (R&D) of the "Iknow Delta Sail Crane, ...

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Group attempts a milestone unmanned maiden transoceanic voyage in very large liquefied natural gas carrier later this year. According to the shipbuilding industry on Monday, Hyundai Heavy Industries will ...

Norwegian ferry operator Norled has taken delivery of “the world’s first liquid hydrogen-powered ferry”, MF Hydra. The vessel was designed by compatriot ship design and engineering company LMG Marin and constructed at Westcon shipyard. The ferry ...

ESL ice-strengthened supramax Kumpula has been chartered to Swiss-based Suek AG, one of the largest coal trading companies in the world, for two roundtrips to Asia through the Northeast Passage. Last Wednesday (Jul 21), the vessel began its first ...

• Partnership will initially conduct feasibility study to examine requirements to build the ship and its supply infrastructure • Aim is to bring attention to the need for the take up of hydrogen fuel in shipping to achieve decarbonisation and ...

Safetytech Accelerator webinar assesses the complexities of container ship fires and how the maritime industry is innovating to address this challenge. 
Identifying the location of the outbreak of a fire onboard a large container ship can be ...

The UK government’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its final report on the explosion on a Cayman Islands-registered ship in South Korea on 28 Sept. 2019.The massive explosion of the chemical tanker STOLT GROENLAND in the ...

Despite a 30% spike in prices for scrap, just 1,300 teu of cellular tonnage was sold for demolition in the past 60 days as operators seek out and deploy every containership that can pass survey. “The booming container charter market, with ...

Bulker owner and operator Berge Bulk has launched a pilot test to trial the maritime application of solar technology. The test is being carried out on Berge K2, the company’s 262,600 dwt Capesize ore carrier. The solar panels convert light from ...

New Orleans, Louisiana—Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) is announcing the launch of the JONES ACT ENFORCER, a first of its kind vessel that will be used to gather video and photographic evidence of Jones Act violations. Evidence of ...

No bridge, no lookout, no windows: the flat-sided deckhouse of SpaceX's new self-driving deck barge 
Elon Musk's commercial space launch company, SpaceX, may have deployed the largest fully unmanned commercial vessel in operation today. The 10,000 ...

The U.S. Navy and the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office are making the most of the remaining months of their partnership on the Ghost Fleet Overlord unmanned surface vessel program, taking lessons learned from two recent voyages across the ...

Finland-based technology group Wärtsilä has performed several full-scale engine tests running on ammonia and hydrogen as part of its new net-zero test program.As informed, the tests were carried out in Wärtsilä’s engine laboratory in Vaasa, ...

This tragic case involved an eighteen-month-old girl who fell from the arms of her grandfather through an open window on Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas in July of 2019. She fell 150 feet to the pier below, resulting in her death. The ...

Sweden and Estonia on Friday 9th July opened a fresh investigation into the 1994 sinking of the ferry MS Estonia in the Baltic Sea and the loss of 852 lives, accident authorities said. Only 137 people survived the disaster of the Tallinn to ...

All things come to an end. This is the end for the BERGE STAHL was beached as GEOSTAHL at Gadani beach to be demolised. Once the biggest ore-carrier in the world, now to be converted to raw materials MS BERGE STAHL is a bulk carrier. Until the ...

A subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai shipbuilding group has completed the construction of the world's largest liquefied petroleum gas carrier installed with a dual-fuel propulsion system. It is equipped with an LPG fuel tank that enables the ...

In late December, some 1,800 bulls left Spain for Turkey aboard a ship called the ELBEIK. The trip was supposed to take around 11 days, then the cattle were to be sold, mostly to halal slaughterhouses, where they’d be killed with minimal suffering, ...

MSC “rose to 6th place in the ranking of EU carbon emitters if shipping was part of the bloc’s emissions trading system.“ Vessels operated by MSC emitted 10.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, sailing on all European routes, according to the ...

The delivery of Valiant Lady took place on Thursday (Jul01) and Resilient Lady was floated out on Friday (Jul02) at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard, respectively the second and third of four ships which Virgin Voyages (new cruise operator and a ...

Franklin Offshore Directors, management and staff give a mighty Congratulations to the HMC onshore and offshore project team in carrying out the worlds heaviest jacket lift with a weight of 12,050 tonnes. The lift was completed on the 18th June ...

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China's quest to become a maritime superpower has turned its massive fishing fleet into a floating militia that actively engages in aggressive, and often illegal, practices at sea. Left unchecked, China's dominance would not only undermine ...

During the first half of 2021, a total 277 container ships have changed hands, a 103.7% jump from 136 ships bought and sold in the same period of 2020, data from Vessels Value shows. The jump testifies to a red-hot container market that has fueled ...

At 0727 on 25 June 2020, after an overnight passage from Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, the ro-ro freight ferry Arrow grounded in thick fog while entering Aberdeen Harbour. There were no injuries or pollution, and the vessel was successfully ...

Celebrity Cruises made history over the weekend with its re-launch of the Celebrity Edge, the first cruise ship to leave a United States homeport with ticketed passengers since March of 2020 when COVID-19 threw the American cruise industry into a ...

The EcoClipper ship concept has been created by a group of visionaries to help reduce global emissions and to create a greener shipping industry.Concentrating on the traditional principles of harnessing the power of wind for ship propulsion, the ...

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The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) has been appointed by its first Chinese shipowner to flag the 82,000 DWT bulk carrier Transcenden Wisdom presently under construction at Tsuneishi Group’s Zhoushan shipyard in China. The ship will register with ...

While en route from Colombo to Singapore, MSC Messina, a containership operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), caught fire that left one crew member dead. According to Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), the Liberian-flagged vessel issued ...

Alfa Laval and Wallenius will form a 50/50 joint venture – AlfaWall Oceanbird – that will supply innovative wind propulsion solutions for cargo vessels and other ship types. The agreement was signed on June 28, 2021. The plan is to have the first ...

After a ceremony at the shipyard in China, the world's largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy, was delivered to the charity organization Mercy Ships. Stena RoRo has been working with the global project since 2013. The maiden voyage is to ...

Within the framework of a partnership previously announced between Tanger Med Port Authority and Wärtsilä Voyage - which aims at digitalising maritime port calls -Tanger Med, Hapag-Lloyd, and Anglo-Eastern Ship Management have succeeded in enabling ...

The INS VIKRANT, as the IAC-1 will be known once it is commissioned, now under construction at the Cochin Shipyard Limited at a cost of around Rs 23,000 crore, successfully completed its basin trials in November 2020.
 It is by far the most complex ...

On June 24, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the development of water transport and the preparations for 2021 Maritime Day of China. According to Cao Desheng, Director of China MSA, by the end of 2020, China has a ...

An agreement in principle has been reached over a compensation claim between the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and the owners of the 20,388 teu EVER GIVEN that blocked the Suez Canal in March this year. “Following extensive discussions with the Suez ...

Royal Caribbean’s attempt to return to cruising continues to be marred by positive COVID-19 cases among its guests and crew members. Several news sources are reporting today that two passengers tested positive while on Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of ...

Dramatic images appeared on social media as a Hamburg Sud-operated boxship scraped along a ferry pier on Sunday, June 20 in Santos, Brazil. Frightened employees of the ferry company can be heard calling out and moving away as the big box ships ...

BIMCO, the world’s largest shipowners’ association, is looking at a number of initiatives to approach how shipping can reduce its plastics footprint in light of delays in international action and discussion. Discussions at the International ...

New all-electric craft concept foils like a hydrofoil and flies like a plane – all with the comfort and convenience of a ferry Brittany Ferries is exploring the potential for a new high-speed, sustainable and more efficient form of ferry travel ...

South Korea, the last stop for ships sailing east towards America, is one of the largest bunker fuel locations in the world. While vessels may use this location to top up their tanks, it would also be prudent for ship owners and operators to be ...

Wärtsilä Voyage and Japan based Weathernews Inc (WNI), the world’s largest private weather routeing provider, have signed a strategic partnership agreement. The partnership will enable the integration of WNI’s weather forecasting data and Optimum ...

Installation of the world’s largest floating wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen is due to complete next month. Contractor Boskalis has released images of another floating turbine being installed at the Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm in foggy ...

Hydrogen is the latest alternative fuel to have its potential for the maritime industry explored by ABS in its industry-leading series of detailed sustainability whitepapers Sustainability Whitepaper: Hydrogen as Marine Fuel explores the gas’ ...

The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) has started its historic transatlantic crossing as part of the Mayflower 400 commemorations. The MAS is now in international waters as it crosses the Atlantic ocean to the United States, ocean research non-profit ...

Japan’s shipping company NYK Line will order 12 new LNG-fueled vehicle carriers for $912 million (100 billion yen) to reduce CO2 emissions. NYK Line will order six car carriers each from Nilaijima Shipyard and Nippon Shipyard (a joint venture of ...

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) inspectors have helped seafarers recover nearly $45 million (N15.6 billion) in owed wages last year while cases of ship abandonments nearly doubled to a record high. They have conducted more ...

Partners in the TrAM (Transport – Advanced and Modular) project have announced that construction of the world’s first fully electric passenger fast ferry has begun at the Fjellstrand shipyard in Norway. The catamaran will be equipped with two ...

Evergreen containership ITAL LIBERA, whose Master died of Covid, is diverting to Europe as no ports in Asia will accept the vessel. A customer advisory from Evergreen alliance partner Hapag-Lloyd, said it had received news from its Taiwanese ...

WITH the salvage operation of X-Press Pearl turning into a wreck removal and pollution containment exercise, attention has turned to the regulation of the dangerous goods cargoes that are often the cause of boxship fires. 
The exact cause of the ...