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 ...

The Port of Marseille Fos has unveiled a new eco-friendly initiative that supports the port’s goal of becoming the Mediterranean’s first fully electric port by 2025.  As disclosed, the port authority plans to spend EUR 20 million (USD 22 million) ...

ReCAAP ISC reported one CAT 3 incident of armed robbery against a ship in Asia. The incident involved the Marshall Island-flagged tanker Eagle, while anchored in the South China Sea, off Malaysia.While the ship was anchored approximately 17 nm east ...

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 ...

The U.S. District Court of the Virgin Islands on Monday (26 August) convicted and sentenced Ionian Shipping & Trading Corp, Lily Shipping Ltd, Stamatios Alekidis, Athanasios Pittas, and Rey Espulgar for various pollution, recordkeeping, and ...

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 ...

ReCAAP ISC informed of an armed robbery against the Singaporean-flagged tug boat ‘Salviceroy’ while anchored at Batam anchorage, Indonesia. This was classified as a CAT 3 incident, which is ‘less significant’. While the tug boat was at anchor in ...

Germany’s bank consortium KfW IPEX-Bank is looking to finance two cruise ships being built for Genting Hong Kong and its brand Dream Cruises. The Global Class I and II ships are currently under construction at the three shipyards of MV Werften ...

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 ...

A violent brawl broke out on P&O’s Britannia last night as the ship was sailing from Bergen, Norway to Southampton.  A Chief Correspondent of ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Richard Gaisford, tweeted about the melee which occurred as the Britannia ...

On 10 December 2017, the UK registered ro-ro passenger ferry Pride of Kent struck a jetty and then grounded while departing Calais, France. The ferry’s starboard propeller and tail-shaft were damaged and required repair in dry dock. The jetty was ...

When informed that wet or damaged cargo has been found in a hold, the Master's early actions can do a lot to help their position and can even help in defending or reducing liabilities. North's book "The Mariners' Role in Collecting Evidence" is an ...

Dubai-based port operator DP World and Indonesia’s conglomerate Maspion Group have signed two preliminary agreements with an aim to create a USD 1.2 billion container terminal and an industrial logistics park in the Indonesian province of East ...

The Dales Voe decommissioning facility in Shetland is one step closer to becoming a centre of excellence for recycling offshore structures from the North Sea with the arrival of two new installations for decommissioning by strategic partners Veolia ...

Seventeen months after a fire ripped through it, Maersk is set to send the 15,282 teu boxship Maersk Honam back on active duty. According to Alphaliner, the ship, which caught fire on March 6 last year leading to the loss of five seafarer lives, ...

A deserted oil tanker described as a “floating bomb” that is currently anchored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has the potential to create an environmental disaster, according to experts. A byproduct of the battle between the Saudi-backed UN Yemen ...

The Tongan government is poised to act against a Turkish-owned fuel tanker that allegedly cut its optic fibre cable, plunging the kingdom into a communication blackout. Tonga first lost its connection to the world on January 20, with The Kingdom ...

The deep sea exploration vessel Seabed Constructor discovered another missing submarine, its second in less than a year. The civilian vessel found the remains of the French attack submarine Minerve just eight months after its discovery of the wreck ...

A South Korean bulk carrier was boarded by armed pirates while underway near the Singapore Strait in the morning hours of July 22. The vessel in question is the 81,147 dwt CK Bluebell, Yonhap news agency said citing government officials. Seven ...

A group of 10 Turkish sailors has been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria, reportedly for ransom. The Paksoy-1 was sailing from Cameroon to Ivory Coast when the pirates boarded the ship in the Gulf of Guinea. It was not carrying freight ...

The 1,642 TEU Container ship SOUL OF LUCK hit pier at TPKS Container Terminal Semarang Port, northern Central Java, Indonesia, in the afternoon Jul 14. The vessel was on arrival from Port Klang, Malaysia when it struck a gantry crane at the ...

The pilot has been set up with a view to gaining more information and experience regarding sailing drone technology. This development together with autonomously sailing vessels will have a great impact on future nautical processes. The experiment ...

Singapore has topped the 2019 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index for the sixth year running, the Baltic Exchange said. The index provides an independent ranking of the performance of the world’s largest cities that ...

Over the last decade, overall containership fleet growth has been driven by demand for larger ships – a trend that is not expected to be reversed soon, according to Alphaliner. Since 2010, the global containership fleet’s growth has come entirely ...

German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd revealed it is currently testing ship-painting robots with nine of its ships. With the help of robots that replace traditional application by hand, Hapag-Lloyd said it is possible to improve the quality ...

This week, Heerema’s newest vessel Sleipnir will begin her maiden voyage. Sleipnir, the world’s largest and strongest semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) was built in Singapore and will set course for Spain. The trip will take about 45 ...

The roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) cargo vessel Coyhaique, which grounded near the Chilean Port of Aguirre in the early morning hours of July 3, is listing heavily and taking on water. The Navimag-operated vessel ran aground near the Islote Oscuro, with ...

The level of interest in using wind-assist and primary wind propulsion solutions in shipping is gaining momentum. The need to reduce fuel costs and future proof vessels in preparation for decarbonisation costs is growing and the embrace of ...

Dr Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Health, witnessed the commencement of reclamation for Tuas Terminal Phase 2 with the installation of the first caisson in a ceremony on Jul 04. When fully operational, Tuas Terminal Phase 2 ...

A barge has reportedly lost its cargo of bauxite in Solomon Islands near where efforts continue to clean up oil spilled from a grounded cargo ship. The Island Sun newspaper reported the barge capsized in Kangava Bay on remote Rennell Island, close ...

Corvus Energy announced on Wednesday (Jul03) that the company has completed the installation of a 5,5 MWh battery energy storage systems (ESS) for each of the two Ro-Pax cruise ferries “Cruise Barcelona” and “Cruise Roma” owned and operated by ...

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has been awarded a contract by Carnival Cruise Line to lift cruise ship Carnival Vista  out of the water onto the BOKA Vanguard and transport it to a shipyard facility for a dry-docking operation. This is a ...

The technology group Wärtsilä, Japanese shipbuilder Oshima Shipbuilding, and the classification society DNV GL have delivered the first results of their joint industry development project. At the recent Nor-Shipping exhibition held in Norway, the ...

Among the container vessels calling at the regular container service connecting Europe with the Far East are the largest vessels in the world in terms of capacity. The South Korean shipyard will soon be handing over a slightly larger, poignant ...

Neoline has selected the Loire-based company Neopolia S.A.S. for the construction of its first two sailing cargo vessels. This was announced at the maritime event La Mer XXL held in Nantes, France, from June 29 to July 10, 2019. The decision ...

Fourteen sailors have died after a fire broke out on one of the Russian navy's deep-sea research submersibles. Few details have been released about the blaze, but Russia’s defence ministry said the sailors likely died from toxic fumes. The defence ...

EVE Energy, a Chinese lithium battery producer, has entered into a framework agreement with Shanghai Hanshun Shipping to jointly develop a fleet of electric-powered bulk carriers. Under the agreement, Shanghai Hanshun Shipping plans to develop a ...

The first paperless, instantly financed and fully door-to-door tracked container made its way from Korea to the warehouse of Samsung SDS in Tilburg via Port of Rotterdam on blockchain-based platform DELIVER. ABN AMRO, Port of Rotterdam and Samsung ...

Next month, a floating nuclear power plant called the Akademik Lomonosov will be towed via the Northern Sea Route to its final destination in the Far East, after almost two decades in construction. It's part of Russia's ambition to bring electric ...

Dubai-based global port operator DP World has ventured into the energy segment with the acquisition of Topaz Energy and Marine Limited. The company acquired Topaz from Renaissance Services SAOG and Standard Chartered Private Equity / Affirma ...

SunStone Ships’ chief executive Niels-Erik Lund explains the benefits of building the company’s first newbuild in China, and how challenges were overcome Greg Mortimer stands out as the first cruise ship built in China – and on the eve of its ...

IF you are going to make shipping safer, you must have governments on board and acting proactively. Or, if you forgive the mixed metaphors, you could just kick the can down the road, pass the blame and carry on with business as usual. 
Two recent ...

The Italian master and two officers who were on the Grimaldi Group’s conro Grande Europa, that suffered a fire in May, have appeared in court in Valencia, Spain for alleged arson. The vessel burst into flames some 25 nautical miles off Mallorca, ...

Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, and the provider of on premise and cloud collaborative stowage planning solutions, announced that Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has chosen the Navis stowage planning software StowMan for effectively ...

China has launched the world’s first intelligent very large crude carrier (VLCC) at the country’s shipbuilding major, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC). The 308,000 dwt vessel was named and delivered to its owner, China Merchants Energy Shipping ...

Tanzania has suspended the construction of the $10-billion Bagamoyo port project. The project, which broke ground in 2015, would have been the largest gateway in East Africa and was a key component in China’s $900-billion Belt and Road Initiative, ...

A former UBS banker in China has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a Shanghai court for disclosing inside information related to an acquisition deal in 2017, court documents show and sources with knowledge of the case said. A statement on ...

On Monday, 17th June, heavy-lift vessel Black Marlin departed Shanghai. On deck with eighteen Concordia Damen inland shipping vessel hulls and a Damen Crane Barge 6324, bound for Rotterdam. Concordia Damen regularly conducts such heavy-lift ...

After tweaking its plastics collecting system over the past four months, The Ocean Cleanup redeployed the revamped System 001/B last week. “After only four months of design, procurement, and assembly, the crew is now on their way to the Great ...