Belgian shortsea shipping company Zulu Associates has contracted Conoship International to design the autonomous zero-emission shortsea vessel Zulu Mass. The company will advance the design of the 200 TEU shortsea container vessel, which will be ...

The cruise division of MSC Group has confirmed an order for two additional luxury cruise ships to be built by Fincantieri and outfitted with hydrogen fuel cells for its Explora Journeys brand. They had signed a memorandum of intent a year ago to ...

China's shipbuilding industry recorded sound development in the first eight months, with robust growth in output, new orders and holding orders, helping the sector emerge as a formidable force propelling the country's industrial expansion, said a ...

A federal judge in California has granted final approval for a $45 million settlement in a case involving container ships MSC DANIT and M/V BEIJING and their associated shipping companies. The settlement has been reached to resolve claims over an ...

The Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for its design of an offshore hydrogen and ammonia production platform. KRISO’s design entails the production ...

Turkish authorities are investigating two collisions that both took place on Sunday, September 17, in the waters near Istanbul. According to the media reports, the two incidents happening on the same day has raised questions about the navigation ...

Global shipping and energy supply chain leader Crowley has teamed with BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) through a memorandum of understanding for a ship concept that has the potential to generate alternative, zero-carbon emission energy for ...

The number of vessels transporting sanctioned oil is booming and the consequences can be felt across the world – from Iran, to China, to Ukraine Early in the afternoon of 1 May, Oleksandr Lepyoshkin entered his cabin to find it filled with smoke. ...

The Royal Navy nuclear ballistic missile boat looked like a sea monster that had emerged from a long slumber at the bottom of ocean. Here at The War Zone, we’ve seen our fair share of naval vessels looking, how shall we say, worse for wear. Long ...

Methanol might not become the most prevalent type of marine fuel despite its recent popularity, with limited availability and high costs, some classification societies said Sept. 11. A growing number of shipowners have opted to order ships capable ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken part in a ceremony to reveal what Pyongyang says is its first submarine capable of launching nuclear weapons.State media said the sub strengthened the country's nuclear deterrent by "leaps and bounds". It ...

Greek ship management service provider Capital Gas Ship Management has revealed more details about its latest construction deal for two 88,000 cbm very large ammonia carriers (VLAC). The signing ceremony for the construction of the vessels took ...

Program designed to provide state-of-the-art training vessels to five state maritime academies Philly Shipyard, Inc. ("Philly Shipyard"), the sole operating subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA delivered the EMPIRE STATE, the first of five new ...

The Artemis EF-12 Pilot is the newest addition to the Artemis Workboat range. It has been designed and developed in collaboration with Belfast Harbour as part of a Department for Transport UK Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition feasibility ...

The series of four firm and two optional new generation heavy-lift vessels, one of the world’s most ambitious heavy-lift newbuilding projects called Orca Class, will be propelled by SCHOTTEL ControllablePropellers (SCP). The four-bladed controllable ...

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has published recommendations on the safe carriage of electric vehicles (EVs) amid growing concerns within the shipping community, including marine underwriters, about fires breaking out on car ...

Navigating a ship has always involved risks, but it is near the shore and in ports where the danger is greatest. A new analysis based on Gard claims data reveals where vessels are most likely to be involved in groundings or collisions. Human error ...

SAIC Motor Corp has seen the construction of its first customized ocean-going car carrier completed, paving the way for more car exports from the Chinese auto giant in the future. Jiangnan Shipyard's first custom-built ocean-going car carrier for ...

The report into the loss of the bulker Wakashio, which stranded and broke up on the shores of Mauritius in July 2020, has finally been made public by the Panamanian authorities. There are few surprises in this report, the main findings having been ...

McDermott’s unit CB&I has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its design of a liquid hydrogen (LH2) cargo containment system for gas carriers.The containment system design is based on CB&I’s vacuum-insulated ...

Shipping is extremely cyclical. Booms like the one experienced by container shipping in 2021-2022 are very rare. For many longtime shipowners and operators, the model has been: Take a large pile of your chips off the table when returns go ...

A cargo ship fitted with giant, rigid British-designed sails has set out on its maiden voyage. Shipping firm Cargill, which has chartered the vessel, hopes the technology will help the industry chart a course towards a greener future. The ...

SummaryOn 4 August 2020, a fire broke out in the engine room of the liquefied petroleum gas/ethylene carrier Moritz Schulte when the recently promoted third engineer opened an auxiliary engine’s pressurised fuel filter allowing marine gas oil to ...

Guided-missile destroyer USS ZUMWALT (DDG-1000) arrived in Mississippi on Saturday to begin a two-year process to install hypersonic missile tubes, USNI News has learned. “The upgrades will ensure ZUMWALT remains one of the most technologically ...

A new growth story is needed in the product tanker market, as ship owners reassess the next source of demand for the years to come. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “for product tankers, much of the past decade’s investment ...

Installation of Rotor Sails on TR Lady, an 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier, was completed in Chengxi Shipyard, China, in June 2023. TR Lady is owned by TR Lady Shipping Ltd, a portfolio company of Tufton Investment Management Ltd (Tufton) and is ...

Taiwanese shipping firm Evergreen Marine Corp. (EMC) held an official opening ceremony for the newly built Terminal 7 at Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan, on Monday, August 14. This is the first and largest fully-automated container terminal equipped with ...

Oslo-listed RoRo vessel operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA has signed a letter of intent for delivery of four 9,350 CEU methanol-capable and ammonia-ready vessels and individual options for an additional eight car carriers. The four vessels are set ...

Ammonia is expected to be used as a ship fuel for decarbonization since it does not emit CO2 when combusted. Meanwhile, adequate safety measures are imperative as it has been pointed out that ammonia is toxic to humans and corrosive to materials. ...

All the crude oil that can be pumped from the tanks of the derelict FSO SAFER positioned off the coast of Yemen has been successfully removed UN officials announced on Friday. They are taking satisfaction in the key milestone noting that it was ...

THE bill of lading (B/L) has long played a central role in efficient and effective communication across complex supply chains, serving as a document of title, contract of carriage, and receipt for goods, reports Newport Beach, California's Global ...

A ‘microsleep’ was the possible cause of the collision between fishing cutter Z60-Blue Angel with cargo ship AMADEUS AQUAMARIJN (IMO 9223423) near Texel before dawn on December 23rd 2021, according to a report from the Dutch Safety Board.The Board ...

Ocean carriers received another 200,000 teu of newbuild tonnage last month, following a record 300,000 teu delivered in June, exerting pressure on fleet managers to find continuing employment for their existing vessels in the midst of a down ...

Global energy and commodity group, Mercuria and maritime innovator, ÈTA Shipping announced a landmark partnership to accelerate the transition to sustainable short-sea shipping. A joint venture will see the construction of six initial (and ten ...

Colombo Dockyard PLC made history by delivering the first-ever Cable Laying and Repair Vessel (CLRV) to the European market from Sri Lanka.Colombo Dockyard’s client Orange Marine, a prominent French company, is a specialist in submarine ...

International freight transport insurer TT Club is seeking to draw attention to the life-threatening hazards caused by enclosed and confined spaces prevalent throughout the global supply chain. Toxic gases produced by some cargoes as well as ...

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has entered into a long-term charter agreement for a newbuild unmanned surface vessel (USV) which will be utilised for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and survey work in the offshore renewables and ...

Electric vehicles are crisscrossing the globe to reach their eager buyers, but the battery technology involved in the zero- emission automobiles is exposing under-prepared maritime shippers to the risk of hard-to-control fires, industry, insurance, ...

After burning for almost a week, the fire on car-carrier Fremantle Highway has been extinguished, Dutch authorities said today (2 August) Early reports suggested the vessel was carrying only 25 electric vehicles (EVs), but later reports revealed ...

Chinese shipping company COSCO Shipping Development reached a significant milestone on July 26 with the launch of its 700 TEU electric container ship (N997) at the COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry in Yangzhou. The vessel, powered by portable ...

Boskalis and Multraship have been appointed by the Japanese ship owner to salvage the burning car carrier Fremantle Highway. The ship is still north of Ameland, where two emergency tugs try to keep the side walls of the ship cool. Boskalis is no ...

Up to 200,000 tons of crude oil is on its way into one of the toughest shipping routes on earth. The Primorsky Prospect and NS Arctic both carry Liberian flags and are operated by Russian shipping company Sovcomflot. On the 12th and 14th of July ...

China-based companies specializing in ocean-based heavy lift transport COSCO SHIPPING Specialized and Guangzhou Salvage have concluded a joint venture deal leading to the creation of a fleet of 18 semi-submersible vessels by the end of ...

Nexans is investing in a new third-generation cable-laying vessel in order to, as the company says, support a record project backlog and meet future needs of offshore wind and interconnector projects. According to Nexans, building upon the ...

Michelin’s Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of the installation of its wing sail on the MN Pélican, a RO-RO ship owned by Compagnie Maritime Nantaise – MN. The vessel has returned to sea ...

The 2023 officer availability gap has widened to a deficit equating to about 9% of the global pool, which represents a marked rise from last year’s 5% shortfall and the highest level since Drewry first started analysing the seafarer market 17 years ...

newcleo, a London-based nuclear technology company developing Generation IV reactors using nuclear waste as fuel, has signed a cooperation agreement with Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri and RINA classification society. The trio has agreed to ...

The Kirkella used to bring in 10% of the cod and haddock sold in chip shops. But the post-EU settlement means its quotas have been slashed. Can it survive? Docked in the port of Hull, the fishing vessel Kirkella dominates the quayside, towering ...

A re-filling operation for one of three operational Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRU) in Germany now took place at Wilhelmshaven. The LNG Carrier MARAN GAS OLYMPIAS (95,194 dwt) arrived there with a full cargo of liquefied natural ...

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Japan’s maritime industry is taking significant strides towards the full-scale commercialization of fully autonomous ships, thanks to the MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Project. This collaborative effort, administered by the Nippon Foundation and ...

Amsterdam's council has banned cruise ships from the city centre as the Dutch capital tries to limit visitor numbers and curb pollution. Politicians said the vessels were not in line with the city's sustainable ambitions. It means the central ...

Ulstein started to develop vessels for the offshore oil & gas industry in the 1970s, and dedicated vessels for the offshore wind industry after 2000. The next-generation offshore energy vessels must be flexible and able to work year-round, and we ...

The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) – a mutual insurer that provides professional indemnity cover for transport intermediaries operating in the marine, offshore, renewable and aviation industries – has warned stakeholders to ...

The UN-led project to prevent a massive oil spill from the decaying FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast took a major step forward today when the replacement vessel Nautica sailed from Djibouti en route to the Safer site. All technical ...

The MAIB canvassed 105 UK Competent Harbour Authorities for their 2022 pilot transfer statistics. This revealed that almost 700 marine pilots conducted over 96,000 transfers underway using a pilot ladder, during which there were over 400 incidents ...

Delays at naval shipyards mean that nearly 40% of US attack submarines are out of commission for repairs, about double the rate the Navy would like, according to new data released by the service As of this year, 18 of the US Navy’s 49 attack ...

More than 100 countries. All seven continents. Three years. One boat.  For some, the opportunity to spend 36 continuous months at sea sounds like a dream come true. When Life at Sea Cruises announced plans for the trip earlier this year, bookings ...

In the first such transfer between the two nations, India had announced the gifting of an Indian Navy corvette to Vietnam in June. This will be the first time that a fully operational corvette has been gifted by India to any country. Khukri-class ...

The Spanish Coast Guard and police in the Canary Islands found two stowaways perched on the top of the rudder of an MSC containership arriving from Africa. The two young men had been aboard the vessel for six days in a position where they were ...

German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has completed the first running of a test engine on ammonia at its Research Centre Copenhagen (RCC).  The company revealed that the successful combustion was performed on a MAN B&W two-stroke ...

The Unified Command led by the U.S. Coast Guard declared that the fire at Port Newark aboard Grimaldi’s vessel the GRANDE COSTA D’AVORIO has been extinguished. They are moving into a salvage operation that will run concurrently with a multi-agency ...

The Mexican Navy has announced an unusually large drug bust in the waters of the Eastern Pacific. The service caught a semisubmersible laden with 3.5 tonnes of cocaine in the vicinity of Baja California, far to the north of the high-traffic ...

Maersk has filed a case at the Maritime and Commercial Court in Denmark against, among others, competitor Evergreen and ship manager Schulte Group for the blockade of the Suez Canal by container ship ‘Ever Given’ in 2021. Maersk is claiming damages ...

ERMA FIRST, a globally leading sustainable maritime solutions provider, has launched a new energy-saving device (ESD) that promises reduced fuel consumption and emissions in line with CII and EEXI requirements. With ship owners seeking practical ...

When the ‘OCEANDIVA LONDON’ will be plying the waves of the River Thames, power will be no concern. Not for the captain, nor for the vessel’s four hundred guests. Sailing at full speed, party lighting on max, the fully electric event vessel’s power ...

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has tested an autonomous navigation system installed onboard a 15,000 TEU containership.The demonstration, dubbed the industry’s first, was carried out between South Korea and Taiwan. The South ...

IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO LINES) and Electric Power Development (J-POWER) have agreed to install the rotor sail (wind propulsion auxiliary device) manufactured by Finnish Norsepower Oy on the dedicated coal carrier Yodohine. The 2006-built vessel ...

SOUTH KOREA exported more goods to the US than to China last year for the first time in almost 20 years, underlining shifting trade patterns as Washington draws more allies, reports London's Financial Times. Goods exports from South Korea to China ...

EVERGREEN Marine Corp (EMC), the listed arm of the Taiwan group, last week acquired its privately owned affiliate Evergreen Marine (Singapore) (EMS) for US$780 million as it prepares to consolidate the container shipping assets. The move is said to ...

Philip Oetker is leaving Hamburg Süd, the last family member linked to the previous ownership of the famous German shipping line. Maersk bought Hamburg Süd from the Oetker family in 2017, and has gradually integrated the line into the Danish ...

Survey from Liverpool John Moores University and The Mission to Seafarers shows scale of corrupt practice of seafarers compelled to pay illegal employment fees, leading to debt, exploitative working conditions, and extended family separation.
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A US Court of Appeals has affirmed all of Stolt-Nielsen’s liability from a 2018 ruling regarding the 2012 incident on board the MSC FLAMINIA
Stolt-Nielsen said that the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision by the US District Court for the Southern ...

According to maritime industry analyst Lars Jensen, this could be possible because Maersk's current combination of effective fleet and order list leaves it with just 16,000 TEUS more than CMA CGM. To better explain the likelihood of this change, ...

CONTAINER lines are concerned about the deteriorating trading outlook for the second half of the year as tighter monetary policies dampen consumer demand. A subdued peak season, followed by a lengthy slack period, prompting further rate erosion, ...

A joint study into ammonia safety onboard ships undertaken by the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), has found that a range of mitigation methods, from ship ...

The highly anticipated 135,500-ton Adora Magic City, the first-ever Chinese-built large cruise ship, has just achieved a very significant milestone. SC Carnival Cruise Shipping Ltd. announced on June 6, 2023, that the cruise vessel—after undergoing ...

Danish container shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has placed an order for six mid-sized container vessels with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. The company said that the six 9,000 TEU vessels will all have dual-fuel engines able to ...

International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published its Monthly Piracy Report for the month of May, where piracy incidents are presented. The following acts of piracy and armed robbery are allegedly committed against ships reported by IMO ...

Meyer Turku revealed in a brief social media update that the Icon of the Seas returned to the shipyard on 22 June after completing sea trials, which included crucial, preliminary tests with its main engines, hull, lifeboats, thrusters, etc. Before ...

Finnlines, a cargo and passenger operator in the Baltic and North Seas, has signed an agreement with NAPA, a maritime software and data solutions provider for the use of the latter’s electronic logbooks technology. The deal will see Finnlines’ ...

The largest offshore jack-up installation vessel ever built, Voltaire, has just arrived in the port of Able Seaton, UK. Voltaire of Jan De Nul Group was delivered end 2022. Since then she has been undertaking final preparations for her very first ...

They drilled into a mountain at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean Scientists have drilled a hole thousands of feet beneath the floor of the North Atlantic Ocean and extracted rocks from Earth’s mantle. It’s the deepest hole ever dug to collect ...

ONE recognizes the growing significance of technology and the pivotal role it will play in the refrigerated commodity market. As refrigerated commodities are sensitive, ONE aims to deliver to customers a comprehensive visibility of their cargo and ...

World’s largest container line, Mediterranean Shipping C, MSC, is shopping again in Asia for more new builds. Maersk Broker is reporting MSC has approached top yards in China and South Korea for a new series of dual-fuelled 8,000 TEU ships, with ...

Leaked letter to superiors during pandemic led to his relief as commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt These days, retired Navy Capt. Brett Crozier comes across as a man who accepts the decisions he made to save his sailors in 2020, ending his ...

French designer and shipowner VELA has unveiled the design of its first-of-its-kind trimaran cargo ship that will allow the company to transport goods across the Atlantic Ocean using 100% wind power.  The vessel design had been in development ...

   UK shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has joined forces with Macduff Ship Designers, Kongsberg Maritime and Echandia, to create a UK consortium with a common vision to develop and build a zero emissions harbour and coastal tug. Two tugs are planned ...

GLOBAL warming in the Arctic has opened shipping channels through the Northwest Passage and Northern Sea Route over Russia, but a study reveals that accompanying fog has likely removed the benefits of these short cuts, reports the UK's ...

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has ruled against Hamburg Sud, a subsidiary of Maersk, in a case brought by OJ Commerce (OJC). The FMC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge published a new initial decision on 7 June, stating that there is evidence ...

A total of 5.5% of fleet capacity today is alternatively fuelled, up from 2.3% in 2017, according to Clarksons’ Green Technology Tracker, which estimates the figure to reach 6.5% by 2025. Although alternative-fuelled newbuild ordering has been a ...

GLOBAL production of shipping containers has fallen significantly as demand for goods sank following the easing of pandemic restrictions, leaving the corrugated steel boxes piled up at major ports, reports London's Financial Times. Figures ...

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), VPLP Design (VPLP) and Alwena Shipping (Alwena) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form an alliance that will work on developing a wind-assisted/propelled containership. The ship is based on the Trade ...

UK shipping solutions provider Smart Green Shipping and nuclear transport solutions supplier Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) have joined hands to assess the technical, commercial and environmental viability of using 21st-century wing sail designs ...

The crew of US navy ship that poisoned its own water supply by dumping diesel into the ocean in 2016 are still battling long-term illnesses, according to a new report. An investigation into the fuel dump allegedly authorised by senior personnel ...

Weeks before its 130th anniversary, Hurtigruten Norway unveiled plans for its first zero-emission ship. Initially announced in March 2022, under project name ‘Sea Zero,’ the initiative has now revealed early concept plans and renderings for the ...

Singapore’s detentions of oil and chemicals tankers have surged since early 2022, highlighting growing concerns over the environmental and safety impact of an expanding fleet of ageing vessels plying major shipping lanes. The country has held 33 ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has indicated that it is involved in the investigation of the disappearance of 35 year-old Ronnie Peale, Jr. from the Carnival Magic last weekend. A local news station in the cruise ship’s home port in ...

New VIKING YouSafe™ Twist constant wear immersion suit hits pricing-quality sweet spot to encourage cargo ship owners to choose safety gear for crew that is proven beyond compliance VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has launched the VIKING YouSafe™ ...

  Seafarers see the prospect of autonomous ships as an opportunity to solve a number of problems in commercial shipping but warn that crew expertise is central to decision-making in a time of technological change, and to make change effective ...