Operations
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Encouraging signs, or a temporary lull in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea?
Peter Adams, special advisor to the International Maritime Organization secretary general and head of maritime security at the UN body,…
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Splash Extra: Shipping’s emissions on the rise as COP26 delegates prepare to meet
Shipping leaders along with prime ministers and presidents of the world are preparing to jet into Glasgow over the weekend…
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Getting to Zero Coalition showcases its vision for shipping’s energy transition
Many levers should be pulled for shipping’s transition to a zero emission future, a new report by UMAS for The…
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New report highlights growing risk of seafarer exodus
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report from The Mission to Seafarers has been published for the third quarter of 2021,…
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Giant team completes largest wreck removal operation in US history
One of the most complex wreck removals this century has finally been completed. After more than two years, the remains…
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Janssens takes the helm at Jumbo as Kahn steps down
Jumbo Shipping has appointed Wout Janssens as the company’s new chief executive officer as Michael Kahn stepped down after 30…
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Learning about advanced atomic
Mikal Bøe, CEO of CORE-POWER, douses many concerns people might have about nuclear power at sea. Global shipping can only…
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Double homicide on tanker in Argentina
A captain and first officer were killed last week in a shooting onboard the Maltese-flagged chemical tanker while at anchor…
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AAL grows fleet with secondhand acquisitions and four newbuilds
Singapore-based breakbulk and heavylift operator AAL has expanded its fleet with two secondhand 33,000 dwt multipurpose heavylift vessels and announced…
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Fire on Zim Kingston under control, chemicals in overboard containers cause environmental concerns
According to Canadian Coast Guard spokesperson Mariah McCooey on Monday, the containers that were burning on the boxship “are now…
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Russian navy comes to the rescue of MSC ship attacked off West Africa
The Russian Navy reacted fast yesterday helping stop a pirate attack underway onboard a boxship operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co…
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Japan aims to be selling ammonia-fuelled ships by 2028
Japan, Inc is rallying together in making ammonia-fuelled ships a reality. Shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) along with…
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IMC Shipping appoints Mingfa Liu to head up shipmanagement division
Singapore’s IMC Shipping has appointed Mingfa Liu as managing director of its ship services division providing a neat career circle…
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Zim boxship hit by fire after losing 40 containers off Vancouver Island
2008-built 4,253 boxship , bound for Vancouver, Canada, lost 40 containers overboard on Friday in rough seas 70 km west…
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UK set to announce big flag revamp
Shorn of its European Union legal constraints the business regulatory environment of the United Kingdom under Boris Johnson continues to…
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John-Kaare Aune takes on permanent CEO role at Wallem
John-Kaare Aune has been appointed permanent CEO at Wallem Group after nine months in an interim position following the resignation…
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Bulk carriers collide in Turkey
Two bulk carriers suffered heavy damage after colliding in the Marmara Sea off the coast of the Doganarslan region between…
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The carbon transition pathway
Ralf Garrn from Scope Group on the stark reality of the environmental landscape that could render many ships unable to…
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Jackup drops turbine blades overboard at Irish Sea wind farm
Swedish energy company Vattenfall is looking into an accident that resulted in components falling into the sea during maintenance work…
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Zodiac Maritime books four dual-fuel car carriers at CIMC Raffles
Eyal Ofer-led Zodiac Maritime has booked four LNG dual-fuel pure car, truck carrier (PCTC) newbuildings at Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard…
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