By Shrutee Sarkar March 22 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry commodities, firmed
(Bloomberg) — Charter rates for the largest oil tankers on the industry’s busiest trade route declined for the first time in three weeks amid
Continuing with our streak of timelapse videos this week – we’ve already seen Building the World’s Largest Ship in 50,000 Pics and 1100-Ton
At the Connecticut Maritime Association “Shipping 2013” conference this week, the American Bureau of Shipping hosted an energy efficiency
TOKYO – MODEC announced today that Mitsui & Co., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Marubeni Corporation have agreed to invest in a MODEC-operated, long-term
PORTSMOUTH – The sixth and final Type 45 destroyer, DUNCAN, has been delivered to HM Naval Base Portsmouth by BAE Systems and will be handed over to the
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By Chris Servello (OpEd) Ten and eleven month Navy deployments may become the norm for the next couple of years. That’s the message Chief of Naval
Hanwha Philly Shipyard has secured a $269 million contract to build a Medium Landing Ship (LSM) for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, marking a major milestone
The U.S. Coast Guard has detained the cruise ship MSC Poesia at PortMiami, forcing MSC Cruises to cancel an 11-night Caribbean voyage after the vessel remained
By Bloomberg News Oct 31, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia’s government has extended a general ban on diesel exports by producers until the end of January
Dockworkers across 113 ports in 22 countries staged coordinated strikes and protests Friday, disrupting cargo operations and ferry services as part of a global
(Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, the world’s largest container line, fell the most in four days in Copenhagen as freight rates out of China
By Andrew Davis and Chiara Vasarri March 21 (Bloomberg) — Two Italian marines charged with killing fishermen will return to India to stand trial in a bid
UPDATE (Mar. 21): Italian Marines Agree to Return to India to Stand Trial, Diffuse Diplomatic Row By John A.C. Cartner, Special to Piracy Daily Amidst all
By Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS, March 21 (Reuters) – Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) will sign agreements this week with South Korea’s
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) – Crude oil tanker earnings on the major Middle East route rose on Thursday, helped by firmer bookings,
By Chris Servello (OpEd) Ten and eleven month Navy deployments may become the norm for the next couple of years. That’s the message Chief of Naval
Hanwha Philly Shipyard has secured a $269 million contract to build a Medium Landing Ship (LSM) for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, marking a major milestone
The U.S. Coast Guard has detained the cruise ship MSC Poesia at PortMiami, forcing MSC Cruises to cancel an 11-night Caribbean voyage after the vessel remained
By Bloomberg News Oct 31, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia’s government has extended a general ban on diesel exports by producers until the end of January
Dockworkers across 113 ports in 22 countries staged coordinated strikes and protests Friday, disrupting cargo operations and ferry services as part of a global
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Nord Integrity Captain Cut the Power and Drifted for Days to Save Fuel By Isaac Arnsdo (Bloomberg) — A tanker owned by D/S Norden A/S, Europe’s biggest
This timelapse, produced by Discovery Channel and Maersk Line, shows the construction of Maersk Line’s first Triple-E containership at the DSME
By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, March 21 (Reuters) – Israeli shipping company Zim shrugged off a 58 percent increase in fourth-quarter losses by pointing
On July 16, 1969, the world watched as the historic Apollo 11 mission took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, which of course ended
This timelapse video comes to us via Vigor Industrial, which is building Washington State’s new 144-car ferries at their Seattle shipyard. On March 5,
Damen Shipyards Group and Windcat are pleased to announce that Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) Windcat Rotterdam has received the KNVTS
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce the award to design a new RAmparts 3800 Ship-Handling/Fire-Fighting 2 (FiFi 2) tug for Ningbo Port. The vessel will be
Nor-Shipping is revamping its knowledge-sharing offer with a brand new stage created for day-long ‘deep dives’ into fast-moving and strategically important subjects.
Augmented reality (AR) can help industrial crews perform tasks more efficiently and consistently, but widespread deployment will depend on demonstrating that productivity gains
Moxie Media will host its first dedicated user event, Moxie Connect: User Conference 2026, a complimentary event open to all maritime professionals, on Wednesday, December 2, at
While the technology needed to digitalise maritime operations is already here, much remains to be done to ensure organisations and their people are equipped to use it effectively,
ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance modern commercial nuclear technology at sea. The
Thordon Bearings has opened a new manufacturing facility as part of its strategic response to robust growth across all business segments and rising demand for its sustainable
Damen Shipyards Group and Windcat are pleased to announce that Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) Windcat Rotterdam has received the KNVTS
Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce the award to design a new RAmparts 3800 Ship-Handling/Fire-Fighting 2 (FiFi 2) tug for Ningbo Port. The vessel will be
Nor-Shipping is revamping its knowledge-sharing offer with a brand new stage created for day-long ‘deep dives’ into fast-moving and strategically important subjects.
Augmented reality (AR) can help industrial crews perform tasks more efficiently and consistently, but widespread deployment will depend on demonstrating that productivity gains
Moxie Media will host its first dedicated user event, Moxie Connect: User Conference 2026, a complimentary event open to all maritime professionals, on Wednesday, December 2, at
While the technology needed to digitalise maritime operations is already here, much remains to be done to ensure organisations and their people are equipped to use it effectively,
ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance modern commercial nuclear technology at sea. The
Thordon Bearings has opened a new manufacturing facility as part of its strategic response to robust growth across all business segments and rising demand for its sustainable
Jasmine Wang and Aibing Guo (Bloomberg) — China Shipping Development Co.’s venture will order six liquefied natural gas tankers worth about $1.2
(Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, the U.K.’s third- largest natural gas-producer, agreed to a long-term sale of liquefied natural gas to India. BG will
What do the Plimsoll Line, iPhone and Nathaniel Bowditch have in common? In the opening presentation of the Connecticut Maritime Association’s Shipping
Knightsbridge Tankers announced today signed contracts for a pair of 182,000 DWT Capesize bulk carriers new-builds from Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU).
Carnival Cruise Lines said Tuesday that it is moving forward with the first implementation phase of a fleetwide operational review in wake of the Carnival
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Euronav said Tuesday that it has added an additional $32 million to its 2012 losses from the sale of its newbuild Suezmax tanker, the 157,648 dwt Cap Isabella,
Israeli container shipping line, ZIM, said Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea to cancel five newbuildings
A containership identified as the MV GUANG YANG XIN GANG capsized and sank off the eastern coast of China on Monday, killing as many as 13 crewmembers. The
By Rob Sheridan (Bloomberg) — Frontline 2012 Ltd., the shipping company led by billionaire John Fredriksen, almost doubled the number of vessels
FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd posted higher losses for 2012 due to unexpectedly low cargo volumes as a result of
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