HMM keeps foot on growth gas with $300m purchase of five container ships from Evangelos Marinakis
South Korean liner giant to retain control of quintet as it continues to spend big on fleet growth
U.S. Navy Fleet Oiler Damaged in Grounding Off Oman
The fleet oiler USNS Big Horn went aground off the coast of Oman on Monday night, according to the U.S.…
Romanian Police Set Record, Seizing 16 Tonnes of Cocaine-Fruit Pulp Mix
Drug smugglers have to be inventive in order to get their goods past customs, and have disguised shipments in all…
Container with Lithium-Ion Batteries Catches Fire at Port of Montreal
A container transporting lithium-ion batteries caught fire Monday, September 23, on the dock at the Port of Montreal causing evacuations…
Vessel Efficiency Takes Center Stage
At this year’s SMM, green fuels took a prominent place, but the stars of the show were efficiency measures –…
Bangladesh Suspends Scrapper and Orders Compensation After Fatal Incident
The Ministry of Industries is imposing a series of stiff penalties on a shipbreaker in Chattogram, Bangladesh after a fatal…
Ponant’s Icebreaker is First Ever to Reach North Pole of Inaccessibility
French cruise company Ponant is celebrating another record-setting first for the company’s unique icebreaker cruise ship, Le Commandant Charcot. Earlier…
Wärtsilä Helps Shipowner Future-Proof with CCS-Ready Scrubbers on Feeders
Wärtsilä highlights that it has been contracted for one of the first retrofit projects preparing in-service ships for the future…
HD Hyundai Receives ABS AiP for Autonomous Tech for Ammonia-Fueled Ships
South Korea’s shipbuilder HD Hyundai is proposing a novel approach to handle the management and operation of ammonia-fueled ships. The…
US households are noticing the cooling jobs market
The Conference Board measure of consumer confidence looks disappointingly soft with the headline index dropping to 98.7 in September from…