Ever Given in Suez Canal

VIDEO: Ever Given returns to Suez Canal

The Suez Canal Authority today released video showing the giant containership Ever Given making an uneventful passage through the canal today as part of the northern convoy. The ship returned to the

Gash in vessel hull following collision

NTSB reports on expensive collision between two anchored ships

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a May 8, 2020, incident in which, at about 4.55 p.m. local time, the anchored general cargo vessel Nomadic Milde collided with

MV Wakashio accident

Is the criminalization of seafarers on the rise?

For over a year now, the crew of the MV Wakashio has been held by Mauritian authorities following the grounding of the ship and the widespread pollution that followed. At the end

Eli Glickman

ZIM reports record earnings

Haifa, Israel, headquartered ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) today reported record consolidated results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, that included a whopping 1,581% year-on-year increase

Poerfu; tug Svitzer Port Said 1

Two more Svitzer tugs will boost Suez Canal towing capabilities

The Suez Canal Authority has just extended its current contract with Maersk group towage specialist Maersk to include two additional tugs. Following the extended shut down of canal traffic that occurred when

Norwegian Prima is first ship in new NCK class

VIDEO: NCL floats out first ship in new class

Norwegian Prima, the first of six ships in Norwegian Cruise Line’s first new class of vessels in nearly 10 years, has been floated out from her building dock at Fincantieri’s shipyard in

Vessel spli into two

Oil from wood chip carrier that split apart reaches Japanese coastline

The Japan Times reports that oil from a wood chip carrier that broke apart off the Japanese coast has reached the shore of Misawa in Aomori Prefecture. The incident began August 11,

Scrapping price trends

High scrapping prices bring surge in vessel demolition

Online valuation and data provider VesselsValue reports that the first half of 2021 saw 275 cargo vessels sold for scrap, up 40% and 33% compared to 2020 and 2019, respectively. The 275

seafarer vaccination rates are low

Seafarer vaccination rates still low

The Global Maritime Forum says that data provided by leading ship managers indicates that only 15.3% of seafarers have received COVID-19 vaccinations and that the crew change crisis continues to get worse.

Russia's first LNG bunkering vessel

Keppel delivers Russia’s first LNG bunkering vessel

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has successfully delivered Russia’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel, the 5,900-cubic-meter Dmitry Mendeleev, to Shturman Koshelev LLC. The 100 meter long x 19 meters

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