COSCO Orders New Semi-Sub Vessel from Chinese Shipyards

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers has placed an order for a next generation semi-submersible vessel to Chinese shipyards.COSCO will build the vessel in partnership with China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation and Guangzhou Shipbuilding International.The

MOL, BHP Wrap Up Biofuel Bunkering on Capesize Bulk Carrier

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has completed a biodiesel-blended marine fuel (biofuel) bunkering on its capsize bulk carrier, Midnight Dream.In March 2025, the vessel was supplied with about 1,000 tons of biofuel in

MSC Opens New Cruise Terminal in Barcelona

MSC Group’s Cruise Division has officially inaugurated a new MSC Barcelona Cruise Terminal in Spain.The occasion coincided with the first call of Explora II at the new terminal - the second ship

Manawanui Grounding Attributed to Series of Human Errors

Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui ran aground with 75 people on board in Samoa whilst conducting a hydrographic survey of a reef on October 5, 2024, and the final Court

The LNG Pathway

Aussies are reputed to be a nation of gamblers who would bet on two flies crawling up a wall. That might be anyone’s race, but when predicting what the most popular alternative

Retrofit Analysis Prepares Kamsarmax Bulk Carrier for Methanol

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has gained Approval in Principle (AiP) from ClassNK for the retrofitting of a conventionally fueled Kamsarmax bulk carrier to dual fuel methanol.Led in

Baltic Exchange Launches Fuel Equivalence Converter

The Baltic Exchange has launched the maritime industry’s first free Fuel Equivalence Converter, a digital calculator that helps owners, traders, brokers and charterers to navigate the complexity of the physical properties of

GMS Trains Over 10,000 Ship Recycling Workers

Cash buyer GMS has reached a milestone in its drive to transform safety in the ship recycling industry with over 10,000 yard workers across India, Bangladesh and Pakistan having now received free,

Seaspan Begins Construction on Heavy Polar Icebreaker

Seaspan Shipyards has cut steel on the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) new heavy polar icebreaker, marking the first time a heavy polar icebreaker has been built in Canada in more than 60