General News

A new maritime start-up, Palaemon Maritime, has launched a new anti-piracy vessel protection service that replaces razor wire.

Navium Marine and AXA XL have joined the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance as the eighth and ninth signatories, allowing the Principles to enter into force. 

A study of the impact of a bunker levy on the tanker segment demonstrates that levies as high as $1,200 per metric tonne of fuel are unlikely to achieve the IMO’s short-term…

Lloyd’s Register (LR) is warning shipowners that certain ship’s tanks could be subjected to severe microbial attack, causing significant losses in plating thickness.

The expansion of Schottel’s international network of subsidiaries has developed further with the foundation of Schottel East Asia located near Busan in South Korea.

Already disrupting the shipping of container and commodity trades, sanctions against Russia are also having an impact through the actions of OEMs, class and crewing companies.

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published its report into three Wight Sky engine failures and the history of engine failures on its sister ships.

INTERCARGO has launched the 13th edition of its Benchmarking Report, noting Australia’s leading role in vessel inspections.