The second tripartite meeting of Intertanko, Intercargo and the International Chamber of Shipping will have the robustness of machinery on the agenda. The meeting, scheduled for Seoul on September 29-30, will address…

Recent reports from CRUCOSGA and the National Academy of Science estimate that 0.2% of a crude oil tanker's cargo is lost through vapour emissions. Over the course of a year the total…

Norway has undertaken to reduce its VOC emissions to a maximum of 195,000t by 2010. This corresponds to a reduction of 37 per cent from 1990 levels. It has done so under…

St Petersburg bunker company ECO Phoenix Holding is boosting its ability to deliver marine fuel to customers throughout the year with the introduction into service in March of an ice class double-hull…

Two sister ships, ordered by Belgium dredger operator Jan de Nul, were launched earlier this year at Izar's Sestao shipyard. Named Filippo Brunelleschi and Francis Beaufort, the vessels are trailing suction hopper…

Earlier this year the German shipyard of Flensburg laid the keel for the first unit in a new five-ship series of roro ferries ordered by the Danish ferry operator DFDS. The lead…

Delegates to this year's Motor Ship Marine Propulsion Conference got the most out of their trip to Hamburg in more ways than merely being present in such a renowned centre of world…

This year marks a remarkable double event in the Norwegian offshore industry with the delivery of the world's first two gas-driven cargo carrying ships. These platform supply vessels, ordered by the shipping…

Six 2,478 TEU feeder boxships ordered by Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) will be equipped with MacGregor hatch covers with a partial box design offering improved construction, maintenance, and operational…

Report says computers are a "recipe for disaster" when used in restricted watersIt is the IT age and computers are supposed to solve our every need. Yet the grounding of a vessel…