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Royal Navy Tests Out Underway Refueling With a US-Flag Merchant Tanker

Royal Navy Tests Out Underway Refueling With a US-Flag Merchant Tanker

Faced with the need for heightened preparedness in Europe, the navies of the U.K. and the U.S are looking at the possibility of using commercial tankers to carry out at-sea refueling for warships. ...

Margaritaville at Sea Starts First Cruise Ship 

Margaritaville at Sea Starts First Cruise Ship 

A 30-year-old cruise ship rebranded Margaritaville at Sea Paradise is ready to start the latest adaptation of a well-known consumer brand into the cruise industry. With a performance from famed singer...

160 Years After Sinking, NOAA Scientists Plan to Survey USS Monitor

160 Years After Sinking, NOAA Scientists Plan to Survey USS Monitor

U.S. researchers and scientists will soon embark on a 10-day expedition to explore and investigate the shipwreck of the Civil War vessel USS Monitor, which sank 160 years ago off the North Carolina co...

K Line Designs LNG-Bulker with Battery and Supplemental Power Systems

K Line Designs LNG-Bulker with Battery and Supplemental Power Systems

Japan’s K Line working with partners has developed conceptual designs for a new generation of bulk carriers that would minimize emissions while enhancing operational efficiency. The concept uses a cor...

Study: Shipping May Bear Responsibility for Decline of the Whale Shark

Study: Shipping May Bear Responsibility for Decline of the Whale Shark

The commercial shipping industry faces new criticism for ship strike incidents involving whale sharks, which have been declared endangered due to a massive decline in their numbers. A new study by...

Greenpeace Protestors Block Lock Entrance to Amsterdam

Greenpeace Protestors Block Lock Entrance to Amsterdam

Protestors from Greenpeace blocked the lock leading to the port of Amsterdam on Wednesday to call attention to their demands that the European Union should enact a stronger anti-deforestation law. The...

MOL Orders Four More LNG-Fueled Car Carriers at Japanese Yards

MOL Orders Four More LNG-Fueled Car Carriers at Japanese Yards

Japanese carrier Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has ordered an additional four vessels that will use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the main fuel. The company, which is implementing a plan to expand its...

Shipping Has the Potential to Help The Arabian Peninsula Diversify

Shipping Has the Potential to Help The Arabian Peninsula Diversify

Historically, the Arabian Peninsula has played a pivotal role in maritime trade development. It now acts as a bridge that connects South Asia’s manufacturing hubs to consumers in Africa and Europe. It...

Rotterdam Extends Cruise Ship Charter to House Ukrainian Families

Rotterdam Extends Cruise Ship Charter to House Ukrainian Families

The City of Rotterdam is extending its charter agreement with Holland America Line to continue using its cruise ship Volendam to provide temporary housing for displaced Ukrainian families. The cruise...

How a Price Dispute Led to Indonesia's Palm Oil Export Ban

How a Price Dispute Led to Indonesia's Palm Oil Export Ban

[By Johannes Nugroho] The global vegetable oils industry was stunned after Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo announced late last month that his country, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, wo...