Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) plans to invest RMB1.9bn ($268m) in acquiring five special-purpose engineering vessels to support increasing market demands.

Some nine years in the making High Eye’s Airboxer unmanned helicopter system can be used for both commercial and military marine activities.

The Mission to Seafarers (MtS) has heralded its most successful funding raising challenge ever with the Adventure Race Japan.

The pricing difference to conventional fuels is the biggest challenge facing the adoption of greener fuels by shipping companies, according to the chief of MISC’s shipmanagement company Eaglestar.

Singapore-based marine fuel supply firm, Integr8 Fuels, has warned ship operators of potential bunker quality issues.

A Hong Kong-flagged bulker that grounded in the Suez Canal blocking the key waterway for several hours on Thursday morning has been successfully refloated.

The number of containers lost at sea in 2022 was lower than 2021 and 2020, according to the latest World Shipping Council (WSC) report.

In a bid to improve healthcare out comes for seafarers, The Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS) has launched a free Health Consultation Guide.

Wilhelmsen’s Barber Ship Management is looking to carve out a niche in the tanker market where it is not just a technical manager but takes responsibility of the full lifecycle of the vessel.

A severe drought affecting the Panama Canal is forcing the Panama Cana Authority (ACP) to reduce draughts and container vessels to lighten their loads.