BIMCO secretary-general Angus Frew has blasted the European Union’s policies on ship recycling, digital disruption will hit seafarers hard... what will the future look like?

The ship was at anchor after being arrested in January 2018 by Nigerian authorities, who claimed it had been engaged in illicit oil trading

Salvors face enormous safety concerns in the aftermath of fires on containerships as they rummage in a fearsome cocktail of hazardous debris and they raise serious questions for the industry as boxes are packed ever tighter, goods are misdeclared and architects design vessels with increased teu capacity

Case follows 2015 engine room fire on Freeport Holdings-owned tanker Lady M, probably started by chief engineer suffering from extreme emotional stress or mental illness

Owners Viking Ocean Cruises have already inspected sister ships after the two-year old cruise ship narrowly avoided disaster over the weekend as 1,300 passengers caught in a storm with no power

Both vessels suffered bow damage but there were no reports of injuries or pollution

Lloyd’s Register and MAN Energy Solutions send teams to investigate what caused the Viking Sky to loose the engine power

UPDATE: Investigations begin after almost 500 of the 1,373 people on board were airlifted off in bad weather. Three of the ship’s four engines were later restarted for its trip to port