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There are encouraging signs for the world economy that have given Bermudian-based Nordic American Tankers optimism for the future. The tanker operator has reported net income of $49.1 million, or 33 cents per share, up 24 per cent from the first quar...

For more than half a century charter boat operator Nigel Prescott has taken thousands of convention visitors on water tours around Bermuda. Now, with the convention season cancelled due to Covid-19, the owner of tour boat company, Tam-Marina, is app...

Container ship owners are choosing to install “scrubbers” to clean the exhaust gas emitted from ship engines, in order to comply with global regulations that came into force at the start of the year. The regulation is aimed at reducing the shipping s...

A new breed of ship has successfully transferred liquefied natural gas fuel to one of the world’s first LNG-fuelled cruise ships. The Kairos, which is managed by a company with offices in Bermuda, carried out the transfer at a port in Germany. It is ...

Four sailors launched an unusual rescue mission from the US to retrieve a sailboat stranded in Bermuda. They did so in a 33ft boat, a choice that made some people declare they were “crazy” to attempt such a trip. However, this was no ordinary quartet...

Amendments to help Bermuda respond as fast as possible to marine pollution incidents were approved in the House of Assembly yesterday. Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, said the Merchant Shipping Amendment Act would allow him to gi...

A “hassle-free” option is on the horizon for people who want to enjoy time out on the water, but do not want the expense of ownership and maintenance of a boat. The Island Boat Club, a new boat membership programme, was designed to give members unlim...

A couple whose boat was damaged as they sailed across the Atlantic have thanked Bermuda for providing a “safe haven” in the midst of the pandemic. Simon and Carla Fowler were both quarantined on arriving here; tests for Covid-19 came back negative. T...

A couple who faced potential peril at sea after they lost the use of their jib sail on their boat have praised Bermuda for its help despite the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. Nena Cadle and her husband, Juan, were forced to head for the island when they...

A reduced ferry service with “limited passenger capacity” will start on Monday, May 11, the Department of Marine and Ports Service said today. In a press release, a Government spokesman explained: “In an effort to provide adequate physical distancing...

Some Bermudian-domiciled shipping companies have been given a temporary boost by the oil market turmoil that caused oil traders to scramble for vessels. And amid the volatility, one tanker company CEO pointed to signs that economies in Asia are recov...

Registration for boats and moorings licences will be open for three months from next Wednesday, the Department of Marine and Ports said today. The period, which includes registration for commercial boats, will run from April 1 to June 30. A spokesman...