On November 23, U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ordered two German shipping companies that owned and operated the cargo ship “Nils B” to jointly...

The Aframax tanker Delta Pioneer allided with dolphin No 6 at Berth 1 in Primorsk Port, Russia.  The vessel was maneuvering to berth at...

As the chemical tanker CPO Korea passed the coast of Somalia late last month, security personnel aboard the ship noticed a blue-hulled skiff rapidly...

Could a large tanker knock out Vancouver’s Second Narrows Bridge? That’s the concern of a group of engineers who say tankers serving Kinder Morgan’s...

With the expanded Kinder Morgan pipeline possibly nearing approval, a group of engineers says we should be worried about more than oil spills off...

The boss of the UK Coastguard insisted last night that the decision to withdraw an emergency tug from the west coast of Scotland had...

SUBSEA INDUSTRIES OPENS UK OFFICE AS PART OF WORLDWIDE EXPANSION AND RECRUITMENT DRIVE   Subsea Industries has strengthened its presence in the UK’s maritime and...

Forecast Piracy will continue to decline worldwide. However, maritime threats will still pose a considerable challenge to global shipping companies, especially in waterways in unstable regions. If...

PERFECt LNG fuelled container ship project: moves into the second phase The PERFECt container ship project has accelerated.  Rebecca Moore spoke to key partners, including...

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says the misreading of tariffs in shipping documentation is a common cause of costly claims. ITIC cites the case of...

On November 20, due to the negligence of duty officers, delayed maneuvering, resulted in collision between the crude carrier UACC Shams and container ship...

On November 21, the most expensive destroyer ever built for the US navy suffered an engineering problem in the Panama Canal and had to...

Seven fishermen owe Captain Radhika Menon their lives. After their engine failed and their anchor was lost off the coast of India's Andhra Pradesh state...

US Navy stealth destroyer Zumwalt was left stranded at the former US Naval Station Rodman near Rousseau, Tuesday, after the ship reportedly suffered an...

On November 20, a Japanese cargo ship “Kumiai Shagang” reportedly came under attack from suspected rebels or pirates in the Sulu Sea near Tawi-Tawi...

DRIVE TO PROMOTE HAZARD AWARENESS DELIVERS RESULTS The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and The Standard Club have announced the successful conclusion of their ‘Spot...

On November 22, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized nearly 200,000 litres of diesel worth about RM360,000 from a cargo ship in Sungai...

Most people know that San Francisco’s coastline has been altered through the years by periodically filling in various parts of the Bay.  However, fewer...

Cost concerns as shipping industry face new environmental regulations IMO’s MEPC 70 may have developed a “roadmap” for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions but...

No crude oil tankers Despite the recent federal promise of extra funding for marine spill response, it is completely agreed with the 30 environmental organizations...