A Ghost Ship from Canada Hits Ireland
Tar-covered ghost vessel from Canada hits Ireland. Passive-aggressive note provides only clue to its origins.
A mysterious solar-powered boat assembled from scrap wood and tar...
Backgrounder: The Tragedy of Greek Tanker Irenes Serenade
At the Navarino Bay in the southwestern Peloponnese, lies on the bottom of the sea the shipwreck of the Greek tanker Irenes Serenade, which...
ACO Partners With Cerný To Create A New Dimension
The successful installation aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ Harmony of the Seas has resulted in an expression of interest for a further order on...
Seagull Maritime Responds to Social Media Awareness
In response to growing demand from the shipping industry Seagull Maritime has collaborated with MTI Network to produce onboard and online training content on...
KVH Announces NEWSlink Live Service with Richer Content to Enhance Digital...
NEWSlink Live provides 24/7 world news and ‘play-by-play’ live sports reports to a wide variety of seafarers’ own devices
KVH Industries, Inc., is introducing NEWSlinkTM...
Chinese Ship Unlocks New Trade Route Via Pakistani Port
Pakistan's top civilian and military leaders traveled to the country's southwest on Sunday to open a new international trade route by seeing off a...
Earthquake Disrupts Port and Freight Operations
The 7.5 magnitude earthquake in the upper South Island that killed two people and triggered tsunami warnings disrupted the port operations of at least...
Burning Petcoke Cargo on Ship
Burning Petcoke Cargo on Ship holds up Venezuela Exports - Source, Documents
Venezuela’s exports of petroleum coke, derived from the country’s heavy oil, have been...
[Watch] 132-year-old Lake Superior Shipwreck found ‘In Beautiful Shape’
After 132 years, a long-lost shipwreck has been located at the bottom of Lake Superior, and it appears to be impeccably preserved.
Over the summer,...
Deadly Green Mamba Snake found on a Cargo Ship
Deadly Green Mamba Snake found on African Ship Docked in Aberdeen
One of the poisonous snakes in the world has been found on a boat...
Harmony of the Seas Officially Named by Her Godmother
At long last, Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas had her official naming ceremony over the weekend, with a spectacular naming ceremony that starred...
[Watch] Harmony of the Seas Naming Ceremony Compilation
Royal Caribbean International celebrates the naming ceremony on Royal Caribbean's newest ship Harmony of the Seas and her godmother Brittany Affolter.
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Signing on to a Vessel? EHIC a Must
Gard Alert: The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
Reduce medical costs and associated loss records by making the EHIC part of European seafarers’ compulsory documentation...
Why are Three Japanese Shipping Companies Merging?
The wave of merging continues in the container carrier industry, as Japan’s Nippon Yusen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha have combined liner...
OPEC Points to Even Bigger 2017 Oil Surplus as its Output...
OPEC reported an increase in its oil production in October to a record high led by members hoping to be exempt from the producer...
Trump on the Campaign Trail is Not the Real Trump!
What Trump’s Victory Means...
Many in the shipping world are worried, or at the very least, deeply concerned, if a Trump victory will disrupt the...
Elite Commandos Dispatched to Intercept Drug-smuggling Ship
In a move to bust a suspected drug smuggling ship, heavily armed commandos were dispatched to inspect the ship sailing off the New South...
Cargo Ferry Goes Down on the Chindwin
A cargo ferry carrying oil barrels reportedly sank at the confluence of the Chindwin and Uru rivers near Ngauksar village, Homalin Township, Sagaing Region....
[Watch] Coast Guard Crew Hoists an Injured Fisherman
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoists an injured fisherman, reportedly suffering from an injured neck, from the 173-foot commercial...
Opec See Refined Product Surplus After 2018
Opec says in its 2016 World Oil Outlook that refinery output and refined product demand should be in balance until 2018, but sees a...