Cargo Ship Owner Defiant over “Slavery” Wages

A shipping company contracted to provide lifeline cargo services to Orkney and Shetland has remained defiant over the low pay of its staff after...

[Watch] First Ever Drone Golf Championship

Lee Westwood, Danny Willett and Andrew "Beef" Johnston take part in the first ever Turkish Airlines Drone Golf Championship - an epic drone challenge...

Stowaways Bound for US Arrested

On November 4, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) reportedly arrested sixteen stowaways on a United States bound cargo vessel, MV Columbia...

First Ever Drone Golf Championship

The European Tour is in Turkey this week for the Turkish Airlines Open, the start of the Race to Dubai -- their version of...

World’s Top 3 Largest Cruise Ships Meet

In a meeting of unprecedented proportions , the three largest cruise ships in the world have ‘met’ for the first time in Fort Lauderdale,...

[Watch] The Three Largest Cruise Ships in the World have ‘Met’

The three largest cruise ships in the world have ‘met’ for the first time in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  They are Royal Caribbean International's ships,...

Seafarer Crushed to Death by a Lift on a Cargo Ship!...

Coroner orders fresh probe after Gerome Reyes was crushed to death on board ship An inquest into the death of a seaman has been dramatically...

Precautions While Loading Oil on Board

The loading of oil on board vessels, whether cargo or bunkers, is a critical operation.  Due care must be taken to mitigate against the...

Crowley Maritime Joins Clean Cargo Working Group

Crowley Maritime Corp has joined the Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG), a global, business-to-business initiative dedicated to reducing the environmental impacts of global goods...

Shipbuilders Expecting Pickup in Demand for Container Vessels

South Korea's shipbuilders are hoping for a pickup in the market for container vessels on news that relatively new ships are being scrapped due...

Mystery of Acre Tower Shipwreck closer to being Solved

The so-called Acre tower shipwreck has mystified Israeli researchers for more than 50 years.  Discovered in 1966, during the first maritime archeological survey conducted...

British Firm to Build World’s First Offshore Automated Ship

In January, the British firm Automated Ships and its Norwegian partners Kongsberg Maritime will begin work on the first offshore vessel that can be...

Freighter Lill Breached in Collision in Denmark

The freighter Lill allided with outer jetty at the approach to Ronne, Denmark.  The vessel was en route from Solvesborg, but at the approach...

Coast Guard Orders Unsafe Ship to Stay in Baltimore, Stranding its...

Cargo ship and its international crew have been stranded in the Baltimore harbor for 45 days after the vessel had serious engine problems and...

Sandy Thomson Receives a Sname Fellowship

At the opening session of the 2016 SNAME Maritime Convention in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A., George A. (Sandy) Thomson has been elected a Fellow of...

Sailor Convicted for Secretly Recording 7 Female Officers

Sailor sentenced for violating privacy of female officers on Navy vessel A military judge sentenced a sailor to 21 months of confinement after he pleaded...

[Watch] Superships: Launching a Leviathan

Watch a documentary of the Launching a Leviathan from the Daewoo shipyard, Korea a year ago.  It's the world’s largest double-hulled oil tanker that...

Day One Product Ready! OCEAN ALLIANCE’s Network Set

OCEAN ALLIANCE Proposes network with major players On Thursday, Members of the OCEAN ALLIANCE, COSCO Container Lines, CMA CGM, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container...

IMO Roadmap for GHG Reduction Strategy Approved

UN Shipping Agency Declares Plans for Increasing Emissions Reduction Strategy The UN’s shipping body has confirmed plans to develop a strategy for reducing greenhouse gas...

New Intellian Antenna Delivers Global Uninterrupted TV Coverage

New Intellian 1m Dual-band Antenna Delivers Global Uninterrupted TV Coverage New dual-band 3-axis s100HD is the first to incorporate updated Intellian LNB technology and delivers a much...