A vessel which had already been detained following a Port State Control inspection by MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) surveyors in Cardiff, Wales, has...

International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC70) meeting concluded with Arctic Alliance welcoming the progress made by member countries towards a phase out...

Ocean carriers Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and MOL issued freight rate increases. Maersk Line announced an increase in FAK rates from Asia to...

On October 30th, tragic struck aboard a general cargo vessel BBC ASIA while uploading a cargo of pipes from barge moored alongside her portside...

On October 29th, a roll-on-roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel bound for Cawayan, Masbate province ran aground at the Bogo Channel in Bogo City, northern Cebu at...

Hanjin freighter finally allowed to offload cargo after weeks-long isolation A Hanjin Shipping vessel that has been stranded off the B.C. coast for almost two...

Watch the ship where two dockworkers died and another one is seriously injured during cargo handling operations at Port of Kobe, Japan. For more information,...

Virtual Reality games claim to make everything more real and lifelike, but does that include "sexual assault?" Apparently so, at least for Jordan Belamire, who...

AG&P Unveils the First Ultra-Shallow Draft Small LNG Carrier Workhorse for Southeast Asia’s Stranded Power Markets AG&P (Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Company), the leading infrastructure...

A Taiwanese fishing trawler named “Chin Chun” reportedly caught fire in North Pacific on east off Miyako, Japan.  The Japan Coast Guard received distress...

The Panama Canal is likely to attract up to 15 percent more tonnage next year after an upgrade which means it can now accommodate...

Shipping companies from around the world are calling for a framework to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI),...

How can the shipping industry contribute to the Paris Agreement’s goals of reduced global greenhouse gas emissions? This as well as other important issues...

by Ramesh Chandran K.P. "When it comes to marine life, our existence depends upon their existence." - June Stoyer "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's...

At their 70th session (MEPC 70) held in London, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of International Maritime Organization(IMO) has announced that the 0.5...

Dramatic footage shows rescue of schoolgirls after they capsize trying to avoid boat Four rowers were rescued from biting temperatures in the River Thames after...

An enormous Antarctic bay, home to penguins and killer whales, became the world's largest protected marine area on Friday. A United Nations body sealed the...

Newbuilding orders have gone missing and are Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL), to borrow a popular term, as has been the trend since the...

Tiny pollution particles produced by vehicle engines and industry are known to worsen heart disease and raise the risk of stroke, but a new...

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone Safety Recall This safety alert reminds vessel owners, operators, mariners, cruises ship passengers, and all others employed in the maritime...