#DurbanStorm #durbanfloods #DurbanWeather entrance to Durban Port pic.twitter.com/RcFAqpo3fi — KS (@KwaneleSandiswa) October 10, 2017 On October 10, strong winds reportedly battered the Durban coastline and blew...

Video depicts the Dredge Oregon, a vessel owned and operated by the Port of Portland which aids in maintaining the Columbia River’s 43’ navigation...

By Trevor Brown In the last 12 months … The maritime industry has begun assessing ammonia as a carbon-free fuel, for internal combustion engines and fuel cells....

MAIB lifejacket trials Summary Fishing vessel Louisa (SY30) sank by the bow and foundered while at anchor in Mingulay Bay. Following recovery and investigation of the...

By Mark Sales The Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) began, after the First World War, as a standard for safety equipment and construction...

Fraser Bennie, Alpha Process Controls, UK, examines the role of the fall arrestor in LNG ship-to-ship transfers. “The dark clouds squatting on the horizon had...

Greek shipping company Diana Containerships has signed an agreement to sell up to seven of its vessels to an unnamed unaffiliated third party for...

Despite the turbulent and challenging conditions currently experienced by many in the sector, shipping continue s to attract keen attention from investors new to...

ABB to provide Azipod propulsion system for new Viking Line cruise ferry to be built in China, the first installation of Azipod propulsion in...

On October 9th, an Iranian cargo ship reportedly sank near the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad causeway, a cable-stayed bridge pending construction. There were no reports...

Panama’s $5 billion investment to expand its century-old canal is paying off as shipping lines send more U.S.-bound cargoes through the passage instead of...

SPANISH authorities have held seven drug traffickers who attempted to smuggle almost 4 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated €220 million into the country. The...

The U.N. Security Council has banned all nations from allowing four ships that transported prohibited goods to and from North Korea to enter any...

Maersk has produced a video which illustrates the challenge to work with very large nautical structures, even in the world's harder waters and  how...

SCIENTISTS ARE “FINGERPRINTING” sea level rise around the world in an effort to identify coastal areas most at risk from devastating storm surge, as hurricanes...

MAN Diesel & Turbo is offering a €2 million discount for 10 ship owners who retrofit existing heavy fuel oil (HFO)-burning engines to liquefied natural...

It is common in a lot of trades, whether bulk or oil, to accept a Letter of Indemnity (“LOI”) for non-production of bills...

In the latest issue of its Safety Digest, UK MAIB presents a collision of a tug with its towing vessel, due to wrong judgement...

There are so many factors influencing the performance of a vessel that many shipping companies find it challenging to determine where to start and...

The collaboration between all stakeholders to ensure the safe and environmentally sound transport of goods was a key message delivered by International Maritime Organization...