Cosco Delivers Appomattox Hull

The Appomattox hull is the largest and heaviest cargo transported to date by Cosco's fleet of semi-submersible heavy lift vessels. Ensuring safe delivery of the...

MEC Ship of the Year Unveiled

Editor Martyn Wingrove reveals why this year’s MEC Ship of the Year blazes a trail for the future in ship satcoms. We were so impressed...

DeltaBreaker – A Timely Development for Inland Waterways

Increasing the utilisation of inland waterways is currently a hot topic, especially in Central Europe. Climate change and environmental protection are also at the...

Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Mexico Due to Strong Winds

On October 10, a cruise ship reportedly ran aground after the vessel broke away from its moorings due to a storm. What happened? The cruise ship...

[Watch] Crimean Tanker Fired Off the Coast of Libya

The tanker, which belonged to the Crimean company and went under the flag of the Comoros, was fired off the coast of Libya, as...

Morale Down! Sailor Says Ship’s a Floating Prison

Morale aboard a US warship operating in the Pacific reached such a low ebb that one sailor described serving aboard the ship as being...

[Watch] USS John S McCain Prepared Onload to MV Treasure

Timelapse video showing the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S McCain (DDG 56) being moved in preparation for on load to the heavy lift...

Water Heritage Connect! Mariners Guide to Good Night’s Sleep

By Derek Ellard Tired? Want to get a decent night's sleep? You need to reconnect with your ancient water heritage, says ship builder and meditation instructor Derek...

ExxonMobil Survey Reveals Multi-fuel Future for Sulphur Cap

A marine industry survey conducted by ExxonMobil finds that the route to compliance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 0.5% global sulphur cap...

Seal Repairs Keep Semi-Sub on Hire

Underwater Repairs To Twelve Sterntube Seals Keeps Semi-Submerisble On-Hire An underwater mobile dock, mobdock, was installed to provide repair technicians with a dry environment in...

Watch Out for Dangerous Fire Ants

In the 2015 movie "Ant-Man," Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) develops an armored suit that can shrink someone to the size of an ant...

Competent and Well-trained Crews: The Only Way to Safety

Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) can improve safety performance onboard. It is a systematic process to identify, measure and positively impact the unsafe individual behaviour...

YSA Design Vision for Fast-changing Cruise Market

Strong design vision and comprehensive project management capabilities will be essential ingredients if the cruise industry is to capitalize on fast-changing passenger demographics and...

D’Amico Group Sells Tanker for $14.2 mn

On October 10, the Marine transport company D’Amico D'Amico Tankers Dac, an Irish subsidy of D'Amico International Shipping after it signed an agreement for...

Container Ship Conversion Sails on Wind Power Demand

Two ships that were converted into specialized vessels for wind power components after being designed for containers carried 164 nacelles, 150 towers, and 162...

Training Offices for Onboard and Onshore Shipping Needs

The Cyprus Maritime Academy was launched by Intercollege under the umbrella of the University of Nicosia in 2016 to encourage more people into the...

Ship with 16 Crew Disabled in the Yellow Sea

On October 12, a cargo vessel was reportedly stranded in the Yellow Sea after suffering from Engine failure. What happened? The vessel ‘Feixiong 6’ was disabled...

[Watch] Wind Blows Ship Across Harbour Mouth in Durban

#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...

[Watch] How Columbia River’s Navigation Channel is Maintained

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...

The Maritime Industry Begins Assessment of Ammonia as a Fuel

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....