Deckhand had High Blood Alcohol

A Darwin deckhand who was found floating dead in the water beside the barge he lived and worked on had a blood alcohol level...

A Third of Shipping will Choose Scrubbers Says Foreship

Shipowners weighing up their future marine fuel choices after the 2020 IMO 0.5% sulphur cap should also consider oil company expectations that up to...

US Coast Guard Tightens Ballast Water Compliance

The US Coast Guard had tightened its rule for vessels to comply with its Ballast Water Management (BWM). The USCG has stated that compliance is...

Maersk to 3D Print Spares Aboard Ships

An industry consortium is piloting a project that will test the potential for using 3D printing as an alternative to housing spare parts on...

[Watch] Aframax Tanker Transits the Panama Canal

Leyte Spirit completed safe transit through the Panama Canal – becoming the first Teekay conventional Aframax tanker to cross the canal. Disclaimer: This video is...

Sleeping While on Watch Led To Grounding of Vessel

Summary On October 2016, the articulated tug and barge (ATB) Nathan E Stewart/DBL 55 ran aground on Edge Reef off Athlone Island, British Columbia, Canada,...

Responding to Global Regulations HHI to Preempt LNG-Powered Ship Market

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is stepping up its efforts to preempt the "liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ship" market, while responding to tougher global environmental...

The Next Evolution of Maritime

The maritime industry is becoming an ocean industry as new entities join the commercial bustle of utilising the seas. Deep sea and coastal mining, the...

Tanker Vessel Scrapping to Rise Further in 2018

Scrapping of tanker vessels across the world is expected to rise significantly in 2018 as earnings for shipowners per tanker vessel might decline amid...

Hundreds Fell Sick Aboard a Royal Caribbean Cruise

Hundreds of passengers fell sick aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise this week due to a gastrointestinal illness — a common issue that plagues cruise lines due to close...

Vessel Drifts Ashore Off Greece

On Dec 17, a Passenger ro-ro ship ‘MAKEDONIA’ dragged anchor due to stormy weather in Selini Kinosoura waters, Gulf of Saronic, Greece and drifted...

[Watch] Cargo Vessel Thrown About in Waves After Losing Power

Five crew of a cargo ship were left drifting in treacherous seas off the Hebrides after their vessel lost engine power. For more information, please...

Crew Suffers Facial Injuries Onboard Cargo Ship Off Bunbury

On December 17, a merchant seaman was airlifted due to medical emergency after sustaining severe facial injuries. What happened? The seaman was airlifted to Royal Perth...

DNV GL to Retrofit VLCVs with Exoskeleton Membrane LNG Tanks

At the Marintec China trade fair, classification society DNV GL presented GTT, together with its partner TECHNOLOG, a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA)...

Rescue Bid After Freight Ship Loses Energy

On December 14, a cargo vessel reportedly lost power after getting caught in the stormy seas and an emergency tug was deployed. What happened? The cargo...

Methanol and Marine Lubricants in a Lower Sulphur, Lower Emissions Future

Chevron Marine Lubricants Publishes New White Paper - Methanol and MarineLubricants in a Lower Sulphur, Lower Emissions Future Chevron Marine Lubricants, a leading lubrication solutions provider for alternatively fueled vessels and one of the largest suppliers of marine lubricants in the world,...

Panama Receives Guinness Record

With a total of 8,094 vessels, Panama is emerging as the country with the largest registry of ships in the world, a figure that...

[Watch] Master’s Failure to Execute a Safe Docking Evolution Results in...

Summary On June 3, 2016, the Malta-flag cruise ship Celebrity Infinity allided with berth 3 in Ketchikan, Alaska. No one was injured and no pollution occurred....

Vessel from Vancouver Runs Aground in Columbia River

On 14th Dec, a 35,000-ton ship laden with wheat ran aground in the Columbia River hours after leaving the Port of Vancouver and suffered...

Food Supplies to Stranded Vessel Crew

Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) came to the rescue of a stranded vessel not far from Pulau Bruit by delivering food supplies to the...