Summary On the morning of 16 March 2015, an able seaman (AB) on board the Maltese registered bulk carrier CY Thunder fell into the sea...

The world’s second largest and South Korea’s leading shipbuilding company, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company informed, in a statement to the stock exchange...

Here are 2 contrasting situations on the overseas trade front: Scenario No. 1 In Singapore, Benson Koh, a crane driver is moving more cargo than ever...

Charges Also Include Obstruction and Falsification of Records A federal grand jury in Charleston, South Carolina, returned an indictment on July 15 charging Aegean Shipping...

The MR tanker Stena Imagination has been delivered from the Chinese shipyard GSI (Guangzhou Shipbuilding International).  The vessel is jointly owned on a 50-50...

A decision on the future of an historic Auckland ferry that unexpectedly sank in the Waitemata Harbour is still two months away. The Kestrel was...

Memphis is Transportation Hub Central If it's getting anywhere in the country, there is a good chance it's coming through the Bluff City and that...

The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water on the Lower Mississippi River near mile marker 179, near Donaldsonville, Sunday. Missing is...

On July 14, a cargo ship carrying iron ore was flooded off Mumbai coast, leaving the front portion of the vessel partially submerged. Captain Ashok...

Two lifeboats and a helicopter have been sent to search for a crewman missing in the Channel, the UK coastguard said. It received a distress...

On July 15, a French fishing vessel collided with a LPG tanker "Waasmunster", loaded with 18000 tons of butane, that was anchored on Le Havre...

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Ana Cecilia was a boat that served humanitarian aid to Cuba, it also tried smuggling in $10 million worth...

On July 14, a Ukraine-flagged cargo ship with 3 million Cigarette packages was detained by Customs officials off Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait. The vessel carrying...

An Airbus A350 XWB which can carry up to 325 passengers undertook a seemingly vertical takeoff during its flying display at the Farnborough International...

Ships for specific purposes are the future of the shipbuilding industry, said a top executive of a Fuzhou-based shipbuilder. Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd, the largest...

On July 14, a product tanker “Maritime Jingan” reportedly spilled about 500 gallons of benzene while moored at Vopak Terminal, thereby shutting down the...

Around 90% of world trade is carried by the international shipping industry. Without shipping the import and export of goods on the scale necessary...

Myths about lightning strikes When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to get struck by lightning There...

The Ana Cecilia, a 170-foot cargo ship, once ferried cocaine from Haiti to Miami.  Now, it rests at the bottom of the ocean about...

A shipowner owes a total of USD 150,000 to the Ukrainian crew. The cargo ship AMUR under the Bulgarian flag with 12 Ukrainian sailors on...