Convention for the Control of Ship’s Ballast Water

The International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, adopted in 2004 (BWM), comes into force on 8 September,...

China Launches World’s Largest Ore Carrier

China launched the world's largest ore carrier on Tuesday in Qingdao City of east China's Shandong Province. The carrier, with the length of 362 meters and width of 65 meters, has a super...

Powerful Earthquake Topples Buildings, Killing Scores

A strong earthquake has struck central Mexico, killing more than 200 people and toppling dozens of buildings in the capital, Mexico City. President Enrique Peña...

Accident During Unloading of Ferry

On September 17, a staff member was reportedly injured during an accident while unloading cargo from the vessel. What happened? The 29 year old staff member,...

Fatal Accident in Lock

Captain dead during fatal accident at the locks On September 18, a container ship and a container barge reportedly grazed against a collision protection wire...

[Watch] Strange Ship Designed to Take on 700 Tons of Seawater

This strange looking 355 foot-long ship is designed to partly capsize to carry out ocean research. The RP FLIP – short for Floating Instrument Platform...

Thunderstorms Intense Over World’s Busiest Shipping Lanes

Thunderstorms directly above two of the world's busiest shipping lanes are significantly more powerful than storms in areas of the ocean where ships don't...

RAMLAB Prints First Ship’s Propeller

Working in partnership with Damen Shipyards Group, RAMLAB has manufactured the world’s very first 3D-printed ship’s propeller, which successfully passes all requisite quality tests....

Masters Inefficient Handling of Ballasted Vessel Resulted in Water Intake

Summary On February 2, 2016, at 2213 local time, the tanker Nordbay was southbound on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a...

What Price to Clean up Shipping?

Ed King suggests the shipping industry may be softening to the idea of a carbon tax $100 a tonne by 2027. $130 a tonne...

The Bigger the Drone, the Bigger the Impact

By Mark Pesce At the end of 2013 (the world seemed much simpler back then) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gave a rare interview to CBS’ 60...

CMA CGM Confirms Nine Ship Order

CMA CGM has confirmed its latest ship order of nine 22,000 TEU vessels after sharing impressive first half results for 2017, with a strong...

International Links Strengthened as Doors Open on NEVA 2017

Commitments from international shipping interests and leading-edge maritime technology companies, plus Government support across the board have contributed to a record-breaking uptake of exhibition...

Agia Zoni Oil Spill was an Accident Waiting to Happen

The environmental disaster caused by an oil spill that reached the shores of Athens this week was an accident waiting to happen, according to...

Container Ship Damaged in Bremerhaven

Container ship MSC SANDRA collided with pier at Bremerhaven port in the morning Sep 17, during unmooring maneuver, cause unknown, though it is said,...

Tank Containers with Nitric Acid Damaged in Storm

On Sep 14, a container ship DONG FANG FU got caught in rough weather in East China sea, while en route from Shanghai to...

Sheath That Concealed a Lethal Safety Wire Problem Lead To Fatal...

Summary The Maltese registered container vessel Sydney Trader had been anchored OPL at Hong Kong, China since 19 June 2016, awaiting orders for the next...

[Watch] Timelapse of a Cargo Ship at Sea

30 Days of Timelapse, about 80,000 photos combined. Sailing in the open ocean is a unique feeling and experience. Disclaimer: This video is intended for...

Drug Bust Aboard Container Ship Off Peru, Fake?

On Sep 14, Customs officer’s search on a container ship “DIMITRIS C” fetched 3 bags with 120 bricks of cocaine at Ilo port, Peru....

Captain Fired as Investigation into Ship Collisions Continues

More leaders are being removed from their posts as the Navy continues to investigate the cause of two deadly ship collisions in the Pacific...