Pirates have released hostages who were kidnapped from a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria. What happened? On May 24, the pirates released eleven hostages...

The Maersk container ship that was ravaged by a fire which broke out onboard the vessel has been scheduled for repairs. What happened? The ultra large...

A recent report brought to the forefront a lost ship which had plunged into the bottom of the Caribbean Coast, 300 years ago. The...

Star Bulk Carriers is a dry bulk pure play with the largest publicly-traded fleet, with 108 vessels. Last Friday, they announced an acquisition...

The tanker caught in Cyclone Mikono in waters of Gulf of Aden most probably, sometime around May 23. Reportedly, at least two dhows sank,...

Ship masters and owners of vessels must take all necessary measures to prevent their vessels from emitting excessive soot, ash, or dark smoke from...

The Spirit of John Muir is a world renowned 747 Supertanker which is used to combat fire across the globe. It has dodged many...

by Martyn Wingrove Earlier this week the editor of marinemec.com, Martyn Wingrove visited the Rolls-Royce’s research and development centre for autonomous ships in Finland’s oldest...

For centuries, the world's seas and oceans have been used to trade goods and services. Today, the shipping industry remains a crucial cog in...

RB Eden a sorghum carrying vessel is caught in the turmoil created by the frictional relationship of US and China over sea-trade, reports the...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has planned to set up a taskforce on autonomous ships to look at regulation and safety of this new...

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On May 22, a major fire broke out in the cargo hold of a vessel and firefighters were called in to control the blaze. What...

On May 24, a Liberian ship was caught illegally dumping waste at a Sea port and detained by the port officials. What happened? The Liberian flagged...

 A VIDEO went viral after the moment surfer, Rodrigo Koxa, broke the world record for the highest wave surfed. Filmed last November, the wave...

LR launches the ‘Sulphur 2020 – Options Evaluator’ to help industries comply with the global sulphur cap limit of 0.50% m/m, which comes into...

Turns out, not everything that happens on board a ship is family fun. The captain and crew members from Bravo’s “Below Deck” say they have...

An artificial solid construction, alongside or projecting into a harbour or basin, which acts as a landing place for cargo and passengers. It may...

Diana Containerships Inc. (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today announced that it has signed, through a separate...

Dive Brief: A vessel operated by Maersk's 2M partner, MSC, was able to dock at the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,...