China’s $1 Billion White Elephant

Chinese with its vast repertoire is dominating the south-east asian trade scene. As many as 60000 ships pass through the Chinese operated port in...

Tug Detained in Vigo

On March 19, a tug was detained for serious shortcoming and was reportedly fined 50,000 Euros. What happened? The tug 'Eddy 1' was running low on...

Dutch Freighter Attacked, Crew Kidnapped

On April 21, a dutch freighter was attacked by Nigerian pirates and kidnapping several crew members. What happened? The Dutch cargo ship ‘FWN Rapide’ was attacked...

Two Crew Die on Board a Ship Due to Gas Leakage

In an unfortunate turn of events, two Chinese sailors have lost their lives after being exposed to a gas leak onboard a cargo vessel. What...

Fake Maritime Institutes Leave Thousands of Youth High and Dry

A crackdown has been initiated the Director General of Shipping on bogus maritime institutions offering fake competency certificates. This unexpected move has resulted in the...

[Watch] Cruise Ship Battered by Monstrous Waves

 A VIRAL video shows a cruise ship go underwater after battling rough seas. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not...

The Juridical Nature of Shipping Liens Over Sub-freights

The shipowner’s appeal against the Singapore High Court’s decision in Duncan, Cameron Lindsay and another v Diablo Fortune Inc and another matter SGHC...

Sulphur Scrubbers ‘No Silver Bullet’ for Shipping Industry – Wartsila

Wartsila says installing scrubbers isn’t the silver bullet. The move comes on the recent developments 2020 sulphur cap imposed by IMO. Wartsila have...

Improper Tightening of a Pipe Plug Caused Engine Room Fire

NTSB released a report about the fire onboard the vehicle carrier Alliance St. Louis. The vehicle carrier Alliance St. Louis was under way from...

IMarEST CEO Appointed to Government Maritime 2050 Panel

David Loosley - Chief Executive of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology - has been appointed to a maritime panel by Transport...

Ship Firm Oldendorff Halts Guyana Operation

German shipping group Oldendorff Carriers stops its business in Guyana, shortly after the United States blacklisted Russian aluminum producer Rusal, which has a plant...

[Watch] Coast Guard to Remove 1,500 Gallons of Fuel From Burnt...

 The Coast Guard is performing fuel removal and salvage operations for a fishing vessel on Thursday that caught fire on Wednesday near Eureka, reports...

Vessel Stuck in Compressed Ice Near Marquette

On 20th April, the Kaye E. Barker vessel which was stuck in compressed ice since Wednesday, was freed. Presently it is at the Upper...

Rotterdam Into Nor Lines’ Flexible LNG-powered Service Network

From June 1, Samskip subsidiary Nor Lines will include calls at Rotterdam for the first time in its weekly multipurpose liner service connecting to...

Monitoring Wash Water from Scrubbers

A company specialising in water monitoring will give a presentation on “Monitoring Waste Wash Water from Scrubbers” at the Sulphur Cap 2020 Conference, 17-18...

Reduce Ship Accidents with STM in ECDIS

The ECDIS validation project created by EU part-funded STM (Sea Traffic Management) aims to reduce the workload for crew members and also decreases the...

Cargo Vessel Detained on Court Order

On April 9, a cargo vessel was detained at a port in India for misappropriate finance in business transactions. What happened? The cargo vessel ‘MV Theometor’...

Gold Galleon Hackers Target Maritime Shipping Industry

Researchers have found that Nigerian hacking ring, targets on maritime shipping firms to try and steal millions of dollars on an annual basis, reports...

Huge Disruptions Coming with 2020 Low-sulfur Shipping Rule – IEA

The shipping industry and oil refineries are not doing enough to prepare for new rules cutting the amount of sulfur that vessels can emit...

[Watch] 2.5 Million Bricks Makes The World’s Largest LEGO Ship

In recent Guinness World Record News, a Hong Kong tourism company has made its mark by making a large scale LEGO replica ship, celebrating...