Bulk Carrier Explosion Off Cape Cod: 1 Dead, 3 Seriously Burned
One crew member was killed and three others suffered massive burns in an explosion Monday aboard a 623-foot international coal ship bound for Portugal...
[Watch] First Footage of ‘Flying Car’
The Kitty Hawk Flyer is a new, all-electric aircraft. It is safe, tested and legal to operate in the United States in uncongested areas...
Panama Canal to Enforce New Clean Fuel Regulations for Freighters
The Panama Canal Authority has issued a Notice to Shipping that any freight or passenger vessel intending to transit the canal must switch from...
90 Years for Damen
Damen is celebrating nine decades of operations in the shipbuilding industry. From small beginnings in the 1920s, the company has grown into a renowned...
Google Larry Page’s ‘Flying Car’
Kitty Hawk, one of the two "flying car" companies being backed by Google founder Larry Page, has published the first video of its prototype...
Emission Monitors For MRV ‘Do Not Exist’
Technology does not yet exist to implement the European Commission’s preferred method of measuring the mass of CO2 emitted by ships, as required by...
Pirates Shoot Chemical Tanker
A crew member of a tanker was injured during a pirate attack 10 miles off the coast of Somalia on Saturday, adding to fears...
Ineffective Radio Watch & Communication Leads To Collision
Summary
On 23 December 2015, the bulk carriers Shibumi and Sam Wolf collided in the Eastbound Deep Water Route of Singapore Straits TSS. At the...
Cargo Ship Ran Aground Off Porto Nogaro
On Monday, a general cargo ship with steel tonnage reportedly ran aground after it got stuck on a sandbank in a waterway.
What happened?
The general...
Maritime London Appoints New Chief Executive
UK maritime services’ promotional body Maritime London has appointed Jos Standerwick, current director of development and external affairs at The Mission to Seafarers, as...
$40 Million Fine for ‘Magic Pipe’ Use & Falsification of Records
A Cruise Line has reportedly been fined US$40 million penalty due to illegal use of magic pipe for oily waste discharge.
What happened?
Princess Cruise Lines...
Bunker Claims Accounted for 57% of Singapore Arbitrations in 2016
The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) says 57 percent of arbitrations last year involved bunker claims, reports.
SCMA notes that the number of arbitrations...
New Alliances Bring Bigger Ships and More Capacity to Box Rrades
According to new research reports, the launch of the new vessel-sharing alliances has increased capacity on the Asia-Europe, transpacific and transatlantic trades by 5%,...
The World’s LNG-fuelled Ships on Order, 2017
by Mike Corkhill
As of March, the in-service and on-order fleet of LNG-powered seagoing ships has reached the 200 mark. Here, LNG World Shipping exclusively...
Salvage Company Wants Rights to Shipwreck’s Treasure
A US marine salvage company that discovered a sunken World War I ship years ago wants to be named owner of the vessel —...
‘Panama Papers Jail’: A Prison Ship for Tax Avoiders?
Designers have come forth with plans for a giant prison ship for those named and shamed in the Panama Papers released more than a...
Fleet Cleaner Robot Launches in Port of Rotterdam
Recently the hull of the vessel ‘VLIEBORG’ from Wagenborg has been cleaned in the Port of Rotterdam by Fleet Cleaner and OH Ship Cleaning....
China’s Cracking Down on Dangerous Fuels in Port
Pollution from shipping killing 18,000 Chinese every year, the government is cracking down on the use of dangerous fuels in port.
What happened?
Every year, over...
[Watch] Ferry with 140 Passengers Smashes into Harbour Wall
The enormous ship was carrying 140 passengers when its engine failed and it smashed into the harbour wall.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational...
[Watch] Giant Ship to Carry the World’s Heaviest Cargo
The world’s heaviest load of cargo is heading to Teesside on a huge ship the length of six Boeing 747 planes.
Able UK has created...