Vessel Traffic Opens In The US Houston Ship Channel
Vessels resume voyage after four days block in the US Houston Ship Channel.
The 52-mile ship channel continued its operations after a four days long...
Tankers To Refuel Canadian Navy Ships
Experts advise the usage of Tankers for Canadian Navy instead of containers that are currently put to use.
According to expert opinion, the Canadian government...
Mr. Holger Jacobsen – The “Engine Expert”
Holger has spent over 23 years with MAN Diesel & Turbo, managing both field and technical services in Australia and Singapore. He was the...
U.S. to Export LNG from January
Chief Executive Officer Charif Souki of Cheniere Energy told reporters outside of the Singapore International Energy Week conference that it will be the first...
Update: Cargo ship Rescued And The Search For Missing Crew Accelerated
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has rescued the vessel whose crew members were abducted off Nigerian coast last week.
Mr Haruna Jauro,...
Second Suez Channel Via East Port Opens
Side Channel In East Port Said Side By June 2016
The Suez Canal will have another channel which would allow ships to pass via East...
Tanker Diverted To Save A Crew
A tanker will make a stop in Bermuda to alight a 59 year old crew member suffering from stroke.
The tanker en route from Texas...
Tanker Runs Aground Spilling Oil
A tanker loaded with oil grounded close to a fishing port polluting several kilometers of coastline.
Accident
: Grounding
Vessel type
: Tanker
Location
: Off Sakhalin
Pollution
: Oil coated over 3.5-km...
Cargo Ship Sank Off Philippines
Eleven people are missing after the ship sank in the South China Sea.
Accident
: Sinking of a Vessel
Date
: 28th November 2015
Location
: South China Sea
Casualties/Missing
: Eleven...
CMA CGM Should Raise Funds For The Biggest Acquisition
CMA CGM’s purchase of NOL and its APL container arm would represent the largest acquisition in liner shipping history, in terms of capacity as...
Chief Engineer of a Cargo Ship Missing
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puerto Rico is searching for the missing engineer.
Luis Leyva Aliaga, a Chilean citizen, Chief Engineer of the cargo ship...
Crew Of A Cargo Ship Kidnapped Off Nigerian Coast
Pirates kidnapped the captain and four crew members of a Polish-owned cargo vessel
Incident
: Hijack
Location
: Nigerian Coast
Polish authorities reported that pirates kidnapped a Polish-owned cargo...
Wick And Thurso Lifeboats Go To Aid Of Cargo Ship
After a cargo ship had broken down in the Pentland Firth between Caithness and Orkney, two lifeboats were launched for rescue. The 328ft (100m)...
Swedish Firm Wins Award For Marine Heat Recovery System
The multinational consulting and analytical firm Frost & Sullivan awarded “Technology Innovation Award” to Climeon AB for their innovative heat power solution.
Frost and Sullivan...
[Watch] The Process Of Testing Mega-Ships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Hamburg Port Authority(HPA) has released a video featuring the process of testing mega-ships before they are used for transport.
The port authority is very eager...
Unexpected Collision Between Two Cargo Ships
Accident type
: Collision
Location
: Oster estuary on Elbe River on 5 nautical miles off Cuxhaven, Germany
Casualties/Pollution
: Nil
When two vessels head in the same direction on...
Bulk Carrier Pioneer Manages Losses But Cancels Ship Orders
Chinese demand for industrial commodities has reduced, and so shipping prices have crashed hitting the finances of ship operators. Two dry-bulk ship operators, Japan’s...
LiFi Is 100 Times Faster Than WiFi
Presently WiFi is transmitting data through radio waves but can only transfer so much at a time. The base stations responsible for transmitting radio...
Zika Fever Linked To Birth Defects
Zika is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, also known to carry yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya viruses. Zika Fever, a mosquito-borne virus from...
Naval Disaster Kills 880 People
USS Indianapolis (CA-35): The Worst Naval Disaster In U.S. History
Accident type
: Explosion
Vessel involved
: USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
Date
: July 30, 1945
Casualties
: 880 people died
VESSEL INFO:
Name
: USS...