Grounded Tanker Refloated Off Portugal

The tanker Tokyo Spirit was refloated on Sunday from Lisbon. 150,000 DWT crude oil tanker Tokyo Spirit grounded on Saturday near Lisbon, Portugal just outside...

Most Main Engine Damages are due to Incorrect Maintenance – Swedish...

A new report from The Swedish Club shows that incorrect maintenance and repair continues to be the most frequent cause of main engine damage –...

Fire on Freighter Off Japan

Fire on Freighter Carrying Scrap Cambodian flagged Cargo vessel carrying scrap caught fire at Kawasaki port, Japan. Accident type : Fire accident Vessel involved : Hong Yan Date : 0200 Tokyo...

HMS Victory Wrecked Near The Channel Islands

Accident type : Wrecked Vessels involved : HMS Victory Location : Channel Islands Date : October 4, 1744 Casualties : 1,150 sailors lost VESSEL INFO: Name : HMS Victory Built in  : 1737 Flag : Great Britain Type/class    : 1st rate ship...

Optimarin’s System Tested For USCG Approval

Marine water requirements are very much stringent.  Ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has become the first UV system supplier to meet USCG marine,...

[Watch] Tugboat Pulls a Aircraft Carrier in Heavy Weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, lost propulsion on the way home and began drifting in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of France and...

Karla Jacinto Says She Got Raped 43,200 Times

Human Trafficking At High In Mexico And U.S - A Victim’s Story Human trafficking survivor, Karla Jacinto, says she was raped 43,200 times.  She says...

Beatles Drummer Andy White Passed Away

Andy White, the 85-year-old drummer, died on Monday following a stroke in New Jersey. He was chosen ahead of Ringo Starr in September 1962 to...

Panama Canal Growth Pushes Cargo From Air to Sea

Panama’s air cargo industry has lost market share to ocean transport as a result of increases in the use of the Panama Canal ports...

MPA Calls on Global Hub Ports to Be Ready For LNG...

Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Mr Andrew Tan called for more ports to be ready for LNG bunkering,...

Tankers Queue up in Singapore With Tons of Oil Onboard

Everyone looks towards the Middle East for energy and commodities trade opportunities, but Singapore is one of the most attractive markets in the world,...

Oil Leaks As Pipeline Corrodes In Tema Oil Refinery

The pipelines in Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) laid  for the transmission of crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), gasoline, among other highly inflammable products,...

‘ECO’ Engines fitted on Small Bulkers are Best Bets

Vessels Value (VV) finds that Small dry bulk vessels equipped with 'eco' engines demand a price premium. Vessels Value's (VV) valuation service for small dry bulk sector...

Fall in SOx Levels Boosts Business

Fall In SOx Levels And ECA Regulations Have Boosted Local Shipyard Business The monitoring station at the Victoria harbour in western Canada experiences a drop...

LR Certifies Emission Analyser From Parker Kittiwake

Procal, part of the Parker Hannifin Corporation and the leading supplier of continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) for marine applications, has today announced that...

Hi “Five” Companies Choose to Cut CO2 Emissions to Meet EU...

Shipping companies prepare for the European Union’s new rules on reporting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Five shipping companies have taken up the help of an...

[Watch] Hydraulic Fracturing An Overview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a decade old technology used to develop oil and natural gas resources from deep shale formations.  Yet while the...

It’s Not Containers. It is Connectainers! – No More Empty Containers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Many worry about containerships being idle or laid up, especially about the recent lay up of the triple Es. Ships got bigger whereas the...

Liberian Registry Goes ‘Online’ for Certification.

An enhanced web-based facility has been launched by the Liberian Registry to help ship owners and managers to apply online for liability certificates.  This...

Seaspan Corporation Begins Search For New CFO

Seaspan Corporation Begins Search For New Chief Financial Officer In a recent announcement, Seaspan Corporation said that their company's Chief Financial Officer Sai Chu has...