UFO Collision in Seas! Claims Five Skippers
The adventurers that seek races and records when circumnavigating the world once had only two worries – fierce storms and drifting ice. But a...
Oil Spill and the Threat to the Ecosystem
Incident:
The 147,000 tonne oil tanker Sea Empress ran aground on February 15th 1996 at 8.07 pm, despite being under the control of one of...
[Watch] Two Ships Collide Near Johor, Trigger Major Oil Spill
Two container vessels, one of them Singapore-registered, collided off Pasir Gudang on Tuesday, resulted in nearly 300 tonnes of oil spill. Maritime and Port...
Swansea Shipping Container ‘Box Village’ Plans Unveiled
Plans for a "box village" built out of shipping containers in Swansea have been unveiled.
The scheme would form part of the £300m University of...
Carnival Forecasts Average Bunker Price to Rise 32% in 2017
Carnival Corporation & plc announced U.S. GAAP net income for the full year 2016 of $2.8 billion, or $3.72 diluted EPS, compared to $1.8...
Maersk, Alibaba Team up to Offer Online Booking of Ship Places
Maersk, the world's largest container shipping line, has teamed up with Alibaba to allow customers to reserve space on its vessels through the Chinese...
Cargo Ship Collides, Oil Slick Moving Towards Singapore!
Cargo ship collision leads to oil leakage
A Singapore-registered, container vessel Wan Hai 301 and a Gibraltar-registered, container vessel APL Denver collided last night off...
Hydrex Averts Panama Canal Delay with Underwater Sterntube Renewal
Hydrex Underwater Technology has assisted an excavation vessel hemorrhaging oil from a stern tube seal entangled with steel wire to pass safely through the...
Ship Stranded at Sea for Two Days Due to Smog
The smog scenario has reached a worst case when a large cruise ship with more than 2,000 people on board was stuck at sea...
Panama Canal Turned Over to Panama – This Day Several Years...
On 31 December 1999, the United States, in accordance with the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, officially hands over control of the Panama Canal, putting the strategic...
[Watch] Ship Caught in the Storm
Watch the monster waves pound a ship due to Storm Conor on December 26, 2016. The centre of the storm was north of the...
Reminder: Mandatory Mass Flow Meter Use for MFO Bunkering
MPA Issues Reminder Circular as Singapore Enters Era of Mandatory Mass Flow Meter Use for MFO Bunkering
Effective January 1, 2017, Singapore, the world's biggest...
New Year – New Regulations
The 1st January is traditionally a day when new legislation and amendments to existing regulations come into force. The year 2017 will be no...
Worst is Over For Global Ship Recycling Industry
Worst is Over For Global Ship Recycling Industry says GMS
GMS, the world’s leading cash buyer of ships declared that the worst seem to be...
HMM to Form New Asian Alliance
After failing to gain full membership to any of the major shipping alliances, Hyundai Merchant Marine has announced intentions to team up with fellow...
Top 13 P&I Clubs Review. Which One Would You Choose?
An important decision that shipowners should take on annual basis is the P&I Club that they will enter their ships. There are shipping companies...
Cargo Vessel Still Stranded on Beach
A cargo vessel that was beached at a shallow part of a coast for past three days is still stuck there.
What happened?
A cargo vessel...
Titanic Sank Due to Coal Fire Not Iceberg?
Experts claim Titanic sank due to enormous uncontrollable fire, not Iceberg
The sinking of the RMS Titanic may have been caused by an enormous fire...
Cargo Ship Attacked by Gunmen!
Combined Coast Guard and Navy units foiled an attempt by suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen to hijack a cargo vessel off Basilan yesterday.
Philippine Coast Guard...
Singapore’s MPA Approves 94% of Fuel Oil Bunker Tankers for Mass...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has reached its target of approving 135 fuel oil bunker tankers for mass flow meter bunker delivery...
