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...

Storm Washes Two Freighters Ashore

The bad weather in the Marmara Sea caused grounding of two freighters off Turkey.  The general cargo ship Guneyin dragged anchor and was washed...

Over 200 Relics Found in Sino-Japanese War Shipwreck

Archaeologists have retrieved more than 200 relics from a shipwreck confirmed to be the Zhiyuan, sunk by the Japanese navy 120 years ago during...

[Watch] How Wood Unloaded from Big Ships

Amazing Wood Transportation on Cargo Ship. Watch how these big-ship loaded with wood unload their cargo. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only....

ClassNK Opens New Survey Offices in Izmir and Mersin

Leading classification society ClassNK has opened new exclusive survey offices Izmir and Mersin, both in Turkey with operations beginning 1 January 2017. Izmir and Mersin,...

Dry Bulk Market Needs Zero Fleet Growth to Recover this Year

Dry Bulk Market Needs Zero Fleet Growth to Recover this Year Says BIMCO in its Annual Estimate The shipping market in 2016 and looking forward The...

Oil Prices Won’t Soar in 2017, and OPEC is the Reason

It was 2016’s most ambitious economic move. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the oil-producers’ cartel that last century haunted the industrialized powers, has...

Forties-laden VLCC Adds to North Sea Floating Storage

A very large crude carrier (VLCC) has sailed from the Hound Point, Scotland, terminal laden with Forties crude and signalling “for orders”, adding to...

Long List of Issues Awaits US Maritime Regulators

As US shippers grapple with one of the most volatile container shipping markets in years and as the specter of port congestion haunts beneficial...

China Starts 2017 Engulfed by Smog, Issues Pollution Alerts

Beijing and other cities across northern and central China were shrouded in thick smog Monday, prompting authorities to delay dozens of flights and close...

This Man will Steer Maersk Tankers Through the Divorce

"We have a fine view from here," says Maersk Tankers CEO Christian Michael Inglerslev, looking out from the fourth floor onto the yellow harbor...

Maritime Piracy a Threat to U.S: Paradigm Shift from East to...

This is a guest post by Michael Clyne.  Michael is an assistant director at Drum Cussac, a global risk management consultancy. When President Obama took...

A Scary Moment Aboard a Ferry

The scary moment a car carrying backpackers' stuff falls off ferry and drifts out to sea A rental car containing backpackers' mobile phones, passports, bank...

Panama-Flagged Ship Banned from Paris MoU Region

Panama-flagged Ro-Ro ships denied access to Paris MoU region A Roll on/roll off (RoRo) has been refused entry to access any port and anchorage in...

[Watch] A Car Falls Off Ferry and Drifts Out to Sea

A group of tourists watched in horror as one of their SUVs rolled off a barge on Australia’s eastern coast and plunged into the...

Woman Found Dead! Fall in Engine Room Shaft Suspected

Body of Woman Who Vanished Aboard Cruise Ship Found After 2 Months The body of a woman who went missing on a cruise two months...