Relative Vessel Movement Results in Hand Injury While Mooring

A member has reported an incident which a crew member injured his hand during mooring operations.  The incident occurred when a bunker barge was...

Woman Suffers Head Injury on a Cargo Ship

A 59-year old woman working at Port Everglade reportedly fell while climbing the ladder of a docked cargo ship. The woman told the rescuers that...

Seafarer with a Broken Arm Medevaced

On Saturday, a Coast Guard aircrew performed a medical evacuation of an injured crew member from a 618-foot cargo vessel over 170 miles offshore...

Don’t Give Up the Ship: Mayflower Replica Gets a Makeover

The Mayflower II, a replica of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America's shores in 1620, is getting a massive makeover.  And it's...

[Watch] 14 Lock Gates of the Panama Canal Opened

All 14 lock gates of the Panama Canal have been opened at the same time for the first time in four years to prevent...

All 14 Panama Canal Locks Opened to Prevent Further Flooding

All 14 lock gates of the Panama Canal have been opened at the same time for the first time in four years to prevent...

Tanker Ran Aground in Caspian Sea

The reefer tanker Araks ran aground in Caspian Sea off Cape Sandy, Kazakhstan.  The vessel dragged anchor and was adrifted by the winds to...

Bulk Carrier Ran Aground in Parana River

The bulk carrier Agios Sostis ran aground in Parana river at the berth in Ramallo, Argentina. The low water level caused vessel to reach...

Hill Dickinson’s Maria Pittordis Wins at the Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury...

International Law Firm, Hill Dickinson LLP, is proud to announce that Maria Pittordis, head of marine, trade and energy has won Defendant Personal Injury...

ClassNK Picks up Environmental Protection Award at IBJ Awards 2016

ClassNK picked up the Environmental Protection Award for its activities at the IBJ Awards held on 21 November.  This award recognizes organizations that have...

Dry-Bulk Shipping Owners Get Reprieve as Rates Rebound

The darkest days may be over for the dry-bulk shipping companies that transport the raw materials of global trade. After a deep slump in freight...

China Ocean Economic Development Index Thrives

The National Marine Data and Information Service on Thursday announced that CHINA Ocean Economic Development Index, which gauges the country’s ocean economic development, rose...

Why Shippers Took Off? Shipping Into Profits

The shipping industry has been pummelled over recent years but as of late, they have skyrocketed to prices that don’t seem to match up...

Panama Canal and Ports Decline in Economic Results

From January to September 2016, the income from ships that crossed thed Panama Canal and the movement of cargos in ports of the country...

Fuel Cap May Spark Changes to Refiners and Vessel Operators

Constricted marine fuel sulfur limits likely to spark changes by both refiners and vessel operators The sulfur content of transportation fuels has been declining for...

[Watch] Anti Pirate Protection on Cargo Ship

Cargo ship with anti pirates protection installed to avoid boarding of Somalia Pirates in the Indian Ocean. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose...

9 Armoure Bound for Singapore Held by Customs

On Thursday, the Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) announced that a shipment of nine armoured military vehicles used by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)...

Shell Marine App to Enable Mobile Lube Analysis Reporting

SHELL MARINE UPDATES APP TO ENABLE MOBILE LUBE ANALYSIS REPORTING, EXTENDS PORT NETWORK Shell Marine announced that it has updated its Shell Marine App to...

Most Revolutionary Ship on the Earth Breaks Down

Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer towed back to port two days after it sails Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer has been towed back into port...

13 Steps to Protect Your Ship Against Piracy

Recent past there were reports of increased piracy attacks along the coast of Somalia, Sulu and South China sea, there has been a substantial...