[Watch] Höegh Target Passing Through the Agua Clara Locks

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior The video above shows Höegh Target, a Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC) owned by the Norwegian RoRo shipping company...

World’s Largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier Transits Expanded Panama Canal

The world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) Höegh Target is transiting the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal on Thursday. The vessel...

Wärtsilä for Comprehensive Scope of Solutions

Wärtsilä to supply comprehensive scope of solutions for four new Swedish LNG fuelled tankers Wärtsilä, the leading provider of LNG fuel solutions to the marine...

Alaska Prepares for Worst Maritime Incidents

Thousands of vessels every year move through Alaska’s waters.  If something goes awry, their cargo and fuel could end up in the ocean.Cleanup efforts...

Titanic Wreck Will Dissolve in 14 Years

‘Extremophile Bacteria’ Will Eat Away Wreck of the Titanic by 2030 RMS Titanic has sat deep on the bottom of the North Atlantic, two miles...

New Panama Canal made $80 Millions! Will there be a Price...

The Panama Canal has so far gained 80 million dollars due to the its expansion allowing the transit of 165 large vessels, according to...

Cargo Moves After U.S. Court Protects Ships

Second ship from bankrupt Hanjin allowed into California ports A portion of the $14 billion in cargo trapped at sea by the bankruptcy of Hanjin...

A U.S. Sailor Delivered a Baby at Sea

A U.S. sailor delivered a baby at sea — in the middle of the ISIS war On September 11, a third class petty officer from...

U.S. Marshals Service Detains Oil Vessel in Philadelphia Port

The U.S. Marshals Service has blocked a Royal Dutch Shell-chartered vessel carrying up to 600,000 barrels of crude oil headed to the Monroe Energy...

Is Cyber Risk a Nightmare for the Maritime Industry?

Cyber-attack is an offensive tactic employed by an individual or an organization that targets information systems, physical/virtual infrastructure, networks and personal devices (such as...

Dry Bulk Ship Values Firm up on Increased Demand

Dry bulk ship values firm up on increased demand, as tankers are treading on softer ground Ship valuations specialist VesselsValue released its month report for...

Biocide-free Fouling Control Coating from AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel Launches Biocide-free Fouling Control Coating Following the launch of Intersleek 1000, a new biocide-free fouling control coating developed by AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business, switching...

Flying the Flag for Women Leaders in Shipping

By Grace Leong The general manager of Shell Chemicals is one of the few female execs in the industry The global downturn has hit the shipping...

Environmental Protection Award for Evergreen line

Port of Los Angeles honours Evergreen line with an Environmental Protection Award The Evergreen line has been honoured with an Environmental Protection Award in recognition...

DMCA Impresses at SMM 2016

Dubai’s role as a global hub for maritime proved to be a highlight of SMM 2016, as a result of Dubai Maritime City Authority...

[Watch] Two Dead After Cruise Ship Collides With Bridge

Two crew members have been killed after their cruise ship collided with a bridge in southern Germany on Sunday morning. The ship rammed into a...

Cruise Ship Hits Bridge, Kills Two Officers in Germany

On September 11, a cruise ship “Viking Freya” struck a rail bridge and crushed the wheelhouse killing two officers who were navigating the ship....

Engine Problem Anchors Dutch Cargo Ship Off Scalloway

On September 11, a Dutch cargo ship “Eems Star” suffered engine trouble eight miles south-west of Scalloway at about 11am, with the Aith lifeboat...

Chief Engineer Dies in Explosion on Oil Tanker

1 dead, 2 injured in explosion on oil tanker off Wakayama On September 11, a powerful explosion aboard a South Korean oil tanker left the...

Can a Hurricane Warning Crash Stocks in Stock Market ?

COLUMN-US crude stocks plunge as tankers delay arrival on storm warning: Kemp (John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst.  The views expressed are his own) By...