https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Accident : Grounding Vessel involved : Los Llanitos, a bulk carrier Location : Barra de Navidad, Mexico Casualties : None Pollution : Small amount of Oil Spill The vessel, which departed from the Port...

Marsha Boekeloo, a 56-year-old cruise ship passenger, died after falling from a zipline in Puerto Rico.  The fatality occurred on October 15, but the...

The Florida State’s bear population has grown to about 3000 bears from a mere 300 in the 1970's due to the State’s wildlife conservation...

Hurricane Patricia to give Heavy rain and flood threat for the Gulf Coast, Lower Mississippi valley. The Gulf Coast and the lower Mississippi Valley can...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be This rare video footage shot by Phil Jaynes shows how two deep sea divers go down to investigate the damage caused to M/S. Seaward,...

Container ship BF Fortaleza ran aground on the Skatestraumen near Maloy, Norway on October 22 Thursday. Accident type : Grounding Vessels involved : BF Fortaleza Date : 22nd October 2015 Location : The Skatestraumen...

Due to the shortage of land, Maritime & Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore has started work on land reclamation for the construction of Tuas...

John Lloyd, MBA, AFNI will take up the newly created post of COO in the Nautical Institute with effect from 2nd November 2015. Highlights From...

Accident : Collision Date : 25th October 2015 Vessel involved : Ferry Location : Off Siu A Chau, near the larger island of Lantau Casualties : More than 100 injured En route : Macau to...

Norwegian shipowner, I.M. Skaugen  is seeking a $50 million compensation from a marine unit of Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) for rigging performance tests of ship engines...

The U.S. Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) has approved the Oil Pollution Research & Technology Plan (OPRTP) for FY2015-2021 and selected...

The E.U.’s Docking Monitor project was concluded in August.  Automated port safety systems are improved combining berthing aid with a drift monitoring system using...

As living things age and wither, so do the non-living things. Ships are no exception. The old ships that are not operational anymore are...

Diana Shipping Inc. has entered into a time charter contract with Swiss Marine Services S.A., Geneva, for a Capesize dry bulk vessels.  The gross...

E-mail has come to stay, if you like it or not, especially in the business world.  The business e-mail traffic accounts for 55% of...

Mooring operations are one of the dangerous tasks onboard ships.  The dangers associated with mooring operations are very real, regardless of experience.  The smallest...

GSI Hosts IMO-GloBallast Workshop In Duluth In preparation for the implementation of the Ballast water convention, the Great Ship Initiative (GSI) of the Northeast Midwest...

The container and cruise ships must significantly reduce at-berth emissions by scrubbing SOx and NOx pollution.  Earlier, container ships were plugged into the electrical...

The dry bulk carriers make up a large proportion of the world fleet.  The owners are saddled with the responsibility of compliance with lower...

Hercules-2, A Horizon 2020 Project Aiming At Zero Emission Marine Engines The EC Grants has granted a total of  €16.8 Million to €25 million, for...