Dry Bulk: Q4 Provided Optimism, Q1 Don’t Get Carried Away

Dry Bulk Shipping: Q4 provided optimism, Q1 will make sure we don’t get carried away Iron ore provides 30% of the demand for the dry...

Carnival Turning Cruise Ships into Floating ‘Smart Cities’ at Sea

Leisure travel colossus Carnival Corporation put a spin on technology used at Disney World to turn cruise ships into what it bills as smart...

Baltic Dry Index Plunges on Evaporating Shipping Demand

The BDI has plunged since the start of China’s Lunar New Year holiday as demand to ship raw materials into the world’s largest commodities...

[Watch] Sailor Fell Fourteen Metres Inside a Cargo Hold

Two men have been seriously injured after they fell fourteen metres inside a cargo ship near Port Alma. For more information, please visit here Did you...

Mother ‘Told to Prove Lactation’ at Frankfurt Airport

A woman has filed a complaint with German police alleging she was told to squeeze her breast at airport security to prove she was...

Martha Fatigue Report is Launched at the IMO

InterManager, the trade association for in-house and third party ship managers, together with The Warsash Maritime Academy, has presented the findings of its fatigue...

Fire on Arrested Cargo Ship at Port Vladivostok

General cargo ship Yeruslan is on fire at the off-harbour anchorage of port Vladivostok, an eyewitness reports.  Reports say that  the ship, which is...

Innovation Garage to Challenge the Boundaries of IT Innovation

Dualog, one of the world's leading providers of ship-to-shore data communications services, is challenging the boundaries of smart thinking in the shipping industry by...

Engine Blackout Runs Container Ship Aground, Kiel Canal Blocked

On Jan 31, by midnight a container ship "Elbsailor" suffered an engine blackout and ran into the embankment close to the ferry pt. Schacht-Audorf...

Cargo Ship Scrap-Trades on the Irish Sea

Lady Adriane berthed at Wicklow Port this morning in the wake of another short-sea trader, the 89m Bounder which at the weekend was loaded...

Ammonia Tank in Haifa Bay Could Kill 16,000 People

Ammonia Tank in Haifa Bay Could 'Fall Apart Tomorrow Morning,' Kill 16,000 People An internationally renowned chemist has warned that an ammonia tank in the...

Refine Lifting Speed vs Power Options

Client consultation and a full internal technical review have prompted Vestdavit to refine lifting speed vs power options available across its entire davits range....

Sailor had “Stomach Pushed into Lungs” After 14m Fall

A sailor who fell 14 metres down an on-board hatch has already undergone two emergency surgeries and remains in an induced coma after his...

Navy Cruiser Ran Aground, Leaked Oil into Tokyo Bay

A U.S. missile cruiser ran aground and damaged its propellers in its home port of Yokosuka, near Tokyo, the Navy said Tuesday. The USS Antietam,...

International Judge Hails ‘Arrest’ of Nigerian Ship

United Nations International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea judge, Anthony Lucky, has hailed the decision of our local court to arrest the...

Pirates Face Push Back on the High Seas

Pirates still roam the seas, but their numbers are at an 18-year-low, according to a new report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). The...

Treasure Hunter to Raise British Warship Potentially Laden with Gold Worth...

An Argentine treasure hunter aims to raise a British warship which sank off the coast of Uruguay more than 250 years ago, in hopes...

Pilot’s Improper Flanking a Bend Resulted in Collision

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief regarding the collision of Crimson Gem Tow with Bulk Carrier Yangtze Ambition docked...

Learning to Escape Sinking Ship at Gwangnaru Safety Experience Center

Learning to escape sinking ship at Gwangnaru Safety Experience Center The call went out: “Abandon ship! Abandon ship!” As sirens wailed and speakers gave orders for...

Deliveries of Crude Tankers Set for Peak Quarter

Deliveries of crude tankers set for peak quarter, but fleet growth headwinds to remain through to mid‐2018 says shipbroker Newbuilding deliveries are set to spike...