Noble Job Leo! Wave of Lovelies on a Luxury Yacht

Leo DiCaprio Warns Celebrity Friends: We Are the ‘Last Generation’ to Stop Climate Change On July 20, in a  star-studded event, Leonardo DiCaprio warned of...

LNG Tanker Set to Make History

First U.S. LNG Shipment to Cross Expanded Panama Canal Next Week The United States will ship its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo through an...

Lifeboat Broke and Fell in Water with Four Crew, Kills One

On July 20, a supposedly a routine drill on the Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship turned deadly for a 41-year-old Filipino crew in Bermuda. All four...

[Watch] A Cruise Ship’s Lifeboat That Fell in Water

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Watch a cruise ship’s lifeboat that fell in water during a training drill.  Four crew members were onboard the...

Shipwreck Tour Dives into History with Glass Bottom Boat

People are experiencing the Great lakes differently.  Glancing into the cold, murky, depths, they can check out underwater shipwrecks that have lasted since as...

Will Low Ship Prices Sink a Maritime Recovery?

There is a recent dilemma encountered by the shipowners.  The rates are being driven down as many of the segments are facing an oversupply...

Liberian Oil Tanker Hijacked

Liberian Oil Tanker Hijacked Off Nigeria Niger Delta militant group has seized a vessel reportedly belonging to Liberia The group stated that it...

An Underwater Drone to Explore the Deep

John Foster, an archaeologist, talks about boats in that charming way all nautical lovers do - as if the vessels were supermodels. When he talks...

[WATCH] An Underwater Tour Which Nobody Had Enjoyed in 70 Years

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Watch an inspiring video to reach the depths of Lake Tahoe and get up close to the SS Tahoe...

Anchor Chain’s Straining and Twisting Results in Serious Injury

Summary On 29 March 2015, Halcyon 1, drawing 5.0 m forward and 5.2 m aft, left Manzanillo Terminal, Panama. She had on board 2157 tonnes...

Forget Global Warming – Emissions Can Adversely Affect Lungs!

A Study: Ship Engine Emissions Adversely Affect Macrophages A Recent study found that exposure to particle emissions from heavy fuel oil (HFO) and diesel fuel...

Must the Captain Always go Down with the Ship?

Article From Ela Lindsay's Single Files : Often readers ask me where I get my ideas and inspirations for this column.  Sometimes I wonder myself. Believe me,...

Did Empress of the Seas Fail the CDC Sanitation Inspection?

Empress of the Seas Fails the CDC Sanitation Inspection The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report indicates that Royal Caribbean's Empress of the...

U.K. Nuclear Submarine Collides with a Tanker

UK submarine made a glancing collision with a merchant vessel off the coast of Gibraltar Ambush suffered external damage. Merchant vessel in question...

The Spill That Launched a Single Ship

Identifying an oil spill is one thing. Being able to react properly is something entirely different. “Based on satellite images and photographic evidence obtained from...

Is your Ship IMO Noise Level Compliant?

Maritime Projects Predict and Reduce Noise Onboard Ships From July 1st, 2014 all new ships must comply with the latest regulations of International Maritime Organization...

UN/LOCODE System Revamp on Cards with the Help of IHS Markit

IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, announced its participation in the newly formed Maintenance Group of the United Nations...

First Foreign Tanker Set to Load Alaska Oil!

A cargo of Alaska North Slope crude is scheduled to load next week aboard a foreign-flagged tanker for the first time in more than...

The Real Rose: Mary Rose Ship Emblem Discovered, 500 Years on

It had not seen the light for nearly 500 years, when the plucky Mary Rose went into battle for the final time before sinking...

Is the UK Ready for Fracking?

The British government’s climate change advisors have given a cautious green light to fracking in the UK.  The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says...