USS Arizona Exploded Killing 1,177 Souls
USS Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship built for and by the United States Navy. The ship was launched on June 19, 1915. USS Arizona...
Capesize Bulk Carrier Runs Aground in Suez Canal
A Panamanian-flagged Capesize bulk carrier has run aground in the Suez Canal yesterday (25 February) and remains stuck in the same position. The ship was...
Drunk Captain Grounds A Cargo Ship In Germany
A Cargo ship is reported to have struck a bridge across the river Main at Lohrer, Germany and got stuck between a pillar on...
The Dangers of Conducting Barbecue Onboard
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has issued notices for the attention of the shipping community on the importance to recognise the dangers...
Watch Brave Tern Standing On Its Own Leg
Have you seen a ship standing on its legs?
Here it is for you! the offshore wind turbine installation vessel Brave tern jacked up to...
Laying Up Ships – An Increasing Trend In The Current Shipping...
Thanks to multiple factors headed by the fall in demand of China for commodities, the shipping industry particularly the bulk carriers and container vessels are...
Piracy Attack Off Nigeria – Two Crewmen Abducted
French Offshore vessel attacked off Nigeria on Tuesday.
An anchor handling tug and supply vessel was attacked off the coast of Nigeria on tuesday. The...
Engine Failure Left A Container Ship Adrift
Incident
: Vessel Adrift
Vessel type
: Container ship
Location
: Yucatan Channel on 35 nautical miles west off Cuba
Casualties/Pollution
: Nil
The container ship experienced an engine failure and got...
LNG Fuelled Generators In German Ports
Containerized LNG-fueled generators for cold-ironing gets a grant in excess of a million euros.
A latest system to provide clean power for ships at ports...
A Plant To Treat Black And Grey Water Aboard
Evac Launches Electrochemical Wastewater Treatment
Adhering to the MARPOL requirements for waste management, EVAC - The supplier of complete water and wastewater management systems has...
Icebreaker Aground With 68 People In Antarctica
Australia’s most powerful icebreaker Aurora Australis remains aground in Antarctica near Mawson station.
Around 3.15pm on wednesday the vessel broke free from its mooring lines due...
Top 10 Biggest Ships Ever Built In History
10 Biggest Ships Ever Built
We all know about the Titanic and how that went, but surprisingly, the Titanic isn’t even among the 10 biggest...
Top 15 EU Ports Compared
Professor Theo Notteboom of Port Economics has released an infographic chart highlighting the top 15 EU ports with its performance comparison.
Highlights:
The Port of Rotterdam...
RMS Lancastria: Forgotten Tragedy of World War II
RMS Lancastria (later HMT Lancastria) was a British Cunard liner commandeered by the UK Government for war. She was sunk on 17 June 1940...
Containership Caught In Malaysia For ‘Hit And Run’ Case!
Freighter Caught In Malaysia for Hit And Run Accident
A container vessel which involved in a hit and run accident was seized by the Malaysian...
Qatargas Join Hands With Maersk Group
The World leader in LNG exports - Qatar Gas and the box giant Maersk signed an agreement for technical collaboration where LNG will be...
[Watch] Vessel Crew Saving Humpback Whale
On 19th February 2016, the Sea Shepherd research vessel crew spotted a humpback whale entangled in an illegal gillnet within the Vaquita Refuge...
Seafarers Who Sailed to Crimea Banned from Ukraine for 3 years
The Ukraine authorities have notified, that any foreign seafarer, sailing on a vessel to a port in Crimea, cannot visit Ukraine for the ensuing...
Tankers With First U.S. Shale Gas Ready For Export
Cheniere Loading Tanker with First U.S. Shale Gas for Export
The first shale gas is ready to ship from the U.S. at Louisiana Export terminal,...
Mesmerising Shipwreck Snap – Voted One Of The Best In The...
Specialist underwater photographer, Susannah Snowden-Smith, who lives in Grand Cayman, captured the poignant image in just one snap. The talented photographer was commended in...
