Pirates Seize Turkish Product Tanker Off Nigeria

Private Turkish product tanker, M/T Puli, was hijacked by Nigerian pirates early Monday, with 6 crew members in good health, says Turkey's ambassador Navy spokesman...

Seafarer Overboard! From a Boxship Off Singö

Seafarer Falls Overboard a Ship and Rescue Operations On  A seafarer, in his 30s, suspected to have fallen overboard from the Cyprus registered container vessel off...

Cargo Ship Refloated After Running Aground Off Norway

A Shipping reefer has been refloated and is now back on its journey towards its destination, after grounding on Sunday off Norway. Reports said that...

Are the Carriers Making Use of Low Fuel Prices?

Looks like No! Despite Fuel-Prices Nose Diving Carriers Continue With Slow-Steaming Did the Carriers make use of the best with the fuel prices hitting a...

Is Touring On A Cruise Ship Cheaper Than Living in London?

Yes! Living On A Cruise Ship Is Economical Than To Live In London The British capital is constantly ranked as one of the most expensive cities in...

[Watch] Supertankers: The Monsters of the Deep Blue Sea

  The TI Class of supertankers are currently the four largest ships in the world (by displacement, deadweight tonnage ≈ cargo mass and gross...

The West Loch Disaster at Pearl Harbor

The West Loch Disaster was a maritime accident during World War II at the Pearl Harbor U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii. The incident, which occurred just after...

A High-ductile Steel Which Can Absorb Collision Energy Offers High Rupture...

While retaining the same yield and tensile strength and weldability as conventional steels, highly ductile steel (HDS) is distinguished by greater ductility.  The consequence...

Look After Your Generators! – North P&I Club      

Ships’ generators have a critical function to perform.  They provide the electrical power for a wide variety of appliances and uses on a vessel,...

Draft ISO 8217:2016 : May Put ShipOwners and Operators at Risk!

Draft ISO 8217:2016 Standard For Fuel Quality Will Reduce Quality Control Standards And Increase Risk For Shipowners Earlier this year the International Organization for Standardization...

Can Maersk Tanker Fleet Become Remote Office Locations?

Yes!  With our version of BlueCORE™ onboard, we can regard our fleet as remote office locations with real-time, Says Thomas Landwehr, IT Governance and Project...

Daring Landing of a Rocket on a Drone Ship

For the first time SpaceX successfully lands its Rocket on a floating barge It’s the second successful landing attempt by the company though. Mfame reported last...

Is This Really a Prison Ship?

Crew Held In Casino Ship Says ‘This Is Really A Prison’ The 46 crew members got stuck onboard the casino ship, due to unpaid wages,...

[Watch] SpaceX Barge Landing

SpaceX Lands Rocket At Sea, Makes History   SpaceX has finally landed its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship at sea, after launching...

Norwegian Shipping Company Faces $2.5 Million Fine

The U.S. Federal court has imposed a fine of $2.5 Million on the Norwegian Shipping Company for the illegal discharge of oil in the...

The Dimitrios Shipwreck Near Gythio, Greece

Dimitrios is a Greek shipwreck famous due to its picturesque location on an easily accessible sandy beach near Gythio, Greece. Dimitrios, a small, 67 metre...

Palm Leaves H-E-L-P to Rescue Castaways

H-E-L-P on beach with palm Leaves helped to Rescue castaways A U.S. maritime surveillance aircraft found one of three men who swam to uninhabited island...

NYK – Entering Offshore & Energy Sector

With the Baltic Dry Index hitting rock bottom and low oil prices have caused many companies either to restructure their organization or sell ships...

No More Nimonic Valves! DSA 760 – To Combat Against High...

High temperature corrosion is always a trouble when it comes to marine diesel engine’s exhaust passages.  The most important component which suffers from high...

Fire at One of the Largest Refineries in Houston

A Fire which originated in the processing unit of Houston-area refinery was extinguished after it sent a plume of black smoke over a wide...