UN report: 5 Kenyans, 39 seafarers held hostage by Somali pirates The pirate gangs in Somalia are alleged to be holding five Kenyans for ransom....

October 1st is China’s National Day, but this year it also marked an important day for controlling shipping pollution: Shenzhen, the world’s third biggest...

Oil tanker rates jumped to a four-month high as traders booked the most cargoes for the time of year on record, offering signs that...

Strong supply growth because of high vessel deliveries scheduled in FY16/FY17 will continue to keep the LPG shipping market in imbalance.  On the demand...

Fourth successive year of decline in operating costs The findings are set out in OpCost 2016 (www.opcostonline.com), Moore Stephens’ unique ship operating costs benchmarking tool,...

Summary On 2 July 2015, the container ship Madinah was preparing for arrival at the port of Lyttelton. Part of those preparations involved the bosun...

Rescue crews have removed more than 88,000 litres of diesel from a sunken tug on British Columbia's central coast in the newest effort to...

A cruise ship has come under the radar again after a woman staff was sexually assaulted on board by her ex-lover.  The incident is...

A sunken First World War ship dubbed “Titanic 2” could become a divers’ theme park to generate revenue for cash-strapped Greece. For 100 years, the...

VOLUNTEER Marine Rescue Hervey Bay was called to help after a 13 metre power cat worth about $600,000 ran aground. It is believed a...

The clean-up operation on Fraser Island will continue today with around 35 shoreline personnel working to remove small oil patties washed up along a...

Belgian corrosion repair expert, Subsea Industries, has a product for filling and building up corrosion damage on rudders, stabiliser fins, thrusters and other underwater...

PANAMAX: A FAIRLY POSITIVE END TO THE WEEK - ALLIED Capesize Things seemed to be moving sideways during the first half of the week, with resistance...

Singapore’s $24 Billion Wipeout Eats Into Its Shipyard Base Slump in oil rig-building that led to the elimination of thousands of jobs. Two years...

Ship demolition prices offered at attractive levels, as buyers try to lure more ship owners in Prices for ships headed for demolition in the...

Julien Pierre Marceau, 55, of Fredericton was arrested on August 16 after the CCGS Hudson returned to Dartmouth from a research trip to Bermuda. A...

Iranian Navy repels pirate attack on merchant ship On October 17, Iran’s Navy reportedly repelled pirate attacks against an Iranian oil tanker.   Reports say that...

ITF Says Captain of FOC ‘Ship of Death’ Should be Charged The International Transport Workers’ Federation has called for the Coroner to recommend charging the...

Web Alert: Hazards associated with the transport of lithium-ion batteries Lithium-ion batteries and fires Following recent media attention surrounding the incidents of self–ignition of lithium-ion batteries...

BY ADAM BRINKLOW The World War II-era aircraft carrier floating off of Alameda (which served in such diverse engagements as the Vietnam war and the...