IMOIIMAX Tanker Stena Imagination is Delivered
The MR tanker Stena Imagination has been delivered from the Chinese shipyard GSI (Guangzhou Shipbuilding International). The vessel is jointly owned on a 50-50...
Historic Ferry’s Future Still in Question
A decision on the future of an historic Auckland ferry that unexpectedly sank in the Waitemata Harbour is still two months away.
The Kestrel was...
WREG Investigation Finds Guns Being Stolen from Cargo Shipping Companies
Memphis is Transportation Hub Central
If it's getting anywhere in the country, there is a good chance it's coming through the Bluff City and that...
Captain Missing! Fell in Water While Boarding a Freighter
The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water on the Lower Mississippi River near mile marker 179, near Donaldsonville, Sunday.
Missing is...
Coast Guard Helps Avert a Mishap Onboard a Cargo Ship
On July 14, a cargo ship carrying iron ore was flooded off Mumbai coast, leaving the front portion of the vessel partially submerged.
Captain Ashok...
Man Overboard a Merchant Vessel Off West Sussex
Two lifeboats and a helicopter have been sent to search for a crewman missing in the Channel, the UK coastguard said.
It received a distress...
LPG Tanker Loaded With 18000 Tons of Butane, Breached in Collision...
On July 15, a French fishing vessel collided with a LPG tanker "Waasmunster", loaded with 18000 tons of butane, that was anchored on Le Havre...
[Watch] The Sinking of a Cargo Ship Off the Lake Worth...
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
Ana Cecilia was a boat that served humanitarian aid to Cuba, it also tried smuggling in $10 million worth...
3 Million Cigarette Packets Seized from a Cargo Ship
On July 14, a Ukraine-flagged cargo ship with 3 million Cigarette packages was detained by Customs officials off Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait.
The vessel carrying...
[Watch] Airbus A350 Make an Amazing Near Vertical Take-off
An Airbus A350 XWB which can carry up to 325 passengers undertook a seemingly vertical takeoff during its flying display at the Farnborough International...
Are High Tech Special Purpose Ships the Future of Shipbuilding Industry?
Ships for specific purposes are the future of the shipbuilding industry, said a top executive of a Fuzhou-based shipbuilder.
Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd, the largest...
Product Tanker Spills Chemical, Houston Shipping Channel Reopened
On July 14, a product tanker “Maritime Jingan” reportedly spilled about 500 gallons of benzene while moored at Vopak Terminal, thereby shutting down the...
Will South China Sea Ruling Add to Shipping Woes?
Around 90% of world trade is carried by the international shipping industry.
Without shipping the import and export of goods on the scale necessary...
Top 5 Different Ways of Lightning Strikes
Myths about lightning strikes
When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors
If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to get struck by lightning
There...
Palm Beach County Sinks Cargo Ship to Create Underwater Memorial
The Ana Cecilia, a 170-foot cargo ship, once ferried cocaine from Haiti to Miami. Now, it rests at the bottom of the ocean about...
Cargo Vessel with 12 Ukrainians Aboard Arrested Over Debts in Bulgaria
A shipowner owes a total of USD 150,000 to the Ukrainian crew.
The cargo ship AMUR under the Bulgarian flag with 12 Ukrainian sailors on...
Cargo Ship Sinks After Collision, Shuts Down Shanghai’s Main Reservoir
On July 13, a 20,000-ton cargo ship ‘Chang Rong Men’ collided and sank the other cargo ship ‘Zhongheng 9’ in the Yangtze River, thereby...
Layoffs Looming Large in South Korean Shipping Industry
Here is a tit-bit of news, reflecting the looming layoffs in South Korea’s shipping industry::
Park Hee Chan (age: 40), a shipyard electrician, slept under...
Pilot Vessel Collides With a Largest LNG Carrier at the Port...
On July 10, Milford Haven pilot boat made ‘hard contact’ with one of the world’s largest LNG carrier ‘Lijmiliya’ during a routine transfer, reports...
Costa Cruisers – Welcomes Pepper Robots on Diadema
Costa Cruises has welcomed a fleet of five Pepper robots on the Diadema as it sails on a week-long Western Mediterranean deployment. Costa said...