New Auction Record For Rodin Sculpture

The Iris Sculpture has set a new auction record for the Rocky star Sylvester Stallone, who was once its owner. According to the auctioneers -...

Container Ship Ran Aground in Chumphon

Strong Winds Struck Vessel In Chumphon Accident : Vessel Grounding Date : 7th February 2016 Vessel type : Container Ship Location : Chumphon Casualties/Pollution : Nil The container vessel was enroute from Bangkok to Surat...

Prevent Certification ‘logjams’

ICS Urges For STCW 2010 Amendments ICS urges maritime employers for the STCW 2010 amendments to prevent last minute mess. Amendment : STCW Manila 2010 Implementation date : 1st...

[Watch] The Ships Passing Through Rough Seas

  It is not an easy task to pass a ship through the rough seas & freak waves. Check out the video footage showing the...

The Wreck Of Nineteenth Century Schooner

Sweepstakes was a Canadian schooner built in Burlington, Ontario in 1867.  The 119 foot (36.3m) schooner was mainly used to transport coal for eighteen...

Container Ship Collided With Cargo Ship In Kiel Canal

A Container ship and a cargo ship suffered damages after it collided with each other in Kiel canal.   Accident : Collision Date : 5th February 2016 Vessel Type...

Hijacked Container Vessel Released, All Safe

Container Vessel Released, All Safe A Good news to all is that a container ship, that was hijacked off the Nigerian Coast on Friday night is released....

Piracy – Still A Threat To Shipping – Incidents In 2015...

Maritime Piracy has been a dangerous threat to the shipping industry.  Piracy and armed robbery against ships continue despite reductions in the number of...

[Watch] A Cargo Ship Trapped in Ice

The Drone footage was captured at Lake Michigan that shows the cargo ship stuck in the icy lake. Ben Mainer, who filmed the ship through...

Record Breaking Lift – 7,700 tons lift by a Self-Propelled Crane...

A Self Propelled Single Boom crane vessel achieved a record breaking lift during commissioning. The world's largest self-propelled single boom crane vessel, the Zhen Hua...

FAQ – All You Need to Know About the ZIKA Virus

“A Global Public Health Emergency” has been declared by The World Health Organization due to the recent outbreak of Zika Virus.   The reason for...

Becker Marine Systems Launches Optimised Rudder

Becker Marine Systems has presented a new rudder profile, the optimised Schilling Twisted Trailing Edge Rudder. The rudder is suitable for tankers, general cargo carriers...

A Ship Carrying 19,000+ Containers Ran Aground

  Accident : Vessel grounding Date : 3rd February 2016 Vessel Type : Container ship Location : Near Port of Hamburg Casualties/Pollution : Nil The container ship experienced a rudder breakdown while nearing Germany’s...

Baltic Index Tumbles Further Low

Slowing global demand and oversupply of vessels drops Baltic Index to a further record low. The raise in the cost of shipping dry bulk including...

Dry Bulk Shipping Tumbles While the Tanker Market Remains Bright!

The Baltic Dry Index for dry bulk shipping has witnessed a record low  reaching 298 points today. D rewry’s forecast on dry bulk shipping...

Sports Update – Barcelona Shocking Win 7-0, Last Ball Victory for...

Chelsea held to 0-0 draw by Watford Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by Watford at Vicarage Road on Wednesday.  The Hornets' goalkeeper, Heurelho...

Baltic Dry Index Falls Record Low & Dry Bulk Shipping Needs...

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, slipped to another record low on Thursday.  This is...

All For A Little Super Bowl Mischief

Super Bowl 50: How they gatecrashed their entry. San Francisco prepares for Super Bowl.  Historically, few always managed to sneak their way inside the stadium...

SS Thistlegorm: The Best Wreck Dive In The World!

The SS Thistlegorm was a British armed Merchant Navy ship built in 1940 by Joseph Thompson & Son in Sunderland, England.  This ship was...

[Watch] A Warship Shattering Into the Water in Five Minutes

  In November 2015 The Uribe 121, a former Mexican Navy patrol boat was sunk 12 miles off the coast of Rosarito with the...