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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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....

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

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...

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...

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

  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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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