Crew Lost Life Due To Hydraulic Injection
Engineers onboard carry out a lot of maintenance and they deal with hydraulic and pneumatic tools often. A crew lost his limb (some...
Queen Mary 2 Gives Birth to a Baby Boy
A baby was born aboard Queen Mary 2 that was docked in Brooklyn on sunday.
An ocean liner was near the end of its transatlantic...
Blue Amazon: The LNG Ship of the Future
An innovative project to optimise LNG ship hull forms is set to reduce emissions and save significant amounts of fuel for LNG vessel operators.
The...
57 Jumped Overboard as a Ferry Caught Fire (Update)
The vessel, operated by local firm White Island Tours, was carrying 53 passengers and seven crew members caught fire off the bar at Whakatane,...
[Watch] A City Under Water – A Peculiar Cloud Formation
Watch the incredible time-lapse footage of weird cloud formation known as undulatus asperatus rippling and pulsating over Augusta, Georgia, making the city look...
DSME Launches World’s First ICE-CLASS LNG Carrier
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME)launches its first ice - class LNG carrier.
Arc 7 ice-class LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project can break...
The Finest Hours: A Dad’s Amazing Heroism
Matthew Maske will be in Hollywood for the premiere of a movie based on the true story of his father’s heroism.
“The Finest Hours” -...
Mercator to Exit Dry Bulk Shipping Business
As part of its ongoing portfolio-restructuring exercise Mercator decides to exit dry bulk cargo business.
The bulk cargo-carrying business has been the worst affected...
Woman Beats Up Her Husband’s Mistress
The shocking moment a scorned wife apparently took revenge on her husband's mistress by throwing her from a bridge was captured on film.
It's described...
Scilly Naval Disaster Of 1707 Kills 1,550 People
The ''Scilly naval disaster of 1707'' was the loss of four warships of a Royal Navy fleet off the Isles of Scilly in severe...
A Rusting Cargo Ship Leaks Contaminated Water into St. Lawrence River
A rusting cargo ship in Lake St. Louis is at imminent risk of leaking millions of litres of contaminated water that could end up...
The Port of Rotterdam Witness Uptrend Despite Global Slowdown
Increased throughput of crude oil and oil products helped port of Rotterdam increase its goods throughput by a total 4.9% to 466.4 million tonnes...
2015 – A Classic Game Of Two Halves
2015 was driven by the cumulative impact of weakening demand trends. World Economy witnessed various disturbances in vessel demand.
Highlights:
The first half of the year...
Crankshaft Seized After a Diesel Generator Overhaul
Incident
: Crankshaft unable to Turn after Maintenance
Engine
: Bergen Diesel KRG-6, 1032 kW, 720 rpm
A vessel had a serious breakdown of diesel generators and it...
HMS Vanguard: Disaster In Harbour
The eighth HMS Vanguard of the British Royal Navy was a St Vincent class battleship, an enhancement of the ´dreadnought´ design built by Vickers...
Turkish Company Found Guilty In US Pollution Claims
Istanbul-based ship management company Ciner Gemi Acente İşletme ve Ticket A.Ş. was found guilty for routinely discharging oily waste-water into the sea from its...
US ECA Tier III Requirements Enter into Force (Jan 15 2016)
Ships constructed on or after 1st January, 2016 and entering into the North American or US Caribbean Emission Control Areas (ECA) must comply with...
Amazon Container Ship Operation Plan
Amazon gets ready for its own cargo container ship operation out of China
It is reported that US Federal Maritime Commission listed Amazon, through its China...
Larvae in Cargo Ship Again
An Insect larvae found in the cargo of the bulker carrying palm kernel into the Port of Timaru, caught the attention of biosecurity officers over...
[Watch] The Artificial Reef From The Sunken Tugboat
The tugboat Ocean Wind was sunken by the Escambia County’s Marine Resources Division to serve as the county's newest artificial reef. The tugboat...