Upbeat Crude Oil Tanker Demolition Goes Against General Trend

Four VLCCs have been sold for demolition since October 2016. Matching the number of VLCCs sold for demolition in the preceding two years. Most...

[Watch] Giant Crane Collapses After Being Hit by Ship

Watch the Jebel Ali dockyard in Dubai is one of the busiest in the world - but remarkably no one was seriously injured in the...

Container Ship Crashed a Massive Crane at Jebel Ali

A massive crane abruptly smashed into the ground, narrowly missing an office block, at one of the world's biggest ports. What happened? Jebel Ali dockyard is...

[Watch] Stomach-flipping Footage of Cruise Ship Battling Wild Storm

Watch a Stomach-flipping footage of Cunard cruise ship battling wild storm. The Queen Mary 2 battling a ferocious storm far out at sea. For more...

Cruise Battling a Ferocious Storm Far Out at Sea

Video has captured the Queen Mary 2 battling a ferocious storm far out at sea. The Cunard ship is specifically built to cruise smoothly through...

Sailor Stabbed Aboard Cargo Ship

In an unfortunate incident, a Russian crew member was reportedly stabbed during an altercation on board a cargo ship. What happened? A crew member of a...

Ballasting Fault Caused Ship Sinking

Direct Line, the company that chartered the "Southern Phoenix" said the vessel had started to take on water in its wing ballast tanks after...

5 Weirdest Spills Ever, From Pepsi in Russia to an Exploding...

A Russian town is finishing clean-up efforts after 28 million liters of PepsiCo, Inc. juices inundated the streets last Tuesday. Lebedyan’s warehouse, the world’s sixth-largest...

How Software Can Help Prevent Ship Detentions?

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and IT Energy have released a new version of ISF Watchkeeper software, which helps prevent seafarer fatigue. Version...

Cold Treatment Failure Delays

The Club has seen an increase in refrigerated cargo claims for fresh fruit from South America to the United States due to cold treatment...

New Asia-East Coast Services Rattles West Coast Ports

The announcement last week by carrier alliances that beginning in late March they will deploy three new all-water services from Asia to the East...

Rising Security Threats Pose Real Danger to Maritime Industry

Conflicts and tensions in the South China Sea and sub-Saharan Africa pose a real threat to the maritime environment and some of the world’s...

Tanker Market: Demand for Larger Tonnage on the Up

It seems that the recent surge of interest from ship owners regarding the acquisition of more modern tonnage was based on some interesting developments...

Baltic Dry Index Finally Sees Some Upside

The Baltic Dry Index finally turned higher on Monday but after its recent collapse, adding a modest 7 points to reach 1001 points. The...

Distressed Thermal Coal Cargo Seen Off Coast of Morocco

On Tuesday, a shipment of Russian-origination thermal coal has become distressed after arriving at the Moroccan port of Jorf Lasfar. What happened? The 75,000 mt parcel...

[Watch] Thrilling Evacuation by Coast Guard Off San Diego

An MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego medically evacuates a passenger from the cruise ship Norwegian Pearl approximately 130 miles...

First Engine Room Section of Matson’s Dual-fuel Ship Ready

Philly Shipyard (PSI), lowered the first engine room section for Matson’s dual-fuel ‘Aloha Class’ containership. The two vessels will be delivered to Matson in...

Piracy Spikes Shipowners’ Demand for Kidnap and Ransom Insurance

There is a marked increase in shipowners opting for kidnap and ransom insurance across Southeast Asia and the Gulf of Aden region because of...

[Watch] Is Oil Glut Causing Super-tanker ‘Car Park’ Off Anglesey?

Oil carrying super-tankers have turned the coast off Anglesey into a sea ‘car park’. The east side of the island is often a sheltered place...

ABB Shaft Generators and Turbochargers for Energy Efficiency on Cargo Vessels

ABB shaft generators will raise the energy efficiency on two DFDS vessels which have been designed to meet the latest environmental regulations. Two shaft...