Visualize Onboard Environments for Safer Vessel Operation

Participation in the MLIT R&D Support Projects - Proactive ICT Utilization for Safer Vessel Operation Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that its “Project for Establishing a...

Is it Cargo Shift that Sank the Cargo Ship Stellar Daisy?

Weird reason missing cargo ship Stellar Daisy may have sunk The 322 meter long, 266,141 dwt VLOC bulk carrier Stellar Daisy sank in the South...

Pirates Hijack Cargo Ship Off Coast of Somalia

Pirates have hijacked an Indian commercial vessel off the coast of Somalia, the second attack in weeks after years without such seizures, industry...

UK P&I Club Advise on the Safe Transportation of Soya Beans

Petar Modev, Senior Loss Prevention Executive at UK P&I Club, in conjunction with CWA International, advises on the safe carriage of soya beans. “There have...

Russian Tanker Exploded at Ship Repair Yard in Bulgaria

Russian tanker VF Tanker 7 exploded at ship repair yard Terem in Varna, Bulgaria. What happened? The vessel was docked for maintenance and repair works,...

[Watch] Cargo Ship Rams Guangdong Bridge

On April 1 at 9.55am, a cargo ship loaded with nearly a thousand tons of goods rammed into the Lianxi Bridge, located in the...

The Swedish Club Delivers a Discount of 4% to P&I Members

The Swedish Club maintains its members’ interest at the heart of the business and has made the decision to offer a discount of 4%,...

Box Ship Industry Cargo Could See 2-4% Growth in 2017

Maersk Exec: Box Ship Industry Cargo Could See 2-4% Growth in 2017 Rene Piil Pedersen, Maersk Group's Representative for Asia Pacific, says container vessels' cargo...

Giant Container Ship Service to Start in May

The biggest container ship to ever dock along the East Coast will be stopping at the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth. The Virginian-Pilot reports the COSCO...

Why Investors are Paying Attention to the Baltic Dry Index Again?

Is it time to believe in the Baltic Dry Index again? Once viewed as among the most reliable guides to near-term global economic growth,...

[Watch] Cargo Ship Collision Caught on Video

Above video shows the collision between a general cargo ship and smaller passenger vessel on the Escondido River. For more information, please visit here Disclaimer: This...

Can a Coin Dropped from the Empire State Building Kill You?

From tumbling air conditioners to defective sidewalk grates to deli salad-bar tuna, there’s a random death potentially waiting around every corner in New York...

ABB and Presserv Team up to Provide Preservation Programs for Idle...

ABB’s marine and ports business will partner with Presserv to offer maintenance packages for vessels that serve the oil and gas industry that are...

IMO Concludes GloBallast Project to Address Marine Bio-invasions

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has successfully completed the execution of the GloBallast project, which assists developing countries in reducing the transfer of harmful...

Flags of Convenience Disagree on Gross Tonnage and Merchant Vessel Statistics

A recent claim by the Marshall Islands to have overtaken Liberia has not gone well with Liberian Registry. Difference of claims: As mentioned recently about the...

US Cruise Ship Captain Convicted of Using a Stolen Identity

In a shocking case of identity fraud, a 53 year old ship captain has pleaded guilty to identity theft, after using a stolen birth...

[Watch] Video Catches Ocean Polluters in the Act

Video shot by a deckhand acted as a key piece of evidence that helped convict the owner of a Puget Sound fishing vessel for...

The Business of Selling ISO 8217

Why is it called “The Business of Selling”? The reason is that the ISO 8217:2017 standard itself does not have the intrinsic merit to sell...

Praise for Disaster Management After Ship Fire

An Austrian container ship which earlier caught ablaze last month and was forced to dock at the Port of Ngqura has sailed to Durban...

One Missing in Ship Collision Off Northern Taiwan

Reports received on Saturday night indicated that one man has yet to be accounted after he vanished following the collision of ships in waters...