Modern shipping containers are a bit like Legos — you can take them off a ship and snap them perfectly onto a truck or...

When will the Breakbulk head towards recovery? For as long as we can remember, the Breakbulk market has been plagued with numerous issues which in...

Thoresen Shipping Group has continued to expand its fleet with the purchase of a 2009-built Supramax bulk carrier. The company, part of Thai conglomerate Thoresen Thai...

On October 23, a general container ship tore off moorings with 19 crew members due to the powerful Typhoon Lan that battered Japan in...

On October 21, a cargo vessel reportedly faced difficulties after it was caught in a heavy weather off southwest of the tip of Brittany. What...

On October 21, a vessel requested assistance after a mutiny was reported onboard the vessel. What happened? The vessel "Friederike" requested assistance while en route from...

On October 19, a captain was reported missing from a vessel when it was in transit at Sea. What happened? The 54-year-old Ukrainian Juri Kharytonov, master...

Hurricane Ophelia may have been downgraded to a tropical storm, but that doesn't make the waves it has created any less scary. Disclaimer: This video...

You might have felt like you had to do some heavy lifting on Monday, but unless your name is Atlas, World Marine of Alabama probably has...

Tanker owners Ektank and Utkilen will kit their new chemical tankers out with Høglund automation systems in order enhance to the vessels’ long-term performance...

Summary In the early hours of 3 December 2016, the bulk carrier Muros ran aground on Haisborough Sand, 8 miles off the Norfolk coast and...

By Joeri van der Sman Summary: This article offers a macro analysis on bulk shipping, a sector I believe to have a very promising near future. ...

At least one person was killed and another was missing on Friday after an oil barge being pulled by a tug boat caught fire...

On Oct 19, 2017, the tanker "Bow Guardian" suffered a gas leak on the Elbe off Stade. Reports say that explosive gas escaped the...

Canadian maritime software company, Helm Operations earns ClassType Approval for its planned maintenance software, Helm CONNECT. On September 1, 2017 after a detailed review process, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), issued a Type Approval Certificate for Helm CONNNECT as a...

On October 18, a pilot reportedly fell overboard and lost his life when his pilot boat collided with a cargo vessel. What happened? The 61 year...

On October 19, a crew member was injured aboard a tanker after it was rocked by an explosion caused to a fire. What happened? The explosion...

Oil declined to the lowest level in a week after a closely watched tally of U.S. fuel inventories revealed a rise in gasoline and...

A new report from the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed that a total of 121 incidents of piracy...

A recent undercover investigation on P&O Cruises' ship Oceana revealed ultra-fine particles in the air emitted from burning fuel. On deck, downwind of the smokestacks,...