Economic stability and sustainable development can be driven by an integrated approach to the maritime sector, including ports, maritime security and facilitation of maritime...

The market for ships scrapping has been rather slow over the course of the past few weeks for a number of reasons, chief of...

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said that the Suez Canal is capable of accommodating large container ships. Statement released: Mohab Mamish, head of the SCA, said...

A 100-foot wave hits a ship in the North Sea, during an intense storm. Had the ship been much smaller it could have been...

An Ethanol loaded tanker lost its fuel pump mechanism midway and ran aground. What happened? The tanker, Argent Cosmos, a Panamanian-flagged tanker was loaded with 1.63...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing safe steering for the remote-monitored and controlled autonomous ships of the future. The new technology has...

The Danish EPA has deployed a novel sniffer technology to monitor sulphur emissions levels. Monitor Sulphur levels: The new sniffers will be mounted on helicopters...

Firefighting on a ship requires going back to the basics, or what retired U.S. Navy firefighter Tom Jones simply calls “old school.” This includes likely...

A Containership has reportedly run aground after hitting a reef. What happened? The Containership “Kea Trader” travelling at a speed of 35 kmph hit the 200...

A Bulk carrier has reportedly gone aground near Manzanillo during Hurricane Patricia. What happened? The bull carrier was caught in Hurricane Patricia which caused severe structural...

The USS Fitzgerald and the Philippine-flagged container ship MV ACX Crystal collided early in the morning on June 16. The port bow of the containership,...

Award-winning global maritime cyber security awareness campaign, Be Cyber Aware at Sea, has collaborated with Fidra Films to launch a new film which aims...

With pollution avoidance high on everyone's agenda (except perhaps Mr Trump's) all the major shipping group's have been keen to implement systems to monitor...

World Shipping Council releases Containers Lost At Sea update for 2017 In 2016, the international liner shipping industry transported approximately 130 million containers packed with...

Soldiers from the Israeli Navy’s elite Shayetet 13 unit wrapped up a day-long drill Tuesday, during which commandos practiced retaking a captured ship with...

Japan's major container shipping companies jointly setup new company In a major news development, Japan's major container shipping companies Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Mitsui...

More than 3,800 vessels face the risk of being detained after it was found that the vessels were not ECDIS compliant. Non-compliant with ECDIS: Around 28...

Transport Malta has issued an investigation report regarding an accident that happened to one of the engine ratings on onboard the Skysea Golden Era...

After a busy week at IMO’s headquarters, we have chosen top ten highlights from the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) seventy-first sitting. 1. Ballast backslide: Bad...

A general cargo ship named “Seccadi” has been detained by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency at a lay-by berth at Manisty, Ellesmere Port. What...