The Marine Institute & IMERC Win Award for Technology Cluster Work

International Maritime Partner award: The Marine Institute & IMERC Win Award for Technology Cluster Work The Marine Institute and IMERC have been presented with the...

Australia’s Flourishing LNG Sector

In the recent times, the maritime industry is facing higher export volumes and energy market recovery means the liquefied natural gas sector scenario in...

Suppressed Fleet Growth Due to Record Container Ship Demolition

A record year for containership demolitions in 2016 has helped suppress total fleet growth close to the rate for demand.  To repeat that feat...

Container Ship Ran Aground in Port of Rotterdam

Container Ship X-Press Etna Aground in Port of Rotterdam On November 13, a 868 teu containership “X-Press Etna” ran aground in Port of Rotterdam shortly after...

[Watch] Boxship Refloated in Rotterdam

Watch a 868 teu containership “X-Press Etna” ran aground in Port of Rotterdam shortly after leaving the dock. Rotterdam Port Authority was called in, sending tugs to...

Tanker Collides with a Ferry at Hakodate Harbor

On November 13, an oil products tanker “Taiko Maru” collided with passenger ferry “Asakaze No 5” at Hakodate Harbor, Japan. The ferry, carrying 30 passengers...

Prince Harry will Live on a Tanker Ship During Caribbean Tour

Royal Yacht it is not: Prince Harry to sleep on tanker vessel during Caribbean tour Prince Harry will live on a tanker ship during much...

A Ghost Ship from Canada Hits Ireland

Tar-covered ghost vessel from Canada hits Ireland.  Passive-aggressive note provides only clue to its origins. A mysterious solar-powered boat assembled from scrap wood and tar...

Backgrounder: The Tragedy of Greek Tanker Irenes Serenade

At the Navarino Bay in the southwestern Peloponnese, lies on the bottom of the sea the shipwreck of the Greek tanker Irenes Serenade, which...

ACO Partners With Cerný To Create A New Dimension

The successful installation aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ Harmony of the Seas has resulted in an expression of interest for a further order on...

Seagull Maritime Responds to Social Media Awareness

In response to growing demand from the shipping industry Seagull Maritime has collaborated with MTI Network to produce onboard and online training content on...

KVH Announces NEWSlink Live Service with Richer Content to Enhance Digital...

NEWSlink Live provides 24/7 world news and ‘play-by-play’ live sports reports to a wide variety of seafarers’ own devices KVH Industries, Inc., is introducing NEWSlinkTM...

Chinese Ship Unlocks New Trade Route Via Pakistani Port

Pakistan's top civilian and military leaders traveled to the country's southwest on Sunday to open a new international trade route by seeing off a...

Earthquake Disrupts Port and Freight Operations

The 7.5 magnitude earthquake in the upper South Island that killed two people and triggered tsunami warnings disrupted the port operations of at least...

Burning Petcoke Cargo on Ship

Burning Petcoke Cargo on Ship holds up Venezuela Exports - Source, Documents Venezuela’s exports of petroleum coke, derived from the country’s heavy oil, have been...

[Watch] 132-year-old Lake Superior Shipwreck found ‘In Beautiful Shape’

After 132 years, a long-lost shipwreck has been located at the bottom of Lake Superior, and it appears to be impeccably preserved. Over the summer,...

Deadly Green Mamba Snake found on a Cargo Ship

Deadly Green Mamba Snake found on African Ship Docked in Aberdeen One of the poisonous snakes in the world has been found on a boat...

Harmony of the Seas Officially Named by Her Godmother

At long last, Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas had her official naming ceremony over the weekend, with a spectacular naming ceremony that starred...

[Watch] Harmony of the Seas Naming Ceremony Compilation

Royal Caribbean International celebrates the naming ceremony on Royal Caribbean's newest ship Harmony of the Seas and her godmother Brittany Affolter. For more information, please...

Signing on to a Vessel? EHIC a Must

Gard Alert: The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) Reduce medical costs and associated loss records by making the EHIC part of European seafarers’ compulsory documentation...