Around 90% of world trade is carried by the international shipping industry. Without shipping the import and export of goods on the scale necessary...

Myths about lightning strikes When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to get struck by lightning There...

The Ana Cecilia, a 170-foot cargo ship, once ferried cocaine from Haiti to Miami.  Now, it rests at the bottom of the ocean about...

A shipowner owes a total of USD 150,000 to the Ukrainian crew. The cargo ship AMUR under the Bulgarian flag with 12 Ukrainian sailors on...

On July 13, a 20,000-ton cargo ship ‘Chang Rong Men’ collided and sank the other cargo ship ‘Zhongheng 9’ in the Yangtze River, thereby...

Here is a tit-bit of news, reflecting the looming layoffs in South Korea’s shipping industry:: Park Hee Chan (age: 40), a shipyard electrician, slept under...

On July 10, Milford Haven pilot boat made ‘hard contact’ with one of the world’s largest LNG carrier ‘Lijmiliya’ during a routine transfer, reports...

Costa Cruises has welcomed a fleet of five Pepper robots on the Diadema as it sails on a week-long Western Mediterranean deployment.  Costa said...

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Costa Cruises brings on board his flagship 5 latest generation robots to entertain guests during their holidays. For more information,...

Typically the last thing you want to do with a ship is have it sink — unless it’s to make it an awesome underwater...

European Commission – Focus on Bunker Suppliers in Sulfur Regs Enforcement As a part of its obligations under MARPOL Annex VI, the European Commission (EC)...

On June 15, an Indian offshore supply ship was detained by Britain’s maritime authorities after surveyors found three deficiencies when it docked in Aberdeen....

On July 12 at about 6 p.m, a bulk carrier hauling coal product has gone aground in Canadian waters along the St. Lawrence River...

NYK, Wing Maritime Service Corporation (head office: Yokohama; president: Toshinori Yamashita), and Keihin Dock Co. Ltd. (head office: Yokohama; president: Tsutomu Shoji) have jointly...

The recently published Oil Market Report (OMR) has signalled a return to balance as being the big picture direction in which the market is...

Summary On 11 January 2015, an able seaman on board a Maltese registered tanker lost his lower left leg as it became entangled in the...

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior The future through new goggles: Wärtsilä has taken a huge step forward in the development of the next generation...

Astronomers Just Discovered a Morse Code Message in the Dunes of Mars NASA has spotted a series of strange, dark dunes on Mars that look...

Introduction In November 2014 OW Bunker – one of the world's largest bunker suppliers and traders – filed for in-court restructuring for major parts of...

A container ship with a hemispherical-shaped bow, which can significantly reduce wind drag, is under construction at Japanese shipbuilder Kyokuyo Shipyard, at its facility...