USS Rankin (AKA-103) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship (later Rankin class amphibious cargo ship) named after Rankin County, Mississippi.  Rankin was designed to...

Russian – Croatian team of experts analysed over 60 satellite images taken between 2003 and 2011 and the largest stains were located on the...

Big-Data! The word on every corporate lips to boost business The term every new business blossoms with An idea every start-up aspires to achieve But wait! Do any of...

ReCAAP reports state that the bunkers were stolen aboard an anchored vessel off the Chinese coast on 1st January. The theft has happened only a few...

Scrapping is the only identified solution to the woes of the dry bulk shipping sector. The speakers at the Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum expressed...

 The Coast Guard informed that the tugboat lost its power and ran aground on the south end of the beach early Saturday.  The vessel...

A Series Of Worst Jobs For Ever Although most people complain about their jobs or workplace conditions, very few would envy individuals who end up...

In compliance with MARPOL Annex VI fuel oil sulphur content requirements for vessels operating within the North American and US Caribbean Sea Sulphur Emission...

A 44 year old Filipino who was carrying out the maintenance work died as he fell 13 meters from the deck. The vessel was anchored...

Incident : Vessel Grounding Vessel Type : General Cargo Ship Location : 15 nautical miles South-East off Lagan, Russia Casualties/Pollution : Nil A cargo ship experienced steering gear failure while transiting Volga...

USS Tulip was a Union screw steam gunboat of 240 tons, built in 1862 at Brooklyn, intended as the lighthouse tender CHI KIANG for...

Ten of the 11 kidnapped Indian seafarers were released by the pirates today due to the rescue effort of the Indian authorities along with...

48% of the Asian maritime employees are looking out for a new job. A report presented at a breakfast seminar held in Singapore yesterday by...

El Faro Captain Said 'The Clock is Ticking' in Chilling Final Phone Call In a chilling final phone call, the Captain of the freighter El...

Accident type : Fire Vessel type : Product tanker Location : Naval Ship Yard in Veracruz, Mexico Injuries / Pollution : None The 45,705 dwt product tanker docked at Naval Shipyard in...

Early Saturday, Coast Guard reported that an 86-foot tugboat and a 135-foot barge it was towing both ran aground off Brigantine. The tug boat reportedly...

A product tanker that suffered an engine failure and was towed to safety by a salvage tug. A product tanker, on ballast voyage from Yarmouth,...

No more “weird” architecture, gated communities or illegal structures will be built on the mainland, according to an urban blueprint released by the central...

P29 was a Kondor I Class former Minesweeper and Patrol Boat scuttled in August 2007 off Ċirkewwa. The minesweeper was laid down on 8 October...

Compressed air bottles and compressed air lines in engine room are very critical and any maintenance on it should be planned and handled with...