An  accommodation vessel was being relocated from Cromarty Firth to Gdansk, Poland, when a towing line snapped on Sunday morning. All the 33 people...

We all know that Marine fuels are tested at Viswa Lab in order to check the fuel quality against its specifications (ISO 8217).  Though...

Revellers in Australia and New Zealand were among the first to welcome 2016.  Fireworks lit up Sydney harbour in Australia.  Russia - the first...

Virtual reality may prove a ground-breaking technology trend of 2016. Ascent of Everest, for example, came courtesy of the HTC Vive VR headset and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be The U.S. flagged ship, owned by Sea Star Line and operated by TOTE Services, went missing on October 1 during Hurricane Joaquin.  The vessel...

About 65 miles north of Progresso, Mexico, five small islands stand amidst the largest coral structure in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The reef complex...

Benjamin Franklin, the nearly quarter-mile-long megaship, is the largest container ship to visit the U.S.  It passed under the Golden Gate Bridge in San...

Maritime industry is affected by overcapacity and global competitive businesses.  China has approved another strategic restructuring of two state-owned shipping-related conglomerates, the second such...

The vessel was enroute from Rotterdam to Tanger, Morocco on New Year’s day when a stormy weather hit the container ship 40 nautical miles off...

The tug Gauntlet that was pulling the stranded ship Horizon Trader was last located in Mauritius waters.  Horizon Trader owned by US shipping company...

The Carnival Ecstasy, a 2,056-passenger cruise ship was the place where the horrendous death of an electrician happened while working on an elevator during...

Storm Frank's high winds and waves pushed vessels aground, smashed ships against docks and tore cargo from weather decks. Speed read of such incidents: In Marstal...

Danish Police arrested a Cargo ship’s captain, first mate and engineer on New Year’s Day after the blood alcohol tests revealed that they were...

A 28-year-old man who had suffered burns in his arms and legs was medevaced by the U.S.  Coast Guards from a container ship 20...

Future Maritime Sector Of India The following proactive and progressive interventions were taken by the Ministry of Shipping in the areas of ship building, port...

China has taken steps to make sprawling government-controlled firms more efficient as economic growth continues to slow. China’s cabinet approved: A deal that fuses two of...

PTI interviewed expert maritime professionals who spoke about some of the biggest challenges and opportunities faced by the port industry during 2015: PTI interviewed Chief...

Accident : Sinking of a vessel Vessel type : Cargo ship Cargo onboard : Timber Crew onboard : Seven Location : Off Phuket Coast Casualties/Pollution : Nil A Royal Thai Navy rescued seven Burmese crew off...