A research study attempts to explain and predict the rogue waves, which are large, unexpected and dangerous even to large ships and ocean liners. Rogues...

Accident Type : Collision. Vessels Involved : A Rosa Aqua, Cruise Ship and Marjo R, a Cargo Barge. Location : Near Dusseldorf, Rhine km 752. Casualties    : Not reported. On...

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been releasing the black plastic shade balls to float on the surface of the Ivanhoe...

The Naval Research Lab is assessing the possibility of combination machine, Flimmer.  This machine is a flying drone that can land on water and...

The usage of Ultra Low sulphur fuels in the ECAs have made a huge impact in terms of fuel changeover and associated machinery failures....

Vessel : Car Carrier. Location : Anchorage. Casualties : None. Damage : 10 to 15 Tonnes of Heavy Fuel Oil Spilled Overboard. The Incident: A Car carrier on its ballast voyage (huge freeboard), happened to bunker at...

People in Piedmont, 13 miles east of San Francisco, were shaken out of their sleep on Monday morning by an earthquake of magnitude 4.2. As...

Maiden voyage of HMS Artful, Astute-Class Nuclear-powered Fleet Submarine The U.K.’s latest attack submarine, HMS Artful, has commenced its maiden voyage from the shipyard’s facility...

The new heads of Anglo-Eastern Univan post-merger have given their first interview and shared their plans for future trends and growth opportunities in the...

Carnival Cruise Lines employee is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy  on Carnival Valor. Yovany Suazo-Batiz, 46, a steward on the Carnival Valor, was...

A week ago Maersk declared the signing of $1.1 billion worth contract for nine vessels with a 14,000 TEU capacity. This agreement emphasizes that...

Vessel Name : Om el-Kheir Location : Port Tawfik, the southern entrance of the Suez Canal Date : On 14th August, Friday On Friday evening at Port Tawfik in the city of Suez,...

The Indian Coast Guard is gearing up to meet the vigil call from the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) regarding the floating oil...

An Industry which is obsessed with cost to the detriment of long term benefits In continuation with my previous blogs, here is another blind spot...

Nearly 2,000 bullfights - or "corridas" - are still held in the country every year.  While opponents condemn it as barbaric, the fans in...

Experts believe that more than one-fifth of the world's undiscovered oil and gas resources lie in the Arctic.  The burgeoning demand for energy across...

One Direction topped in eight categories at the Teen Choice Awards bettering their nearest rival 5 Seconds of Summer.  The other groups who lost to 1D...

Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda  opened a new classNK survey office in Brunei.  ClassNK  is one of the largest classification societies in the world. Brunei...

Date of accident : August 13th, 2015 Vessels : Volgo Balt 237 and TTM Dragon Location : Russian port of Kavkaz Casualties    : One dead and two injured Vessels involved    : Panama-flagged bulker TTM Dragon and...

Dynagas, the Greek company has agreed to purchase five icebreaking LNG carriers owned by Russian shipping company, Sovcomflot for serving the company’s LNG project...