Drone Completes Inspection In Gulf Of Mexico

Sky-Futures, Drone services company, has completed the first drone inspection in Gulf of Mexico for the oil and gas industry. Highlights: The drone inspection scope included...

Historical Wreck: The SS President Coolidge

The SS President Coolidge was one of the most extravagant luxury ocean liners ever built—until 1941, that is, when she was converted to carry...

BIMCO – Container Lines are like a “Cat On a Wall”...

Lower bunker costs are “very welcome in an industry struggling to make a profit”, says shipping industry association BIMCO in its latest container market...

In Conversation with Vinay Gupta – Managing Director, Union Marine Management...

UMMS has won SME One Asia Awards 2015. About SME One Asia Awards - RECOGNISING SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE SMEs IN ASIA: SME One Asia Awards was created...

Panama Canal – Tankers to Cool Deck during Transit – Now...

Effective immediately, and until further notice, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP)  will require transiting crude oil tankers, product carrier, and chemical tankers carrying cargoes...

Loss Of Steering – Rudder Flange Bolts Missing

Type Of Ship Bulk Carrier. What Happened Fitted Bolts found missing between Rudder Flange and Rudder stock. Incident: A 23,400 GRT  Bulk Carrier,  built in 1982 was on a...

Cargo Ship Sank, Panama Canal Normal

  Cargo ship at anchor, awaiting scrapping, collided with another vessel at the Caribbean entrance to the interoceanic waterway. The seafarers reported to have abandoned...

Cargo Ship Sinks After Colliding With A Tanker

A bad weather on Monday afternoon caused a general cargo ship to collide with a product tanker off Myanmar.  The cargo ship sank whereas...

[Watch] Drum Explodes and Kills a Worker While Welding

Fitters and welders onboard ships are experts in creating “Make-shift” tools or equipment. When such things are being fabricated, a careful risk assessment has...

Shipping Rates So Low That Renting a Ferrari Costs More

China’s slowing growth has crushed shipping rates to such an extent that hiring a 1,100-foot merchant vessel would set you back less than the...