Freight Rates in Americas Surge as Cargoes Met by Thin Tonnage
When charterers in the Americas brought several cargoes onto the market at once Wednesday, they were met by an extremely short position list and...
AP Moller – Maersk to Lose $200-300m from Cyber-attack
AP Moller-Maersk Group is expecting to take a $200-300m hit for its full year earnings in 2017 due mainly to lost revenue in July...
LR Joins Project to Build World’s Biggest Sailing Cargo Ship
LR has joined the Quadriga sustainable shipping project – an initiative from Hamburg-based Sailing Cargo, which aims to build the world’s biggest sailing cargo...
Crew Airlifted After Ship Catches Fire, Remains Adrift at Sea
On August 13, a fire reportedly erupted in the cargo hold of a bulk carrier and remains adrift off Las Palmas in the Canary...
5 Arrested on Charges of Causing Minor Accident
On August 15, five people were taken into custody on charges of involvement in a minor accident involving a cargo ship and a fishing...
Engineers Evacuated, After Ship Catches Fire
On August 15, engineers working onboard a ship were evacuated after an electrical panel onboard the ship caught fire.
What happened?
The Engineers working on an...
Maersk Line Back in the Black in H1 with $273m Profit
Maersk Line has delivered a first half profit of $273m, erasing the loss of $114m in the year-ago period, due in part to the...
The Hijacking of the Brillante Virtuoso
A MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT.
AN UNSOLVED MURDER.
AND A SHIP THAT HASN’T GIVEN UP ALL ITS SECRETS
BY KIT CHELLEL AND MATTHEW CAMPBELL
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Nestor Tabares must have known the...
Economizer Fire On-board a Ship
I am a proud Marine engineer and I would like to share with you my story in this interesting platform where most of my...
NTSB Adds Documents to El Faro Accident Docket
In its ongoing investigation of the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro, the NTSB informed that it is adding additional material to the...