Drones: Is the Maritime Industry Ready?
By Sean T. Pribyl
Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or “drones” in common parlance, are not a part of the historical maritime vocabulary. At least not...
LNG Investments At Serious Risk If China Succeeds On Shale
By Charles Kennedy of Oilprice.com
The global natural gas glut could get much worse if China has its way.
The spot prices for liquefied natural gas...
The London: Shipwreck Collection to ‘Rival Best in Country’
A diver who has helped to recover "thousands of items" from a 17th Century shipwreck has said the finds "rival the best collections" in...
A New Energy Efficiency Website – IMO
The IMO launched a new website that provides information about energy efficient technologies Glomeep.imo.org . This website project is intended to cover areas such...
New Transport Safety Investigation Bureau Formed
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has restructured the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) to form the new Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) on 1...
Are Ship-to-Ship Fuel Oil Transfers Made Fool-Proof?
While Refueling Ships in Casco Bay, No Need for Precaution Against Oil Spills
Retired ship Captain Daniel Milligan, on Sunday, 26th June, had raced from...
Two Tankers Collide and Leaks Fuel Off Tokyo
On August 7, two Japanese tankers, EASTERN PHOENIX and KEIHIN MARU NO.8, collided at around 0920 Tokyo time off Kehin Port, Kawasaki prefecture, Japan.
The...
Coast Guard Medevacs Man with Head Injury 90-miles East of Jacksonville
The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man Thursday who sustained a head injury 90-miles east of Jacksonville.
A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin...
Cruise Ship with 4,500 Passengers Adrift for Nine Hours in the...
A large cruise ship with 4,500 passengers drifted in the Irish Sea for nine hours after its engine failed.
The Caribbean Princess lost power off...
Container Vessel Damaged in Collision with a Very Large Crude Carrier
MSC Alexandra, a 14000 TEU vessel sailing under the Panama flag on its Jade Service toward Asia, was in collision with a Very Large...