[Watch] The Ships Passing Through Rough Seas

  It is not an easy task to pass a ship through the rough seas & freak waves. Check out the video footage showing the...

The Wreck Of Nineteenth Century Schooner

Sweepstakes was a Canadian schooner built in Burlington, Ontario in 1867.  The 119 foot (36.3m) schooner was mainly used to transport coal for eighteen...

Container Ship Collided With Cargo Ship In Kiel Canal

A Container ship and a cargo ship suffered damages after it collided with each other in Kiel canal.   Accident : Collision Date : 5th February 2016 Vessel Type...

Hijacked Container Vessel Released, All Safe

Container Vessel Released, All Safe A Good news to all is that a container ship, that was hijacked off the Nigerian Coast on Friday night is released....

Piracy – Still A Threat To Shipping – Incidents In 2015...

Maritime Piracy has been a dangerous threat to the shipping industry.  Piracy and armed robbery against ships continue despite reductions in the number of...

[Watch] A Cargo Ship Trapped in Ice

The Drone footage was captured at Lake Michigan that shows the cargo ship stuck in the icy lake. Ben Mainer, who filmed the ship through...

Record Breaking Lift – 7,700 tons lift by a Self-Propelled Crane...

A Self Propelled Single Boom crane vessel achieved a record breaking lift during commissioning. The world's largest self-propelled single boom crane vessel, the Zhen Hua...

FAQ – All You Need to Know About the ZIKA Virus

“A Global Public Health Emergency” has been declared by The World Health Organization due to the recent outbreak of Zika Virus.   The reason for...

Becker Marine Systems Launches Optimised Rudder

Becker Marine Systems has presented a new rudder profile, the optimised Schilling Twisted Trailing Edge Rudder. The rudder is suitable for tankers, general cargo carriers...

A Ship Carrying 19,000+ Containers Ran Aground

  Accident : Vessel grounding Date : 3rd February 2016 Vessel Type : Container ship Location : Near Port of Hamburg Casualties/Pollution : Nil The container ship experienced a rudder breakdown while nearing Germany’s...