Guangzhou Wenchong Wins Twin Boxship Order

Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has received orders for two 2,700 TEU containerships from Lomar Shipping.  The shipyard has...

30 Vessels or More Stacked by Bourbon Offshore

Bourbon has expressed its willingness to stick to its present policy to temporarily stack vessels that are not much in activity for past three...

Three Killed During Cargo Operation

What Happened: During discharge of copper sulfide concentrate, oxygen-deficient air was inhaled, leading to anoxia. Incident: A General cargo ship carrying copper concentrate, berthed at a wharf...

DSME To Sell Its Seoul Headquarters

DSME has planned to sell its Seoul Headquarters and has already received three bids for the tower block.  Due to the offshore slump, the company...

[WATCH] – Drone Footage – Mexican-Flagged Bulk Carrier Salvage Work Begins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Further to our News on Hurricane Patricia Grounds And Threatens Breaking Of Bulk Carrier, here is an update on the salvage operations planned on...

Southeast Asia’s Largest Fabrication Workshop By Sembcorp

Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine on Tuesday (Nov 3) opened a new steel structure fabrication workshop - the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia. Sembcorp Marine...

[Shocking] Cruise Ship Passenger Falls Overboard

Accident : Passenger falls overboard Date : 6th November 2015 Vessel Involved : Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, a cruise ship Location : Approximately 80 nautical miles northeast of Mayaguana,...

[Watch] Two Ships Colliding In The Straits Of Singapore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Accident : Collision Vessel involved : Turkish bulk carrier and Vietnamese cargo vessel Casualties : None The two vessels collided with each other while transiting the Straits of Singapore.  A...

Cargo Ship Caught Fire off Japan

Accident : Cargo Ship Caught Fire Vessel Involved : Soya Maru (IMO: 8907462) Cargo Onboard : Scrap Date : 8th November 2015 Location : West of Matsuyama, Inner Japan Sea Casualties : None Route :From Osaka to...

Regulatory Update – Inert Gas Systems – 1st January 2016

New statutory Tanker requirements on the installation and operation of Inert gas systems New statutory requirements for fixed inert gas systems will enter into force...