Engine Failure Left Cargo Ship Adrift in Sea

A general cargo ship was adrift in Sea after suffering failure in the main engine. What happened? A general cargo ship Ganit belonging to Russia suffered...

Fire Aboard Due to Absence of Extensive Circuit Protection

Summary On December 11, 2015, about 1740 local time, a fire broke out in the electrical control room for the aft winches aboard the freighter...

Man Travels the World for Free for Three Years – this...

By Laura Hampson For decades, travellers have been trying to work out how to travel on a shoestring budget. We want to see as much as...

[Watch] Take a Ride on the Alder Breaking Ice in the...

The USCGC Alder breaking some ice in the Duluth/Superior harbor.   Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only.  This may not be construed...

Shipwreck Museum Shares Tales of Tragic Loss on the Great Lakes

Located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula at a point where Whitefish Bay opens into Lake Superior, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum includes the Whitefish Point...

Chinese ECA Reminder

From 1 January 2017 ships calling at all eleven key ports in China must use fuel with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.50 per...

ClassNK Releases Amendments to Class Rules

Leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) announced today that it had released amendments to its Rules and Guidance for the Survey...

Mixed Bag Good for Brokers

By JASON JIANG All week we’re looking at prospects for 2017.  Today, chief correspondent Jason Jiang goes through the various sectors. The year of 2016 has...

Top 5 Performing Bulkers

Lloyd’s List Companies: Premature to say dry bulk woes are over? Is It too early to declare the dry bulk woes are formally over? Shaking off...

VLCC Rates to Slide from Nine-month High on Lower Cargo Volumes

Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which hit a new nine-month high this week, are on course to soften amid a weaker...