US Provides R7 million grant to help Conserve Slave Shipwreck

The US embassy has granted R7 million to help conserve the São José slave shipwreck site located off the shores of Cape Town. The São...

Was That a Ghost Ship on Lake Superior? You Decide

A Michigan man captured video of what he thinks is a ghost rising and falling in the choppy waters of Lake Superior. More than 6,000...

[Watch] A Ghost Ship Appears on Lake Superior

Saturday evening far off coast from Marquette, Michigan appeared this mysterious ship that had to be gigantic! Almost as if a ghost ship was...

Ship Efficiency Awards 2016 – Shortlisted Finalists

The Ship Efficiency Awards have become a sought after recognition of ship efficiency excellence with all entrants assessed on stringent judging criteria by a...

Gibdock Delivers for Seatruck with Clipper Service

Gibdock has extended its extensive track record in the passenger and freight ferry market by redelivering the Seatruck Ferries container/ro-ro vessel Clipper Point on-time,...

Eyes, Ears at Sea: Deep Vision Pitches ‘Brain’ for Unmanned Vessels

By JAMES RISDON Off the coast of West Wales and Scotland, an eerily unmanned boat is plying the waters of the Irish Sea this month...

Asia Tankers-VLCC Steady After Bumping Four-Month High

Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), surged to a four-month high on last Thursday. The ship brokers said that the new rates...

Fatal Injury Due to Fall from Cargo Hatch Cover

Fatal injury to a crew member at Tallinn Shipyard Summary: On 19 May 2015, an able seaman on board the Maltese registered cargo vessel Kadri was...

NGO Shipbreaking Platform Demands European Ship Recycling Licence

In a position paper published, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform calls on the European Commission, the European Parliament and Member States to support the introduction...

Volkswagen to Charter Two LNG Fueled Car Carriers

The Volkswagen Group informs that from 2019, it will use two LNG-fueled vessels chartered Siem Car Carriers AS for vehicle shipments between Europe and...