Car Carrier Sinks As It Collides With Containership In English Channel

Accident : Collision Date : 28th February 2016 Vessel type : Car Carrier and container ship Location : English Channel Casualties/Pollution : Nil A Norwegian Car carrier collided with another container ship and sank...

USS Arizona Exploded Killing 1,177 Souls

USS Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship built for and by the United States Navy.  The ship was launched on June 19, 1915.  USS Arizona...

Capesize Bulk Carrier Runs Aground in Suez Canal

A Panamanian-flagged Capesize bulk carrier has run aground  in the Suez Canal yesterday (25 February) and remains stuck in the same position.  The ship was...

Drunk Captain Grounds A Cargo Ship In Germany

A Cargo ship is reported to have struck a bridge across the river Main at Lohrer, Germany and got stuck between a pillar on...

The Dangers of Conducting Barbecue Onboard

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has issued notices for the attention of the shipping community on the importance to recognise the dangers...

Watch Brave Tern Standing On Its Own Leg

Have you seen a ship standing on its legs? Here it is for you! the offshore wind turbine installation vessel Brave tern jacked up to...

Laying Up Ships – An Increasing Trend In The Current Shipping...

Thanks to multiple factors headed by the fall in demand of China for commodities, the shipping industry particularly the bulk carriers and container vessels are...

Piracy Attack Off Nigeria – Two Crewmen Abducted

French Offshore vessel attacked off Nigeria on Tuesday. An anchor handling tug and supply vessel was attacked off the coast of Nigeria on tuesday.  The...

Engine Failure Left A Container Ship Adrift

Incident : Vessel Adrift Vessel type : Container ship Location : Yucatan Channel on 35 nautical miles west off Cuba Casualties/Pollution : Nil The container ship experienced an engine failure and got...

LNG Fuelled Generators In German Ports

Containerized LNG-fueled generators for cold-ironing gets a grant in excess of a million euros. A latest system to provide clean power for ships at ports...