Ships for specific purposes are the future of the shipbuilding industry, said a top executive of a Fuzhou-based shipbuilder. Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd, the largest...

On July 14, a product tanker “Maritime Jingan” reportedly spilled about 500 gallons of benzene while moored at Vopak Terminal, thereby shutting down the...

Around 90% of world trade is carried by the international shipping industry. Without shipping the import and export of goods on the scale necessary...

Myths about lightning strikes When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to get struck by lightning There...

The Ana Cecilia, a 170-foot cargo ship, once ferried cocaine from Haiti to Miami.  Now, it rests at the bottom of the ocean about...

A shipowner owes a total of USD 150,000 to the Ukrainian crew. The cargo ship AMUR under the Bulgarian flag with 12 Ukrainian sailors on...

On July 13, a 20,000-ton cargo ship ‘Chang Rong Men’ collided and sank the other cargo ship ‘Zhongheng 9’ in the Yangtze River, thereby...

Here is a tit-bit of news, reflecting the looming layoffs in South Korea’s shipping industry:: Park Hee Chan (age: 40), a shipyard electrician, slept under...

On July 10, Milford Haven pilot boat made ‘hard contact’ with one of the world’s largest LNG carrier ‘Lijmiliya’ during a routine transfer, reports...

Costa Cruises has welcomed a fleet of five Pepper robots on the Diadema as it sails on a week-long Western Mediterranean deployment.  Costa said...