Launch Of Long-Distance Towing Vessel

The next generation, long-distance towing vessel ALP Striker, hits the Maritime Industry.  Niigata Shipyard has launched it on behalf of ALP Maritime Services.   The...

Largest Ever RoRo/Container Ship Handed Over to ACL!

Atlantic Container Lines announced that it has taken delivery of the Atlantic Star, the first of five new vessels in the G4 fleet.  The...

Unusual Crisis Situation in Panama Canal

Authorities of Panama Canal have been forced to undertake special measures to reduce the long wait of ships for a transatlantic crossing.  Complications began...

Costamare And York Capital to Jointly Acquire Two Containers

Costamare Inc. is a leading owner and provider of containerships for charter with 41 years of history in the international shipping industry and a...

Typhoon Brings Floods In Philippines

Koppu the typhoon blew ashore with fierce wind and Topped trees that killed one and injured 4 others in Manila. Strong winds and rain are...

Internet Connectivity to Remote Regions

Project Loon - is set to circle the planet with Internet balloons in 2016 What is Project Loon? Google’s Project Loon is a massively ambitious plan...

[Watch] A Rescue From The Rudder of a Massive Cargo Ship

The Rescue Of A Crying Kitten From Freezing Waters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be A Small kitten fell from a pier to the water below in the Port of...

The Trouble Triples for Korea’s Big Three Shipbuilders

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) are the top three shipbuilders of South Korea.  In...

A Woman’s Crusade to End Devastating Practice of Female Genital Mutilation

Jaha Dukureh’s Journey To American Dream Includes A Crusade Jaha Dukureh, 25, a young woman from Gambia, took the oath of U.S. citizenship last Tuesday...

SS Pacific Sinks Killing 275 +

Accident type : Collision Vessel involved : SS Pacific Location : Southwest of Cape Flattery, Washington Date : 4 November 1875 Casualties : 275 + VESSEL INFORMATION: Name : SS Pacific Built : 1851 Class & type : Steamship Tonnage : 876...