Ship’s Crew became “Whistleblowers” as the Chief Engineer used ‘Magic Pipe’...

Panagiotis Koutoukakis, a Greek national and the chief engineer of a chemical tanker that docked in North Charleston in 2015, was charged this week...

[WATCH] U.S. Military Shows Off Star Wars-esque Weapon

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior Are you a fan of Star Wars? Then you’ll definitely like the U.S. Navy‘s Phalanx CIWS.  They’ve been nicknamed...

SKF Technology Boosts Propulsion Units on World’s Most Powerful LNG Carriers

The Azipod® propulsion units, SKF’s industry leading technology development, is helping to enhance the reliability and reduce the life cycle cost of propulsion units...

Ship Sheds of 2500 Year Old Naval Base Found

Danish and Greek archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery, finding one of the largest building complexes of the ancient world, a naval base where...

Get the Heat on the Engines! – Ships Moving Out From...

The year 2016, witnessed two major world events which struck shipping with a heavy blow. One - the Baltic Index tumbled as low as...

Another Vessel Grounded – Two in a Row!

The LCT 788 of Seen Sam Shipping ran aground off Oslob, Cebu while on its way from Naga City to Toledo City in an...

Navy Arrests a Ship Owner For Hijacking

On June 17, the Nigerian Navy has claimed that it had arrested the owner of the MT DEJIKUN, the ship which was used by...

Fatality – One Dead When Working Aloft – Attempting to Connect...

On June 18, the U.S. Coast Guard officials reportedly said that a ship worker has died after falling about 50 feet while trying to connect...

Ships are Too Big for the Lean Market!

The shipping industry has seen its worst recession in half a century and the mega-container ship is a major part of the struggle.  The...

Diver Dead – Diver’s Umbilical Cord Entangled With the Propeller!

In April 2012, our Member’s vessel was transiting Mexican waters when the crew noticed an unusual noise from the port azimuth thruster. A diver...