On Monday a powerful earthquake of magnitude - 7.5 Richter struck northeastern Afghanistan. The earthquake occurred at 223 kilometers (139 miles) deep inside the...

A seafarer died and nine are missing in a major collision between MT Elixir and the Nigerian vessel MT Tank. Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : MT Elixir and...

In his paper, titled “Human factor competencies for the future mariner”, Capt. Pradeep Chawla, highlights the technological changes happening in the maritime world and...

Following is a video showing how rapidly a sand carrying, self propelled boat capsizes.  The boat crosses, what appears to be a river near...

California Air Resource Board (CARB) Allows Use Of the new Advanced Maritime Emission Control System (AMECS) As An Alternative To Cold Ironing In Marine...

German shipowner Reederei Wessels has announced the  world’s first conversion of a containership to dual-fuel LNG propulsion.  The refit will be carried out next...

The Deepwater Horizon platform collapsed  due to a subsea well blowout in April 2010 spilling an estimated 205.8 million gallons of oil.  The response...

A tug boat, the Peter F Gellatly, had grounded by the weekend's storms off Galveston's East Beach since Sunday along with the barge it...

Wärtsilä is a globally known pioneer in the utilisation of digital technologies in the marine and energy industries.  It launches an innovation contest for...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Accident : Grounding Vessel involved : Los Llanitos, a bulk carrier Location : Barra de Navidad, Mexico Casualties : None Pollution : Small amount of Oil Spill The vessel, which departed from the Port...