Morale Down! Sailor Says Ship’s a Floating Prison

Morale aboard a US warship operating in the Pacific reached such a low ebb that one sailor described serving aboard the ship as being...

[Watch] USS John S McCain Prepared Onload to MV Treasure

Timelapse video showing the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S McCain (DDG 56) being moved in preparation for on load to the heavy lift...

Water Heritage Connect! Mariners Guide to Good Night’s Sleep

By Derek EllardTired? Want to get a decent night's sleep? You need to reconnect with your ancient water heritage, says ship builder and meditation instructor Derek...

ExxonMobil Survey Reveals Multi-fuel Future for Sulphur Cap

A marine industry survey conducted by ExxonMobil finds that the route to compliance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 0.5% global sulphur cap...

Seal Repairs Keep Semi-Sub on Hire

Underwater Repairs To Twelve Sterntube Seals Keeps Semi-Submerisble On-HireAn underwater mobile dock, mobdock, was installed to provide repair technicians with a dry environment in...

Watch Out for Dangerous Fire Ants

In the 2015 movie "Ant-Man," Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) develops an armored suit that can shrink someone to the size of an ant...

Competent and Well-trained Crews: The Only Way to Safety

Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) can improve safety performance onboard. It is a systematic process to identify, measure and positively impact the unsafe individual behaviour...

YSA Design Vision for Fast-changing Cruise Market

Strong design vision and comprehensive project management capabilities will be essential ingredients if the cruise industry is to capitalize on fast-changing passenger demographics and...

D’Amico Group Sells Tanker for $14.2 mn

On October 10, the Marine transport company D’Amico D'Amico Tankers Dac, an Irish subsidy of D'Amico International Shipping after it signed an agreement for...

Container Ship Conversion Sails on Wind Power Demand

Two ships that were converted into specialized vessels for wind power components after being designed for containers carried 164 nacelles, 150 towers, and 162...