Three People Suffocate to Death on an Anchored Ship

On October 1, three people reportedly died of suffocation in a cargo ship anchored at port. What happened? The unfortunate incident occurred when three people got trapped and fell inside the storage compartment of a cargo...

Dredger Collides with Oil Tanker, 5 Crew Members Missing

On September 27, five persons are reported to be missing after a dredger collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Singapore. What happened? The dredger ‘JBB De Rong 19’ reportedly collided with an oil...

Lomar’s Newbuild has to be Recycled After Grounding

Lomar Shipping announced that its newbuild container vessel Kea Trader, which ran aground on a reef off New Caledonia on July 12, will have to be recycled, as the recent damage assessments have shown that repairing is...

[Watch] Ship Fire Creates Thick Smoke Over San Diego Harbor

A fire that ripped through a 120-foot-long fishing ship docked along downtown San Diego’s waterfront sent a cloud of thick, black smoke billowing over the harbor Friday. The fire began around 9:40 a.m. as the...

How do Cruise Ships Survive Hurricanes?

While the obvious fall-out from Hurricanes Irma and Maria – the twin forces of nature that have roared in the Atlantic this month – is the damage wrought to islands in the Caribbean, and...

Hapag-Lloyd Takes Delivery of Last 15,000-TEU Vessel

The Germany ocean carrier has taken ownership of the last of a series of 17 ultra-large vessels first contracted in 2013 by UASC, and has consequently sold three of its oldest vessels for recycling. German...

Crew Members of Foreign Cargo Ship Detained After Oil Leak

Coast Guard officers in Keratsini late on Wednesday detained the captain and first engineer of the Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship Ice Glacier after it leaked a small amount of oil into the sea during...

Cargo Dumped, Crew Imprisoned

The "Fu Yuan Yu Leng 999" has sailed from San Cristóbal on Sep 26, 2017, around 8 p.m. in order to drop about 300 tons of fish in the Pacific Ocean, after protected species,...

Shipping Risks Rise as Antarctic Ice Hits Record Low

Sea ice cover in Antarctica dropped to a record low this year, scientists said, as they warned the frozen continent’s unpredictable nature poses growing risks to shipping including tourist cruises. Scientists from around the world...

Major Marine Firms Set Stage for Integration

China CSSC Holdings Ltd. and CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company Ltd. both announced that their controlling shareholder, China State Shipbuilding Corp., is currently planning changes that might involve the reorganization of the company’s...