Commercial Ships Dump Waste into Sea, Say Maritime Officials
Increasing number of commercial vessels are polluting the UAE waters by dumping waste into the sea, affecting the marine life.
Marine life at risk
In November, 2017, nearly 56 empty containers were dropped into the sea...
5 Sailors Held Hostage by Pirates
On March 26, five sailors were reported missing, after their fishing vessel was hijacked by pirates and they were taken as hostages.
What happened?
The Ghanaian fishing vessel ‘Marine 711’ with five sailors including three Koreans,...
[Watch] Fire in Cargo Hold with Coal
On March 28, a fire erupted out in the cargo hold of a vessel when it was anchoring at the Enel Quay in Civitavecchia.
What happened?
The fire erupted in the cargo hold of a vessel...
Top 10 Secrets Your Cruise Ship Captain Won’t Tell You
The job of a cruise ship captain is anything but romantic. Actually, it’s quite stressful. These employees are responsible for he safety of thousands of passengers and hundreds of crew members hailing from different corners of...
Ship Captain Reveals Bad Weather Could Cause THIS to Happen Onboard
Express.co.uk spoke to Captain Tuvo from the ITV documentary "The Cruise" about some of the things he has learnt by being a captain onboard the Star Princess. The captain reveals some of the best...
It’s a Crash Due to Restricted Visibility! What can You Say?
Thanks to VesselFinder, It's a graphics animation based video representation of the collision between Delphis Gdansk and BBC Neptune in which BBC Neptune sustained damages in the forward part of the ship.
Wogden 700
Looks like the...
A Legal Reality Check for Autonomous Shipping in 2018
In the second part of this two-part series, an international shipping lawyer Torgeir Willumsen takes a closer look at the legal obstacles to autonomous shipping, reports Seatrade Maritime.
Commercial barriers
There are very a few technological...
South America to Europe Trade ‘on the Mend’
The northbound East Coast South America to Europe trade is finally ‘on the mend’ heading into the Brazilian fruit export season, according to new analysis from container shipping analyst Drewry.
Trade trend
The latest container statistics...
Shell Again Charters 2nd VLCC Crude Cargo
Shell charters LOOP’s 2nd direct-to-VLCC US crude export cargo.
VLCC Nave Photon, is in the Gulf of Mexico, as of 27th March, Tuesday.
It arrived at the LOOP waters on March 15 and...
Shipping Fleet Statistics: 2017
Gross tonnage on the UK Ship Register (UKSR) grew 7% in the year to end 2017, and was 16.2 million GT at end December 2017.
Official data from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) –...