Chinese Ship Detained in Malaysian Waters

A Chinese ship carrying more than 1,000 tonnes of sand illegally mined off Klang has been intercepted by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in the Malacca Strait. The Xinzhou 1, registered in the remote...

Fire Due To Loosened Engine Bolts Triggering an Uncontrolled Fuel Spray Aboard

Summary On September 7, 2015, about 1133 local time, a fire broke out in the engine room aboard cruise ship Carnival Liberty. At the time, the vessel was alongside the dock in the Port of...

Tanker Rescue German Sailors from Vessel on Fire

In a concerted effort throughout July 7, and into the early hours of July 8, approximately 80 Citizen Airmen and four aircraft from the 920th Rescue Wing successfully rescued two German citizens whose vessel...

Captain Dies on Board Oil Tanker

Master of the oil tanker Freight Margie died on board the ship while it was anchored some seven nautical miles off the Port of Durban on July 6, South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute...

[Watch] Containership Hits the Berth Off Taiwan

The containership APL Jeddah has hit the berth at the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung as the ship was leaving the port, data provided by the port shows. The incident occurred in the early morning hours...

Sarnia Firefighter Injured in Ship Fire

A Sarnia firefighter was taken to hospital after being injured Thursday evening while helping fight a fire in the galley of a ship at Sarnia Harbour. The firefighter was still in hospital Friday morning with...

[Watch] Did Tanker Shipping & Trade Get Owners a Reprieve at IMO?

by Edwin Lampert Tanker Shipping & Trade editor Edwin Lampert says that a perfect storm of regulation and implementation for tanker operators may have been averted. Should the industry thank Tanker Shipping & Trade? Last week...

The Efficiency of New Ships is Falling, CE Delft Study Shows

Recent improvements in the design efficiency of new ships went into reverse last year, a new independent study has found. According to the CE Delft study the average design efficiency of new bulk carriers,...

Time to Buy Beaten Down Korean Shipbuilding Companies?

When you’ve hit rock bottom, the only way is up. The proverb could be aptly applied to the sunken shares of Korean shipbuilding companies, argues Nomura Jaehyung Choi. We have been bearish on Korean shipbuilders since...

ClassNK Report: Ships Detained by PSC with Deficiencies Found on Board

Leading classification society ClassNK has released its annual report on Port State Control. The report aims to assist ship operators and management companies in maintaining compliant operations by providing information about ships detained by...