Bulk Carrier Explosion Off Cape Cod: 1 Dead, 3 Seriously Burned
One crew member was killed and three others suffered massive burns in an explosion Monday aboard a 623-foot international coal ship bound for Portugal from Baltimore, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
What happened?
The Tamar, a...
[Watch] First Footage of ‘Flying Car’
The Kitty Hawk Flyer is a new, all-electric aircraft. It is safe, tested and legal to operate in the United States in uncongested areas under the Ultralight category of FAA regulations. We’ve designed our...
Panama Canal to Enforce New Clean Fuel Regulations for Freighters
The Panama Canal Authority has issued a Notice to Shipping that any freight or passenger vessel intending to transit the canal must switch from heavy fuel oil (HFO) to light, distillate fuel prior to...
90 Years for Damen
Damen is celebrating nine decades of operations in the shipbuilding industry. From small beginnings in the 1920s, the company has grown into a renowned maritime service provider that employs 9,000 people. With Dutch roots,...
Google Larry Page’s ‘Flying Car’
Kitty Hawk, one of the two "flying car" companies being backed by Google founder Larry Page, has published the first video of its prototype aircraft. The company describes the Kitty Hawk Flyer as an...
Emission Monitors For MRV ‘Do Not Exist’
Technology does not yet exist to implement the European Commission’s preferred method of measuring the mass of CO2 emitted by ships, as required by the EU’s Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Regulation, according to...
Pirates Shoot Chemical Tanker
A crew member of a tanker was injured during a pirate attack 10 miles off the coast of Somalia on Saturday, adding to fears of a potential piracy resurgence in the region.
What happened?
Pirates on...
Ineffective Radio Watch & Communication Leads To Collision
Summary
On 23 December 2015, the bulk carriers Shibumi and Sam Wolf collided in the Eastbound Deep Water Route of Singapore Straits TSS. At the time of the collision, the weather was fine with visibility...
Cargo Ship Ran Aground Off Porto Nogaro
On Monday, a general cargo ship with steel tonnage reportedly ran aground after it got stuck on a sandbank in a waterway.
What happened?
The general cargo ship Amira Eman ran aground at San Giorgio di...
Maritime London Appoints New Chief Executive
UK maritime services’ promotional body Maritime London has appointed Jos Standerwick, current director of development and external affairs at The Mission to Seafarers, as its new chief executive.
Standerwick will take up his new position...