Cargo Ships Skitter Away From Hurricane Irma
By ALEXIS C. MADRIGAL
Modern cargo ships are huge, slow machines that ply the world’s oceans, delivering fuel, raw materials, and products to power the economy.
Sailing the seas is dangerous. Thanks to safer ships and...
Fuel Tankers Try to Dodge Atlantic Monster Storms
Traders are shifting fuel tankers around the world like chess pieces to stay one step ahead of Mother Nature.
One natural disaster is difficult enough to trade around. This week, traders have been hit with...
Aframax Fire Kills 5 at Batam
On Sep 7, a Aframax “GAMKONORA” suffered fire, reportedly in a pump room, at around 1520 LT during maintenance works at Batam Ship Repair Yard, Batam, Indonesia, Singapore Strait.
Five people died and one...
Alarms Scare Off Pirate Attack on Product Tanker
On September 6, a product tanker reportedly got involved in a pirate attack which was thwarted.
What happened?
The Thailand flagged product tanker ‘MGT 1’ was attacked by attacked by pirates. The tanker was underway...
UK-flagged Cargo Ship Troubled in Dardanelles
On September 7, a cargo ship reportedly suffered from an engine failure.
What happened?
The general cargo ship ‘Beaumont’ suffered an engine failure while transiting Dardanelles in northern direction, near Kepez. The vessel was enroute from...
[Watch] Cargo Ship Tilts at Vizag Port, Crew Safe
Mishap at #Vizag #Port where ship that was to sail to #Hongkong tilted because error in loading; first such accident pic.twitter.com/KkxJP8hZCh
— Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) September 7, 2017
On September 6, a Vietnamese merchant vessel tilted...
Crew of the Sunken Ship Unpaid for Months
Twenty crew members of the Tanzanian registered cargo ship were rescued on Sunday after the ship sank in Omani territorial waters. Photo: Fayiz Al Junaibi
The rescued crew members of the ship that sank off...
HA – Cyber Risk Assessment Platform
North P&I Club has announced details of a new benefit for members to encourage them to better understand their vulnerabilities to cyber-risk and to improve their cyber-security processes and systems. From 7th September, North...
A Tiny Ship Sails from Scotland to Scandinavia
A toy pirate ship launched by two young brothers in Aberdeenshire has sailed the high seas to Scandinavia.
Ollie Ferguson, eight, and Harry, five, from Turriff, first launched their Playmobil ship from Peterhead at the...
Spinning Metal Sails May Save Fuel and Emissions on Cargo Ships
U.K. soccer star David Beckham was known for “bending” his free kicks over walls of defenders and around sprawling goal tenders. Now, the physics behind such curving kicks is set to be used to...