Rudder Malfunction! Bulk Carrier Collides with Ro-Ro Ship The Story: A bulk carrier reportedly collided with ro-ro ship, affecting traffic in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait. What Happened: The collision occurred at 02:00 pm (GMT) at the Anadolu Hirasi area...

The Story: An expanded Panama Canal opened in June to ships three times bigger than those previously called Panamax are causing a real headache to the classic Panamax ship owners.  Container ships less than a...

The 144-year-old shipwreck of a rare sailing vessel that typically wasn't used for long voyages on the Great Lakes has been found in deep water off Lake Ontario's New York shore, according to two...

A familiar cruise ship visitor has returned to Gibdock, with the Gibraltar yard undertaking exacting repair and renewal work on Thomson Majesty, the Thomson-operated luxury vessel owned by Louis Cruises. The project involved two weeks...

Software developer Helm Operations announced that it will launch its innovative Subchapter M compliance software, Helm CONNECT Compliance, at the International Workboat Show (IWS) in New Orleans from November 30 – December 2. Helm has...

The Story: On November 26, a ship docked at Santos port, Brazil was found in possession of 233 kilos of cocaine.  The drug consignment was stashed inside containers which were loaded with charcoal bags.  The...

- Enhancing Business Strengths and Increasing Corporate Value - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) announced the launch of the ISHIN NEXT - MOL SMART SHIP PROJECT -, a new technological...

The Story: The chemical tanker 'Fure West' operated by the Swedish shipping company FureTank was bunkered with LNG in the Port of Amsterdam last week - the first sea-going vessel to bunker with LNG in...

This is a very unlikely event.  However, this can happen to any ship loading in any port. We caught this image floating in social media and now we request you all to spell out root...

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