The Marine Institute & IMERC Win Award for Technology Cluster Work
International Maritime Partner award: The Marine Institute & IMERC Win Award for Technology Cluster Work
The Marine Institute and IMERC have been presented with the International Maritime Partner award by the Maritime Alliance. The Irish...
Australia’s Flourishing LNG Sector
In the recent times, the maritime industry is facing higher export volumes and energy market recovery means the liquefied natural gas sector scenario in Australia is flourishing.
Australian energy company Woodside Petroleum last month said...
Suppressed Fleet Growth Due to Record Container Ship Demolition
A record year for containership demolitions in 2016 has helped suppress total fleet growth close to the rate for demand. To repeat that feat the scrapping record will need to be smashed again, and...
Container Ship Ran Aground in Port of Rotterdam
Container Ship X-Press Etna Aground in Port of Rotterdam
On November 13, a 868 teu containership “X-Press Etna” ran aground in Port of Rotterdam shortly after leaving the dock.
The vessel enroute to St. Peterburg reportedly suffered...
[Watch] Boxship Refloated in Rotterdam
Watch a 868 teu containership “X-Press Etna” ran aground in Port of Rotterdam shortly after leaving the dock.
Rotterdam Port Authority was called in, sending tugs to refloat the ship just after 1pm.
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Tanker Collides with a Ferry at Hakodate Harbor
On November 13, an oil products tanker “Taiko Maru” collided with passenger ferry “Asakaze No 5” at Hakodate Harbor, Japan.
The ferry, carrying 30 passengers on board, was leaving the port bound for Aomori. Unfortunately...
Prince Harry will Live on a Tanker Ship During Caribbean Tour
Royal Yacht it is not: Prince Harry to sleep on tanker vessel during Caribbean tour
Prince Harry will live on a tanker ship during much of his forthcoming Caribbean tour, providing the starkest illustration to...
A Ghost Ship from Canada Hits Ireland
Tar-covered ghost vessel from Canada hits Ireland. Passive-aggressive note provides only clue to its origins.
A mysterious solar-powered boat assembled from scrap wood and tar has ploughed into western Ireland only weeks after it was...
Backgrounder: The Tragedy of Greek Tanker Irenes Serenade
At the Navarino Bay in the southwestern Peloponnese, lies on the bottom of the sea the shipwreck of the Greek tanker Irenes Serenade, which caused one of the major oil spill accidents in Greek...
ACO Partners With Cerný To Create A New Dimension
The successful installation aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ Harmony of the Seas has resulted in an expression of interest for a further order on the fourth Oasis-class vessel, due for delivery in 2018.
Only...