[Watch] Chemical Freighter Sinks at Sea

Watch a tanker carrying 450 metric tonnes of sodium hydroxide reported to be sinking off the southern coast of Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan. For more information, please visit here Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose...

Sex on Ship ‘Consensual’ Says Officer Accused of Attack on Junior

The Navy officer accused of sexually violating a junior has told a jury the interaction was consensual. Scott Christopher Devonport Ward is on trial at the Auckland District Court on a charge sexual violation by...

[Watch] Salvage Operation To Recover Sunken Boat

Angela Arcella, a Fishing vessel submerged following a collision with a cargo vessel.  The Fishing vessel that sunk in Valletta, at Laboratory Wharf, has been successfully towed out of the sea following salvage operations...

Container Vessel Fined for Ballast Water Discharge

On Sep 24, a container vessel docked in Antalya reported to have pumped out dirty ballast water into the waters in Turkey.  This resulted in the detention of the vessel and a fine of...

Flag Inspectors to Enforce Ship Safety

Training inspectors roped in to boost internal ship safety in the Pacific IMO and the Pacific community have roped in flag Inspectors to support enforcement of ship safety standards in the Pacific region.  The training...

Reefer Demand to Remain Container Line Bright Spot

Drewry: Reefer Demand to Remain Container Line Bright Spot While reefer demand will continue to grow, the impact it will have on the earnings of container lines is uncertain given the current capacity glut.  Vegetables,...

Ship Owners and Managers Gather in Singapore

Ship owners and managers will gather in Singapore next week to examine the oldest industry developments and International concerns surrounding the notion that today’s shipping industry is not immune to the global terrorist threat...

Seafarer Found Dead in a Tanker

The Harbour police have recovered the body of an engineer who was found dead in a tanker ship bound to United Arab Emirates. The ship laden with palm oil from Vishakhapatnam was sailing towards...

Tanker Spills Fuel Oil in Elbe-Side-Canal

On Sep 29, the Dutch flagged, self propelled tank barge "Anka", 1491 ts, suffered a leak in the fuel tank on the Elbe-Side-Canal.   The barge was on its way from Scharnebeck when the crew...

Ancient Beer Brewed from Shipwreck Yeast

Artefacts from the 1797 wreck of the merchantman Sydney Cove are among the star attractions at the Queen Victoria Museum in Launceston.  Bottles of liquid, thought to be the world's oldest bottled alcohol from...