U.S. Ports Are Losing the Battle To Keep Up With Overseas Trade
Here are 2 contrasting situations on the overseas trade front:
Scenario No. 1
In Singapore, Benson Koh, a crane driver is moving more cargo than ever these days at this busy seaport, this too, without breaking...
A Management Company, A Vessel Owner, and Three Officers Indicted for Environmental Crimes and...
Charges Also Include Obstruction and Falsification of Records
A federal grand jury in Charleston, South Carolina, returned an indictment on July 15 charging Aegean Shipping Management S.A. and Aegeansun Gamma Inc. with obstruction of an...
IMOIIMAX Tanker Stena Imagination is Delivered
The MR tanker Stena Imagination has been delivered from the Chinese shipyard GSI (Guangzhou Shipbuilding International). The vessel is jointly owned on a 50-50 basis by Stena Bulk and Indonesian Golden Agri Resources (GAR)...
Historic Ferry’s Future Still in Question
A decision on the future of an historic Auckland ferry that unexpectedly sank in the Waitemata Harbour is still two months away.
The Kestrel was docked at Wynyard Wharf when it sank in March after...
WREG Investigation Finds Guns Being Stolen from Cargo Shipping Companies
Memphis is Transportation Hub Central
If it's getting anywhere in the country, there is a good chance it's coming through the Bluff City and that includes guns.
The problems come when those guns never get where...
Captain Missing! Fell in Water While Boarding a Freighter
The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water on the Lower Mississippi River near mile marker 179, near Donaldsonville, Sunday.
Missing is Capt. Ambarish Parekh, last seen wearing a blue shirt and...
Coast Guard Helps Avert a Mishap Onboard a Cargo Ship
On July 14, a cargo ship carrying iron ore was flooded off Mumbai coast, leaving the front portion of the vessel partially submerged.
Captain Ashok Corrol of the mini bulk carrier, MV Kumar radioed Maritime...
Man Overboard a Merchant Vessel Off West Sussex
Two lifeboats and a helicopter have been sent to search for a crewman missing in the Channel, the UK coastguard said.
It received a distress call at 18:30 BST that a crew member of a...
LPG Tanker Loaded With 18000 Tons of Butane, Breached in Collision off Le Havre
On July 15, a French fishing vessel collided with a LPG tanker "Waasmunster", loaded with 18000 tons of butane, that was anchored on Le Havre anchorage. The tanker suffered a hull breach below waterline with...
[Watch] The Sinking of a Cargo Ship Off the Lake Worth Inlet
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
Ana Cecilia was a boat that served humanitarian aid to Cuba, it also tried smuggling in $10 million worth of cocaine into Miami. Border Patrol guys made the bust...