Oil Traders See a Glimmer of Profit in Hoarding Crude at Sea
Oil traders once again believe it’s worth heading out to sea. A Bloomberg survey of 6 traders and analysts indicates that the market structure for Brent crude, the benchmark for more than half the...
A Life on the Water
Richie Saunders: a life on the water
By Jennifer Reddin
Richie Saunders is a man who is happy with his lot. As Chairman of St. Patrick’s Rowing Club, he spends his days on the riverside organising...
Threat Over Copper-based Antifoulings Lifted
Ahead of SMM in September, coatings makers have been caught up with making declarations about their most recent items.
Subsea Industries' reported it has improved its Ecospeed scope of hard coat marine coatings to...
[Watch] Small Ship Capsize After Collision with Cargo Vessel
A fishing trawler that was carrying fish bait for fish farms capsized in Grand Harbour early this afternoon after it was hit by a cargo ship.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose...
Cargo Ship Went Amok, Hits Three and Sinks One Vessel
Vessel Sinks After Colliding with a Cargo Ship
On August 9, a cargo ship Maria (8,383 tons) reportedly suffered a mechanical failure while berthing in Grand Harbour, lost control and hit the moored Italian...
[Watch] Will Secrets from Sunken Ship Be Revealed?
Watch how a device plucked from 15,000 feet under the sea could help investigators understand why the cargo ship went down last October, killing 33 people.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only....
El Faro ‘Black Box’ Recovered: Does it Have the Clues?
On August 8, after 10 months since El Faro sank east of the Bahamas, a crew recovered the vessel’s data recorder from ocean floor. Investigators and family members are hoping the recorder, which records...
One Month In: Are New SOLAS Regulations Rocking the Boat?
BY MARY-KERSTIN HASSIOTIS
Can you imagine watching a tall stack of shipping containers collapse before your eyes? Sounds terrifying, right? It has certainly been known to happen – in fact, it is estimated that up...
Ukishima Maru likely Contained Explosives
Historians and citizens alike are shocked by recent evidence that the Ukishima Maru, the Japanese vessel that was to carry thousands of Korean forced laborers home near the end of the Second World War,...
Swearing is Not a Substitute for Being Good at Your Job. But Can it...
Everyone has done it. Whether in a fit of rage, while watching a close sports game or experiencing pain, the occasional expletive is part of a standard vocabulary. But what happens when such language...