Ghost Ship: The Ourang Medan Mystery
Out of all the stories of mysterious deaths and disappearances at sea, the story of the SS Ourang Medan is one of the most chilling.
The SS Ourang Medan was a Dutch cargo ship from...
Drewry Expects A Fall In Shipping Rates
Container Carriers are advised to focus on improving their revenue per TEU.
The shipping consultants Drewry released their container shipping review for the first quarter 2016 on Monday. The report says that “If losses continue...
USCG Alert – Generators tripped Due to Faulty Excitation Wires!
Worn Thin Vibration Abrasion, a “Short” Summation.
This Safety Alert addresses causal factors related to a temporary loss of electrical power that occurred onboard a tow boat with a tow. In this case, electrical power...
Amazon’s Containerships With Drones – Can It Redefine Supply Chain & Logistics?
Amazon's supply chain architects are reportedly working on a new concept of “near-shoring” that could see container vessels anchoring off the coast of large consumer centres – such as the San Pedro Bay, Hudson...
She Claims A Million Dollar For Secretly Recording Her Nude On A Rig
Oil Rig Worker Claims She Was Secretly Recorded And Filed A $1 Million Lawsuit
Jane Doe, 26 year old, claims that just a normal clothing hook, mounted on the back door of her sleeping quarters,...
[Watch] Whale-Watching Ship Crashing Into A Pier Off North Harbor Drive
The whale-watching ship carrying five crew members and 139 passengers hit the dock in San Diego’s Embarcadero shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday.
Three of the injured were taken to hospital with "traumatic injuries,". And...
Propellers To Undergo A ‘Paradigm Shift’!
What drives the shipping industry?
The answer to this question may vary depending upon the cargo, type of the ship, supply & demand and global trade.
However, the answer to the question "What drives a ship?"...
A Perfect Storm Is Brewing To Reshape The Shipping Sector
A month ago Mfame talked about Perfect Economic Storm that Scrapped Dry Bulk Shipping, today we present a view on yet another perfect storm that's brewing in the shipping industry.
A combination of factors such...
A Workhorse On The Hudson River, Now Retired From Fighting Fires, Chugs Towards A...
On a gleaming Thursday morning in March, a candy red fireboat rattled awake and set forth from its station in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As the ship voyaged north along the Hudson River at...
Piracy Returns – High Alert – Pirates Kidnap Four Sailors From Malaysia
According to police officials, four Malaysians were kidnapped by gunmen off the coast of Semporna on Friday night, less than a week after 10 sailors from Indonesia were abducted nearby.
The Sabah police have identified the...