The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced today regarding the localized seepage found in the concrete sill between the lower and middle chamber of the Canal's expanded Pacific Locks.  Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A....

EU mandated spending cuts raise taxes on all shipping operations apart from the agreed doubled tonnage tax In Greece, shipping industry contributes 7 percent to the nation’s economic output Greek shipping firms are unhappy about the...

Accident : Fire Vessel involved : Grande Marocco Date : 2 October 2015 Location : Ports America ship terminal on the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor Casualties : None On 2nd October at 9:19 a.m., city firefighters responded to a fire on a cargo ship...

The next Mercy Ship would be double the size and capacity of its first hospital ship.  It would be the world’s largest civilian free healthcare hospital ship.  It will near completion by July 2017....

Accident : Collision Date : 2nd October 2015 Vessel Involved : M/V Global Gold Collided with Pier Location : Astoria, Oregon Casualties : None Pollution : 1100 gallons of oil spill The Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier collided with the Pier 1 at the Port of Astoria which...

Joaquin's slow-moving path battered parts of the Bahamas, cutting communication to several islands.  There were no reports of deaths or injuries. The Cargo ship El Faro, with 28 Americans and five Polish nationals on board,...

Jackson Taylor, 16-months-old, Australian toddler travelling with his mum and sister was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle at around 70mph. The force of the crash pulled apart Jackson’s head from his neck...

Heavy rain hit the French Riviera on Saturday evening.  South-eastern France is affected by violent storms and flooding, killing at least 17 people with four more missing.  Many died  trapped in their cars in...

Accident : Sinking of a Vessel Date : 1st October 2015 Vessel Involved : Minouche, a general cargo vessel Location : 51 nm northwest of Haiti, Caribbean Casualties : None The general cargo vessel alerted the United States Coast Guard(USCG) by a distress signal,...

Everyone is now full of concern and trepidation over the MARPOL ANNEX VI regulations with 0.1% sulfur in Emission Control Areas (ECA).  The concern and confusion are more because of the bewildering regulatory regimes,...