The tug Gauntlet that was pulling the stranded ship Horizon Trader was last located in Mauritius waters.  Horizon Trader owned by US shipping company Matson Inc was sold for primitive shipbreaking at Alang.  The...

The Carnival Ecstasy, a 2,056-passenger cruise ship was the place where the horrendous death of an electrician happened while working on an elevator during the final leg of a three-day cruise.  Sara Robinson and...

Storm Frank's high winds and waves pushed vessels aground, smashed ships against docks and tore cargo from weather decks. Speed read of such incidents: In Marstal Harbor, Denmark, a general cargo vessel went hard aground on...

Danish Police arrested a Cargo ship’s captain, first mate and engineer on New Year’s Day after the blood alcohol tests revealed that they were above the legal alcohol limit for seafarers. The Denmark’s Defence Sea...

A 28-year-old man who had suffered burns in his arms and legs was medevaced by the U.S.  Coast Guards from a container ship 20 miles east of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Saturday. According to the...

Future Maritime Sector Of India The following proactive and progressive interventions were taken by the Ministry of Shipping in the areas of ship building, port development, inland waterways and coastal shipping this year for the...

China has taken steps to make sprawling government-controlled firms more efficient as economic growth continues to slow. China’s cabinet approved: A deal that fuses two of the country’s biggest state-owned transport and logistics firms China Merchants Group’s...

PTI interviewed expert maritime professionals who spoke about some of the biggest challenges and opportunities faced by the port industry during 2015: PTI interviewed Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Navis Andy Barrons  who...

Accident : Sinking of a vessel Vessel type : Cargo ship Cargo onboard : Timber Crew onboard : Seven Location : Off Phuket Coast Casualties/Pollution : Nil A Royal Thai Navy rescued seven Burmese crew off the sinking ship and brought them back to Phuket. After receiving...