Incident: On completion of a FO transfer, the ship crew decided to gauge the tank on its final sounding. When the crew unplugged the sounding pipe for fuel oil tank #1, they observed a strong...

Dry Bulk Shipping: Heads up for the Baltic Dry Index! The year 2016 has been a roller coaster for the shipping industry, where the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has touched record all-time low of 290...

A Long-Term Solution To Men’s Erectile Dysfunction Viagra may cause hearing loss and headaches Experiments with 'extracorporeal shock wave therapy' proves good Researchers used a technique similar to that used to break up kidney stones The new revolutionary...

  Baltika, the Icebreaking Multipurpose Emergency and Rescue Vessel, is a first-of-its-kind icebreaker built with an asymmetrical hull which not only enables astern icebreaking, but also “oblique” (or sideways) icebreaking to create a channel...

USS Oriskany (CV-34) also known as the Mighty O and occasionally referred to as the O-boat – was one of the few Essex-class aircraft carriers completed only after World War II for the United...

DMCC and DMCA has launched Dubai Maritime Club which facilitates the improvement of the marine industry. The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), the government authority charged with regulating, coordinating and supervising all aspects of Dubai’s...

APL Vanda Leaves Southampton Dock On Saturday, with a precautionary support of three tugs, APL Vanda left Southampton dock for Hamburg. The 150,000-tonne ship lost power and hence required a "controlled grounding" to save it, last...

All new United Ethane Carriers, a new ethane carrier from JACCAR/Hartmann Reederei joint venture, will be powered by a single MAN B&W 6G60ME-GI main engine.  Since it has secured long-term charters JHW has ordered...

Mitsui O.S.K Lines(MOL) is reported to sell its 2009-built capesize vessel ‘Golden Hope’ to Winning Shipping for $11.2 m. It is reported to be the first vessel acquisition for Winning Shipping in the last six...

Four tugs intercepted to avoid the collision in the Port of Valencia after a Liberian-flagged vessel broke off its mooring.   It was a near miss for the boxship giants, on Tuesday, which avoided collision...