Libyan Coastguards Detain Suspected Fuel-Smuggling Ship Reports say that on Saturday, the Libyan coastguards intercepted a vessel with 12 foreign crew members suspected of smuggling diesel.  They came across the suspicious vessel while conducting a...

The International Maritime Organisation has released a circular informing that there would be no trade and travel restrictions due to outbreak of Zika virus. The Zika Virus was first detected in America in 2015.  The...

In February 1996 the Sea Empress ran aground and spilled nearly 72,000 tonnes of crude oil into the sea, contaminating around 120 miles of Welsh coastline.  Since then the authorities seemed to have learnt...

Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd (FPCL) has put in place some strong measures in an effort to stop pollution at sea and in beach areas.  This is to fix the dirty port of Fiji due...

The vessel suffered propulsion damage in heavy weather and has undergone a series of inspections since her return to the port. According to the reports, the cruise ship ‘Anthem of the Seas’ returned to its home...

  Incident : Vessel Grounding Date : 13th February 2016 Vessel Type Involved : Cargo Ship Location : off the Isle of Wight Casualties/Pollution : Nil It is just two weeks after a 19,000 TEU container vessel ran aground near port of Hamburg, here...

  K Line’s Energy Efficient ship, “Drive Green Highway”, is the first among eight solar assisted car-carrier ships that was launched in Nagasu Port in Kumamoto, Japan earlier this week. Features : Ship is 200 meters long,...

CareFlight Rescue Ill 20-Year-Old Sailor From Ship Nearly 500 km From Darwin Wouldn't this be a nightmare when you are out at sea and someone under your responsibility falls sick! That too, if it is...

China in spite of its economic slowdown contributes to the global economic growth and has considerable development potential.  China has a large number of research centers and universities gives excellent opportunities for foreign investment....

The Maritime world has started to witness lots of market fluctuations and downtrends this New Year 2016.  The Baltic Dry Index touched record low without any single spike this year.  The scrapyards are excited...