The fire which killed one and injured seven at DSME has forced the Korean Government to impose a ‘cease-work’ on five of the ships which are under construction at the yard.  The government in its...

Accident :  Woman goes overboard Date :  November 13, Thursday night Place :  22 miles from the Cuban coast It’s reported that a woman intentionally went tumbling into the water from an EDM party cruise on Thursday night.   The...

Solar Sal departed Lockport N.Y carrying 4 tons of cargo in October.  It reached  Cascades Tissue Group’s Mechanicville facility in New  York, 300 miles away.  It is the first-ever cargo transported across the Erie...

Black Sea MOU Is Launching A New Inspection Regime From January 1st 2016 The decision to launch a new inspection regime by the Black Sea MOU at the start of 2016 (BS-IR ) was made...

At the impact testing site of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s (DSME) Okpo shipyard in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, a crane lifted 1-ton and 7-ton steel pendulums over a ship block.  After a while,...

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), the leading international classification society, has acquired Geological and Metallurgical Laboratories (GML), a leading India-based industrial testing and standards setting company, through IRClass Systems and Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore-based GML...

Korea’s shipbuilding companies suffered from massive losses due to the suspension or cancellation of offshore plant projects and refusal of delivery from ship owners. They are now having more difficulties with the cancellation of contracts...

The tanker Tokyo Spirit was refloated on Sunday from Lisbon. 150,000 DWT crude oil tanker Tokyo Spirit grounded on Saturday near Lisbon, Portugal just outside the breakwater at the Cascais marina.  The vessel grounded due...

A new report from The Swedish Club shows that incorrect maintenance and repair continues to be the most frequent cause of main engine damage – a trend which has continued unabated since the Club began...

Fire on Freighter Carrying Scrap Cambodian flagged Cargo vessel carrying scrap caught fire at Kawasaki port, Japan. Accident type : Fire accident Vessel involved : Hong Yan Date : 0200 Tokyo time Nov 12 Location : Kawasaki port, Japan Casualties : Not reported A Cambodian flagged...