Second Suez Channel Via East Port Opens
Side Channel In East Port Said Side By June 2016
The Suez Canal will have another channel which would allow ships to pass via East Port Said. According to Captain Mohab Memish, Head of the...
Tanker Diverted To Save A Crew
A tanker will make a stop in Bermuda to alight a 59 year old crew member suffering from stroke.
The tanker en route from Texas to Quebec is diverted to make a stop at Bermuda...
Tanker Runs Aground Spilling Oil
A tanker loaded with oil grounded close to a fishing port polluting several kilometers of coastline.
Accident
: Grounding
Vessel type
: Tanker
Location
: Off Sakhalin
Pollution
: Oil coated over 3.5-km stretch of the shore, with the sticky sludge
extending up...
Cargo Ship Sank Off Philippines
Eleven people are missing after the ship sank in the South China Sea.
Accident
: Sinking of a Vessel
Date
: 28th November 2015
Location
: South China Sea
Casualties/Missing
: Eleven Missing
Pollution
: Nil
The reports state that the Panama-flagged Cargo ship sank...
CMA CGM Should Raise Funds For The Biggest Acquisition
CMA CGM’s purchase of NOL and its APL container arm would represent the largest acquisition in liner shipping history, in terms of capacity as long as due diligence doesn’t uncover nasty surprises and the...
Chief Engineer of a Cargo Ship Missing
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puerto Rico is searching for the missing engineer.
Luis Leyva Aliaga, a Chilean citizen, Chief Engineer of the cargo ship Berkay N, was reported missing on Thursday. It is predicted...
Crew Of A Cargo Ship Kidnapped Off Nigerian Coast
Pirates kidnapped the captain and four crew members of a Polish-owned cargo vessel
Incident
: Hijack
Location
: Nigerian Coast
Polish authorities reported that pirates kidnapped a Polish-owned cargo vessel off Nigerian Coast. This incident is the first of...
Wick And Thurso Lifeboats Go To Aid Of Cargo Ship
After a cargo ship had broken down in the Pentland Firth between Caithness and Orkney, two lifeboats were launched for rescue. The 328ft (100m) Leah and its crew of 10 got into difficulty a...
Swedish Firm Wins Award For Marine Heat Recovery System
The multinational consulting and analytical firm Frost & Sullivan awarded “Technology Innovation Award” to Climeon AB for their innovative heat power solution.
Frost and Sullivan has released a report on Marine Waste Heat Recovery Systems...
[Watch] The Process Of Testing Mega-Ships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Hamburg Port Authority(HPA) has released a video featuring the process of testing mega-ships before they are used for transport.
The port authority is very eager in learning about how wind affects a large container-ship when...