A Swift Medical Evacuation by The Coast Guard

On November 2, Alice Oldendorff, Portuguese-flagged bulk carrier (owned by Oldendorff Carriers of Lübeck) was sailing from Canada to New York when a Ukrainian sailor on board complained of severe stomach pain. It was...

Greenpeace Activists Stop Coal Supply to Power Plants

In Finland, Hanasaari coal power plant at central and Salmisaari power plants at Helsinki produce roughly 50% of the heat in the entire region, which spews out two million tonnes of  the carbon emissions...

General Dynamics NASSCO To Deliver The First Tanker For APT

American Petroleum Tankers (APT) had placed orders for five tankers with the General Dynamics NASSCO.  The first ‘ECO’ tanker was named ‘the Lone Star State’ by the ship’s sponsor, Mrs. Helen Downs with the...

Sanmar Chooses Caterpillar’s Propulsion Units

Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey has signed a Letter of Intent for the supply of an extensive range of propulsion units over the next three years from Caterpillar Marine.  It confirms Caterpillar Marine’s position as...

A Product Tanker Collides Off Taiwan Strait

A Product tanker collided with a fishing vessel, southeast of Quanzhou, Taiwan Strait. Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : Hu You 8  and Min Shi Yu Location : Southeast of Quanzhou, Taiwan Strait. Casualties : 1 crew of fishing boat injured. Oil spill :...

Serena Williams Chases A Phone Grabber Down

In what she described as a "win for the ladies" the American, who has won 21 Grand Slam singles titles, chased down the man who she claimed "grabbed her phone and swiftly left". She said:...

Freighter Ran Aground in Goole

Accident : Vessel Ran Aground on the river wall Vessel Involved : Bienville Date : Nov 4, 2015 Early hours Location : Goole, United Kingdom En route : From Riga Latvia to Goole UK Casualties : None A General cargo vessel Bienville, en route from Riga Latvia to Goole UK,...

Seamen Saved From a Sinking Vessel

3 seamen were rescued from a sinking vessel in the east of Cape Hatteras, NC. On 2nd November, 2015 Sector North Carolina watch standers got the call at 7 a.m. that the 60-foot motor vessel...

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Receives Its First Order

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Co. Receives Its First Order: Very Large LPG Carrier for Astomos Energy Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from...

Launch Of Long-Distance Towing Vessel

The next generation, long-distance towing vessel ALP Striker, hits the Maritime Industry.  Niigata Shipyard has launched it on behalf of ALP Maritime Services.   The vessel is designed such a way that it can tow...