At a time when IMO Labour conventions brought out new and better crew facilities and standards that included ready access to daily news, sports and entertainment, Canada-based PressReader and Telemar Group have launched newspaper...

NYK lines (Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha) and MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Lines) both Japan-based companies placed an order with Chubu Electric Power for two LNG vessels each.  They have also concluded finalizing the deal for long-term...

The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006 entered into force on 20 August 2013 and, as of March 2015 it has been ratified by 66 countries representing more than 80 percent of the world gross...

A containership spilled fuel oil during bunkering operations on Tuesday night.A Denmark flagged container vessel spilled oil 70 miles off Barcelona in the Mediterranean Sea.  The accidental spill, a consequence of a duty officer’s...

Panama flagged carrier ignores warning and runs aground off Bhosphorus.Panama flagged bulk carrier, ran aground in Umeryeri area, Bosphorus, Istanbul at around 0500 hours local time.  The vessel proceeded in the Northern direction...

The Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA) is a  €6.6 million research project initiated by  Rolls-Royce.  The project aims to do futuristic R & D in maritime technologies for unmanned vessel operations.  On 8th September...

Animal figurines made of straw with eerie postures are displayed in Niigata during the Japanese Wara Festival. The festival celebrates the straw harvest around August 31 each year and closes in November. The figurines...

According To Platts Cflow, the Gulf Coast Distillate exports from US Gulf Coast to Europe Touches 250,000 mt.An estimated 250,000 mt of distillates were tracked leaving USGC toward Europe.  A total of seven vessels...

Accident : Plane bound for London caught fireAirways : British AirwaysLocation : Las Vegas airportDate : 08-Sep-15; 4:13 PM (23:13 GMT)Injuries : 13 people with minor injuriesEvacuation : 172 people evacuated safelyA British Airways plane caught fire at Las Vegas airport on its way to London....

Accident : Fire.Date : 6th September 2015.Location : Off St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.Vessel Involved : Caribbean Carnival Liberty, a cruise ship.Casualties : None.Engine room fire in the cruise ship leaves over 3500 passengers stranded.  No injuries reported. The cruise...