Australia’s Titanic – The Loss of the SS Waratah
The SS Waratah was a 500-foot long cargo liner steamship that operated between Europe and Australia in the early 1900s. The Waratah was built by Barclay Curle & Co in Whiteinch, Glasgow (Scotland) and...
Cargo Ship Collides and Sinks a Boat, Seventeen Missing
On early Saturday, a Chinese fishing boat collided with a Maltese cargo ship and sank with 19 people on board in the East China Sea. Two people were rescued later by a passing boat...
Cruise Ship Crashes into Gangway at Baltimore Port
On Sunday morning, the Carnival Pride cruise ship reportedly hit a gangway, as it was docking in Baltimore, sending the gangway crashing down on three parked vehicles. Fortunately there were no reports of injuries...
Shipping Container Leaks Chemical, Evacuation at Port Everglades
On Friday, an area of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale was evacuated by authorities due to a small chemical leak from shipping container according to Broward Sheriff’s Office.Reports say that nearly 65 people in the...
Maersk Ship on Fire after Collision with a German Vessel
Late Saturday, Maersk lines Safmarine Meru reportedly collided with a German ship, Northern Jasper and caught fire off Ningbo, south of Shanghai. Crews from both the ships were evacuated to safety after the incident....
CMA CGM Boxship Hit by Pilot Boat Spills Oil
Boxship Hit By Pilot Boat Spills OilOn May 8th Local time around 0800 hrs, a pilot boat hit the 5,782 teu CMA CGM boxship, Bellini. The hull of the vessel was breached in fuel...
Too Young for Scrapping, Too Old to Compete – A Containership Widening Surgery!
In an unprecedented endeavour, the ship manager Reederei NSB has been widening its Panamax-class container vessels. DNV GL, the class in charge, was on board.Too young for scrapping, too old to compete: Roughly 500...
The Maritime Standard Networks in Style
4th May 2016: The Maritime Standard (TMS) celebrated a number of exciting new initiatives at a special networking reception held on a specially chartered yacht at Dubai Marina Yacht Club on May 3rd.The evening event...
Oil Tanker Suspected to have Hit and Killed a Boat’s Captain
On late Thursday, a 62,000-ton oil-carrying tanker is suspected to have collided with a 4-ton shrimp boat killing the Captain of the boat off the southern port city of Yeosu, according to the police.Rescue...
Wooden Cruise Ship Engulfs in Fire Off Halong Bay
On Friday, a Cruise ship with 36 international tourists burst into flames in a seaport in the northern province of Quang Ninh. All panicked tourists jumped into the waters and were safely rescued ashore.Only...