The Whydah Gally – Pirate Shipwreck

The Whydah Gally was a fully rigged galley ship that was originally built as a passenger, cargo, and slave ship.  It was measured 110 feet (34 m) in length, with a tonnage rating at...

Maritime Stock Ratings Update

China Shipping Development Co Ltd (NASDAQ:CSDXY) Given Average Recommendation of “Strong Buy” by Brokerages. Nordic Amer. Tanker Ship. (NYSE:NAT).  As of this moment, analysts expect Nordic Amer.  Tanker Ship. stock to attain $13.25 in forthcoming...

A New Look At What Cause Accidents At Sea

The reasons for accidents are many and varied.  Accidents can be prompted by any combination of bad issues.  Ill designed equipment, foolish systems, tiredness, laziness, arrogance, stupidity, poor training, bad management or leadership etc....

Forget Oil Price – It’s Time To Have A Cuppa COFFEE!

Are you one among the millions who start the day with a cup of coffee? Then here is an interesting news for you. Falling oil prices are definitely a concern for many.  While the...

Rescue Helicopter Crashed Into The Sea Off Taiwan

A rescue helicopter was assisting the cargo ship which ran aground off Taiwan but unexpectedly crashed into the sea with five people on board.According to the reports, a container ship ran aground off...

A Step-by-step Guide To Make Your Vessel Energy Efficient

Greetings readers! Hope you all have read my first blog on energy efficiency.In case if you have missed it, please click here to read it.So here is my second blog on energy efficiency.Before we come back and...

[Watch] The Largest Cruise Ship At Sea Trials

  The Harmony of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, has left the construction site for sea trials.  Can you guess the length of the ship?It is 361m - almost 100m longer than...

Retrofitting Ship Can Slash Fuel Use By 25%

Hamburg-based shipowner Hammonia Reederei and Intermarine, a charterer from New Orleans has enabled the retrofit of three sister vessels with multiple efficiency technologies and revenue-sharing collaboration between the charterer and the owner.  Carbon War...