Two Crew Missing After A Collision In The Straits Of Malacca
A product tanker hits and sinks a tug 5 nm off the coast of Rupat Island in the Straits of Malacca.Accident
: CollisionVessels Type
: Crude oil tanker and freighterLocation
: 5 nm off the coast of...
HMT Royal Edward Sinks Killing 864 People
HMT Royal Edward was a passenger ship belonging to the Canadian Northern Steamship Company. She had previously been known as RMS Cairo when she was launched in 1907 for a British mail service to...
Embezzlement In Shipyard Lands Six Executives In Trouble
Argentinian authorities have arrested six executives and public officials for the allegations of embezzlement of funds in the state-run enterprise Astillero Río Santiago (Río Santiago Shipyard).Authorities investigation into the contracts at the yard between...
V.Group Acquires Bibby Ship Management
V.Group has acquired Bibby Ship Management, part of the Bibby Line Group, which has an established track record for providing high quality, safe and reliable ship management and support services to blue-chip clients.Bibby Ship...
Speed Read On Container Weighing Rules!
A list of five points has been provided on container weighing as the Container weighing rule is set to come into force in a matter of few weeks.Background:
Safety of life at sea(SOLAS) rules requires...
Australian Navy Seizes Weapons Haul From Fishing Boat
Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Darwin’s boarding team has seized a large weapons cache from a Somalia-bound fishing boat during their deployment to the Middle East Region as part of Operation MANITOU.According to the reports,...
Mega Delve Into A Mega Ship
Take a 360-degree tour of the 18,000 TEU mega-ship docked at the Port of Long Beach. The video takes us through the Cargo Volumes and Throughput, Container Handling, Containers of the largest ship...
A Hammer Blow To The Sport: Sharapova Tests Positive To Drugs
Russian tennis star and the five-time Grand Slam champion, Maria Sharapova, would be provisionally suspended from 12 March for failing a drug test at the Australian Open.
What Happened?
On 26 January Sharapova, provided the...
Bunker Barge With 600 Tons Of Diesel On Fire!
Accident
: FireDate
: 7th March 2016Vessel type
: Bunkering BargeLocation
: Near Dalian’s Mianhua Dao port areaCrew onboard
: 5The Dalian Maritime Safety Administration said that a bunkering vessel caught fire near Dalian’s Mianhua Dao port area. It...
Wärtsilä Internal Audit Reveals Deviations In A Limited Number Of Fuel Consumption Tests Of...
One of the world’s leading engine maker, Wartsila, has identified that some members of its staff in Italy had manipulated the results of fuel consumption tests, where those engines have been delivered to ships....