Cruise Ship Gave a Christmas Miracle to the Stranded Sailors

  They were low on food and stranded at sea for 3 weeks. Then a cruise ship appeared!!! Hoping for Early Christmas Miracle Two Costa Rican fishermen had been stranded on a small fishing vessel for nearly...

Who Said Shipwrecks Can’t Be Festive?

Wearing Santa hats, a group of divers recently decided to spread some holiday cheer 137 feet underwater, making their way to the MS Zenobia shipwreck off the coast of Cyprus, reports The Week. In the...

Goodwill Message ‘Needed As Much As Ever’, Says The Queen

The Queen will say in her Christmas Day broadcast that the Christian message of "peace on earth and goodwill to all" is "needed as much as ever". She will say the message is "never...

[Watch] Thousands Make Ice Fog to Mark Winter Solstice in China

Residents of China's north-eastern Heilongjiang province gathered to mark the winter solstice by spraying hot water into the freezing air to create swathes of ice fog. Thousands of people braved sub-zero temperatures to take part...

Lighting Up the Lonely Life of Seafarers

The seafarers lead a difficult and lonely life. Working at hours length in the vast sea, far away from their friends and family for months at large. However, there are ways to make life...

Second LNG ConRo Ship Delivered to Crowley

On December 20, Crowley Maritime Corporation announced that it has taken delivery of the ConRo powered by Liquefied Natural Gas. ConRo Ships The Crowley Maritime Corporation has taken delivery of 'Taíno', second in a pair of the world’s first combination...

Container Charter Market Ending Dull but Bets on IMO 2020

According to Alphaliner market, the short-term market outlook for non-operating containership owners is grim but there could be a silver lining from the IMO 2020 regulations next year. Containership market ends on a gloomy note The consultant...

New Recognition For Hydrographers

IMarEST launched new hydrography descriptor for its Chartered Marine Scientist register distinguishing hydrographers by using the letters “CMarSci(Hydrography)” It aims to highlight the importance of hydrography in allowing us to manage future challenges. ...

Bolidt Has the Edge on its Rivals

Some of the eye-catching features on board Celebrity Edge, one of the most eagerly-awaited cruise ships for many years, will be distinguishable by their inclusion of high quality decking from Bolidt Synthetic Products and...

TMS Cardiff Charters Four New X Carrier Series of LNG Ships to Shell

In a major development, TMS Cardiff Gas announced that has signed additional contracts with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) & Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) of Korea for the construction of 174,000 cubic meter LNG carriers...