Crew Wins $3M Judgment in Legal Drama Surrounding Cargo Ship
A cargo ship is at the center of a bizarre legal drama involving a gruesome foot injury, a mysterious murder and the theft of 3,800 bags of black beans meant for Pollo Tropical.
Miami attorneys...
Asia Dry Bulk-Capesize Rates to Hold Steady
Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo ships on key Asian routes could remain around current levels next week as activity eases among miners and traders ahead of year-end, brokers said.
Uncertainty over Chinese industrial...
Maersk: ‘Pen and Paper’ Kept Business Running During Cyber Attack
A Maersk Tankers vice president has said his company was forced to use pen and paper to keep its operations running during a cyber attack that debilitated its IT infrastructure.
Maersk Tankers chief strategist Søren...
LR1 Freight Rates in Americas Rises
An open naphtha arbitrage to Asia, combined with lack of available Long Range tanker positions outside the US Gulf, is forcing freight rates from the US Gulf Coast to the Far East up and...
Seafarer Safety Infrastructure Improves with SafetyNET II
Inmarsat has launched a vital new service, SafetyNET II, for Maritime Safety Information Providers (MSIPs), marking a key stage in upgrading the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), which helps to save thousands...
Spain Awarded 1.6 Billion Euros Over Prestige Oil Spill
On November 15, In a landmark judgement passed by the court in the northwestern Spanish city of A Coruna has awarded the Spanish state 1.6 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in damages over the 2002...
Crew in Distress! Ship Owner Abandons Ship in Kerch Strait
For past eight months survival has been a hassle for the twelve crew members from the ship “Moryak”.
Abandoned at Sea:
The shipowner had allegedly threw the crew to the mercy of fate near Kerch and...
[Watch] 360 Degree Video Tour of Ship Wreck
This video was captured and produced as part of the 'The Thistlegorm Project' an initiative by Nottingham University, Ain Shams University and Alexandria University, funded by the British Council and Newton Fund.
Disclaimer: This...
Early Swing of the Vessel’s Bow Results in Grounding
Summary
On 25 July 2016, the Maltese registered passenger ship Horizon ran aground on the rocky bank ‘Plentinggrunnen’ soon after departing her berth in Stavanger, Norway. At the time of the accident, she had 1615...
Gas-lift Diffusion BWMS for Big Bulkers
Coldharbour Marine’s inert gas based ballast water management system has always targeted bigger ships. Now the company has launched a new version of its gas-lift diffusion (GLD) plant designed specifically for large carriers.
The UK-based...