Stowaways Detained and Charged With Affray in Thames Estuary
On December 26, four men were charged with affray after they were discovered hiding onboard a cargo ship in the Thames Estuary.
What happened?
The cargo ship 'Grande Tema' was enroute from Lagos, Nigeria and docked at Tilbury, Essex...
They Got It Wrong? Record Number of Tankers Scrapped Before Boom
Highlights
Oil tanker owners scrapped a record number of ships in 2018
World’s largest and second-largest exporters lifted their combined output by about 1.5 million barrels a day
OPEC and allied producers to reset a...
SafeTug to Enhance Safety Among LNG Carrier Tugs
Trelleborg Marine Systems has launched SafeTug, a program designed to enhance piloting and navigation safety says Martyn Wingrove for LNG news.
How does the software work?
Trelleborg Marine Systems’ new software enables real-time sharing of operational...
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...