Raging Black Sea Storm Splits Cargo Ship in Half
On Wednesday, a dry cargo ship reportedly suffered a wreck and raised a distress call.
What happened?
A dry cargo ship Geroi Arsenala sent a distress call after reportedly suffering a wreck in the Black Sea.
The...
Gibdock Secures Quality and Environmental Recognition
After an intensive 10-month review and upgrade of operating processes across the company, Gibdock has made the transition from ISO 9001:2008 to the new ISO 9001:2015 quality management standard, and from ISO 14001:2008 to...
Hydrogen Powered Vessel Aiming Zero Emissions Embarks on World Voyage
The Energy Observer, a hydrogen-powered yacht slated to embark on a zero-emissions around-the-world voyage, Friday was launched into the sea.
The vessel, which will set sail next month from Paris, aims to be the "first...
Inaccurate Situational Awareness Results in Collision
Summary
On 05 December 2015, the Maltese registered bulk carrier Maraki, and the Bahamas
registered vehicle carrier Ivory Arrow, collided in position 51° 22.2´ N 002° 08.5´ E, in a
crossing zone between Dover Strait TSS and...
The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference 2017
The second annual The Maritime Tanker Conference will take place on Tuesday 24th October 2017 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai. The event is expected to attract over 150 top executives from across...
Maersk Tangier- Limited Package for Containerised Cargoes
The Maersk Tangier is the first English case to consider package limitation for containerised cargoes under the Hague-Visby Rules.
Robert Thomas QC and Benjamin Coffer appeared for the successful claimants. The judgment of Andrew...
[Watch] The Largest Heavy Lift Ship in the World
Dockwise Vanguard is a semi-submersible heavy lift ship owned and operated by Dockwise B.V. Dockwise Vanguard is the largest vessel of her type ever built, and is able to carry cargoes up to 110,000...
Armed Men Attempt to Board Cargo Vessel
On Tuesday morning, Armed men attempted to commandeer a cargo vessel off the waters of Zamboanga del Norte.
What happened?
Chief Superintendent Billy Beltran, regional police chief for Western Mindanao, said armed men on two motorized...
A Gross Failure in Protecting Seafarers’ Rights
by David Hammond, Chief Executive Officer of Human Rights at Sea
I have great respect for the mental and physical tenacity of the remaining 13 Indian crew of the Liberty Prrudencia. At the time of writing,...
Learning from Past Errors- Sinking of Disney Stellar Cruise Ship
“Ships are like living creatures” my old lecturer in naval architecture (we called it “ship construction” in those days) used to say before suggesting that they needed to be treated with kindness, in terms...