Survivors of Shipwreck Repatriated

Seven survivors of the "Tinaztepe S" were repatriated and brought to Istanbul on March 20. They arrived at Ataturk Airport at 3.30 p.m. Also, the official procedure for the transport of four bodies was completed...

Fire Breaks Out on Vessel in Queens County Dockyard

A fire broke out on the former HMCS Algonquin, which is being recycled at Port Mersey Commercial Park by R.J. MacIsaac Ltd. What happened? This is the fourth fire to break out one a vessel that...

Capsized Cargo Ship Refloated in Sweden

A salvage crew has successfully refloated a cargo vessel after it suffered a collision and listed to 54 degrees. What happened? Ardent salvage crews used a parbuckling method to the right and refloat the cargo vessel,...

Higher Scrap Prices Could Tempt More Ship Owners to Scrap their Older Vessels

With ship demolition rates picking up considerably over the course of the past few months, this could be a prime time for many ship owners to finally scrap their older bulkers, especially if surveys...

Shipping Confidence Holds Steady Despite Industry and Political Pressures

Shipping confidence held steady in the three months to end-February 2017, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. In February 2017, the average confidence level expressed by...

Ship Captain Faces Charges Over Shipment

Hong Kong customs is expected to press charges against shipping company APL and the captain of the container ship that transported nine Terrex military vehicles belonging to the Singapore Armed Forces into the Chinese...

A Cargo Ship to Courier Drugs Around the World?

Crime boss Christy Kinahan is now worth more than €1 billion and has bought a huge cargo ship to courier drugs all around the world. What happened? Crime boss Christy Kinahan has purchased a huge cargo...

Container Shipping Lines Ordered to Testify in U.S. Sector Probe

The U.S. Justice Department has ordered top executives from several container shipping lines to testify in an antitrust investigation over practices by an industry that is the backbone of world trade, the companies said...

Passenger Fell Overboard Carnival Victory Cruise Ship

USCG searching for 23-year-old Carnival Victory cruise ship passenger who fell overboard Various crews with the United States Coast Guard, Cuban Search and Rescue authorities are searching for a 23-year-old Floral City man who fell...

[Watch] Hop Aboard an Icebreaker

With the Soo Locks scheduled to open for the Great Lakes shipping season Mar. 25, SooToday cameras visited the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw Monday, as it sailed along the St. Marys River crushing...