The Master of the Great Eastern owned Suezmax ‘Jag Laadki’ has been banned from commanding vessels calling at Fujairah. What happened? According to local sources, the banning was as a result of his vessel colliding with...

The general cargo ship Anna sank in Mediterranean Sea about 50 nautical miles north-east off Misrata, Libya. What happened? The vessel, which was en route from Istanbul to Misrata, suffered crack in the hull of its...

The carbon footprint of the shipping industry has long been a cause for concern.  An email from Heineken claimed significant reductions in CO2 emissions as a direct result of shifting its freight operations between...

A general cargo ship collided with an ice block and suffered damaged to its ballast tank. What happened? The general cargo ship Capricorn collided with an ice block and suffered breaches in Kerch Strait. The freighter suffered...

Web alert: EU implements new UN sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK”) On 30 November 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2321 (2016), providing for new measures against the DPRK...

New membrane system withstands fouling to continuously filter out water and collect oil By Prachi Patel By mimicking the way some fishes eat, a new membrane easily separates and collects spilled oil on water without getting...

Strategies to combat piracy already exist, but countries must navigate the pitfalls that hinder implementation ‘The Gulf of Guinea, which has been Africa’s main maritime piracy hotspot since 2011, could become the world’s most piracy-affected...

Crews are working Friday morning to clean up a large fuel spill at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. The leak happened after a fuel tanker was involved in a rollover crash at the port around...

On Wednesday, a crew member injured on board a container ship was evacuated with the assistance of an all-weather lifeboat. What happened? The container ship Nienburg was about 15 nm south of Portland Bill in the English...

EU Shipping Policy is Solid, But Needs a Stronger Global Orientation to Sustain Further Growth The EU has an overall competitive regime in place for fiscal and social measures as well as quality registers and a...