Trump Rolls Out New Travel Ban! What’s New?
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed a new version of his controversial travel ban, aiming to withstand court challenges while still barring new visas for citizens from six Muslim-majority countries and shutting down the...
Pirates Release Sailors After Collecting Ransom
Nigerian pirates have released seven Russian and one Ukrainian sailor after they were captured last month on the cargo ship BBC Caribbean.
What happened?
Briese Schiffahrts’ BBC Caribbean cargo vessel was attacked in Nigeria’s waters on...
Achievement! 30,000 Turbochargers Delivered
MET turbocharger, a primary product of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME), has achieved the delivery of 30,000 units in February, 2017.
MET turbocharger was initially developed in 1965 by MHI-MME's...
World’s Largest Oil Exploration Sea Platform
The 42,000-tonne Bluewhale 1 is bigger, faster and can drill deeper than its rivals in disputed waters.
China has put into service what it claims is the world’s largest and deepest-operating offshore oil exploration platform,...
[Watch] Close Encounters and Dangerous Designs
A new initiative launched by CHIRP and sponsored by the Standard P&I Club aims to promote safety awareness amongst seafarers. This is the fourth CHIRP video of its video series of ‘maritime feedback bulletins’...
Mesmerizing Animation of Frantic Shipping in the San Francisco Bay
The Golden Gate Bridge is a pretty thing to gaze at, a pain in the butt to paint, and an excellent place to Instagram. But unbeknownst to most of the 40 million annual vehicles...
CHIRP – Ways to Avoid Hazardous Shipping Incidents!
The Standard Club is working with the Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP) to promote safety at sea and accident prevention. CHIRP receives reports of hazardous incidents which they investigate with the ship's owner....
[Watch] Underwater Pictures Help Map Scapa Flow Wrecks
Underwater photographs and sketches by scuba divers are being employed to create a unique series of interactive maps.
They will help protect one of Scotland’s most iconic shipwreck sites at Scapa Flow.
Scuba diving artist, Steve...
[Watch] Phish and Ships: How Cyber Aware are You?
Phish and ships: Understanding cyber risk at sea
By Jordan Wylie, Founder, JWC International
Inmarsat, as one of the leading global communications technology providers, has been at the forefront of ship-to-shore communications for as long as...
Maersk Connector Wins Industry Benchmark Award
Ship built in Romania wins international award
Maersk Connector, a vessel built at the Damen Shipyard in Galati, in Eastern Romania, received last month the Offshore Support Ship 2017 award for “setting an industry benchmark...