550 Pounds of Cocaine Found on Cargo Ship Off Miami
Recently, 550 pounds of cocaine worth $6.25 million was reportedly seized from a cargo vessel by the U.S. Customs, from the Miami Port.
What happened?
The CBP officers during a routine inspection discovered the cocaine in bags,...
[Watch] Worker Knocked Out by Fermented Molasses in Cargo Ship
On January 18, a worker had a very close call when he was knocked down by fermented molasses which were present in the cargo hold.
What happened?
The Houston firefighters were called in after they...
[Watch] Who You Calling Ugly? New Ship is a Floating Swiss Army Knife
The USNS Herschel “Woody” Williams is neither fast nor heavily armed. And while she may look like a commercial cargo ship, the Navy's new vessel is also one of the most useful ships in the entire...
£1 Billion Investments Announced in the UK Shipping Sector
An excess investments worth £1 billion has been announced in the UK shipping sector.
The investments are for the development new ships and port facilities.
The new deal covers a range of national and...
Severe US Gulf Coast Weather Delays Tonnage, Pressures Freight
Extreme weather conditions prevails in the US Gulf Coast.
This has affected the american tanker markets.
Several industries like the refineries, petrochemical plants, steel plants have been affected.
Pilot services on the US...
First Ever Cyber Enabled Container Ship Delivered
MV COSCO Shipping Aries, delivered to COSCOS, is the first ever container ship to receive LR’s Cyber-enabled ship (CES) descriptive note ‘Cyber AL3 SECURE PERFORM’ for its energy management system. The ship was built...
Name Change of Two “K” Line Group Subsidiaries
Effective from April 1, 2018, the names of two companies will be changed for efficient subsidiary management.
The Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co., Ltd. and “K” Line Ship Management Co., Ltd., both of which are “K”...
Fire Breaks Out Onboard Oil Tanker, 26 Crew Members Rescued
On January 17, a major fire broke out onboard an oil tanker and twenty six crew members were rescued from the burning tanker.
What happened?
The oil tanker ‘MT Genessa’ was carrying 30,000 tons of high...
Pirates Kidnap 22 Crew Members Onboard a Tanker
On January 9, twenty two crew members from a tanker were reportedly kidnapped by pirates off, the West Africa.
What happened?
The tanker ‘MT Barrett’ was attacked by the pirates in the bight of benin, off...
Lorries Destroyed Onboard Ship
On January 17, lorries were reportedly damaged in fire that originated onboard the shipping vessel.
What happened?
The lorries were stored onboard the vessel ‘Stena Line’ and due to dock at Harwich International Port, Essex.
The...