[Watch] Evacuating The Cruise Ship on Fire
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
The Sea Dream I caught fire, all passengers and crew members were reportedly safely rescued by the fast ferry Isola di Vulcano and disembarked in Naples.
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Sex in Space is So Much Harder
For as long as people have been going into space, other people have been wondering, “Are they, you know, doing it up there?” A bunch of other men and women astronauts have lived together...
Shipping Air Pollution Causes 24,000 Deaths a Year in East Asia
Growing numbers of ships are causing serious public health problems in coastal areas.
A boom in shipping is aggravating air pollution in China and other nations in east Asia, causing thousands of deaths a year...
SMM & The Propeller – Why a Propeller Stands as SMM’s Icon?
Have you ever visited the SMM in the past?
We are sure that everyone would have noticed a huge propeller erected outside the main exhibition hall. On September 1, 2016, a 48.7 tonne propeller...
Oil Spill at PTP Forces Maersk to Shift Shipment to Singapore!
Last week, an oil tanker Trident Star was involved in a bunker fuel spill in Tanjong Pelepas port area - southern Malaysia. The estimated spill of at least 60 MT of bunker fuel disrupted...
Containership on Fire at the Port of Hamburg!
If we look at the global maritime incident/accident trend, most accidents in 2016 are involved with containerships. May it be a fire or grounding, though we do not have an exact number, it is...
New Appointments for Navico to Drive Growth of Simrad Brand
Nicolas Quéru has been appointed to lead Navico’s Commercial Marine Division worldwide to take forward the marine electronics group’s continuing strategy for growth. Quéru (35) has been made EVP Managing Director with immediate effect...
Gibdock Strengthens German Ties
Returning customers and a new client saw Gibdock prominent in the repair schedules of German ship managers in the first half of 2016, with sterling’s post Brexit depreciation also sharpening the Gibraltar yard’s competitive...
Drug Bust: Can Sinister Items be Smuggled onto Vessels?
The drug bust report on the cruise ship in Australia exposed some serious shortcomings in Princess Cruises' shipboard security. As a result cruise companies have been warned they need to step up their security...
Hanjin Chaos! Ships, Crew and Cargo Stranded at Sea
The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has left the vessels, sailors and cargo of Hanjin Shipping in limbo, stranded at sea.
Ports, fearing they will not get paid, refuse to let them dock or...