BC’s Tales of the Pacific: SOLAS and the Value of Life By BC Cook A LITTLE over a century prior, the Titanic sank in what is still the most well known oceanic calamity.  The world was...

The year 2016 will witness a huge number in terms of container vessels being sent to breakers’ yards for demolition and at present it has preceded the numbers in 2015.  As per the recent...

The Panama Canal, was built by the United States in the year between 1904 and 1914 and was managed by Washington till 31st Dec 1999.  The Torrijos-Carter Treaty took effect on the same day, which...

A cargo ship that was cleaning human wastes once is all set to be used as an artificial reef. Plans are afoot to take the decade old ship down underwater off Pompano Beach. Highlights: The...

On June 3, a freighter on Lake Superior had a little visitor that morning as a Black Bear cub, got tired of swimming and latched on to the vessel's draft board, in Two Harbors....

The Indian Arrival Day is a holiday celebrated on various days in the nations of the Caribbean and the island nation of Mauritius, usually commemorating the arrival of people from the Indian subcontinent to...

Lyon Mooring Operations Under Way Glen Lyon a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is located 175 km west of Shetland and currently cared for by offshore support vessels, has got the much...

Two of the maritime industry’s biggest events starts today. Posidonia 2016: Posidonia 2016 will be held from June 6 – 10 at the Athens Metropolitan Expo.  The event is organised under the auspices of the Greek...

Red Bull Wake of Steel: Wakeboarding on a Half-Sunk Cargo Ship Bulker Aground in Lake Superior What happens when you take 18 of the world's best wakeboarders and let them ride an oversized rail-laden feature...

Open-minded Couples are Being Invited to Set Sail on a Luxury Cruise with a Difference The Desire Cruise Azamara Quest a couples-only, clothing-optional ship is getting ready to sail along the Adriatic Sea from September...