Top 10 Biggest Ships Ever Built In History
10 Biggest Ships Ever Built
We all know about the Titanic and how that went, but surprisingly, the Titanic isn’t even among the 10 biggest ships ever built. Although it had a record size at...
Top 15 EU Ports Compared
Professor Theo Notteboom of Port Economics has released an infographic chart highlighting the top 15 EU ports with its performance comparison.
Highlights:
The Port of Rotterdam tops the list moving over 12.2 million TEU in 2015.
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RMS Lancastria: Forgotten Tragedy of World War II
RMS Lancastria (later HMT Lancastria) was a British Cunard liner commandeered by the UK Government for war. She was sunk on 17 June 1940 during World War II. The loss of the Lancastria was...
Containership Caught In Malaysia For ‘Hit And Run’ Case!
Freighter Caught In Malaysia for Hit And Run Accident
A container vessel which involved in a hit and run accident was seized by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
On Feb 18 in Singapore Strait off...
Qatargas Join Hands With Maersk Group
The World leader in LNG exports - Qatar Gas and the box giant Maersk signed an agreement for technical collaboration where LNG will be used as a fuel - exploring latest marine propulsion technology.
LNG...
[Watch] Vessel Crew Saving Humpback Whale
On 19th February 2016, the Sea Shepherd research vessel crew spotted a humpback whale entangled in an illegal gillnet within the Vaquita Refuge in the Gulf of California, Baja California, Mexico.
The crew worked...
Seafarers Who Sailed to Crimea Banned from Ukraine for 3 years
The Ukraine authorities have notified, that any foreign seafarer, sailing on a vessel to a port in Crimea, cannot visit Ukraine for the ensuing 3 years.
The reason is Ukrainian Security Service, are not operating...
Tankers With First U.S. Shale Gas Ready For Export
Cheniere Loading Tanker with First U.S. Shale Gas for Export
The first shale gas is ready to ship from the U.S. at Louisiana Export terminal, wherein Cheniere Energy Inc. is loading LNG into a tanker....
Mesmerising Shipwreck Snap – Voted One Of The Best In The World
Specialist underwater photographer, Susannah Snowden-Smith, who lives in Grand Cayman, captured the poignant image in just one snap. The talented photographer was commended in the Underwater Photographer of the Year competition with this picture...
Nepal Plane Crash Kills 23
All 23 people, including 2 babies, are feared dead after a Tara Air plane crashed on early Wednesday in the mountainous regions of Nepal within 10 minutes after take off, reports say.
The aircraft was...