A rusting cargo ship in Lake St. Louis is at imminent risk of leaking millions of litres of contaminated water that could end up in the St. Lawrence River, City of Beauharnois.  The derelict...

Increased throughput of crude oil and oil products helped port of Rotterdam increase its goods throughput by a total 4.9% to 466.4 million tonnes in 2015. Factors that helped: The supply and transport of oil products...

2015 was driven by the cumulative impact of weakening demand trends. World Economy witnessed various disturbances in vessel demand. Highlights: The first half of the year enjoyed great earnings whilst the second half suffered abrupt downtrend...

Incident : Crankshaft unable to Turn after Maintenance Engine : Bergen Diesel KRG-6, 1032 kW, 720 rpm A vessel had a serious breakdown of diesel generators and it was to the extent that the entire engine required a...

The eighth HMS Vanguard of the British Royal Navy was a St Vincent class battleship, an enhancement of the ´dreadnought´ design built by Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness.  HMS Vanguard was laid down on 2 April...

Istanbul-based ship management company Ciner Gemi Acente İşletme ve Ticket A.Ş. was found guilty for routinely discharging oily waste-water into the sea from its carrier ship without proper disposal equipment. Incident: Ciner operated 44-year -ton carrier...

Ships constructed on or after 1st January, 2016 and entering into the North American or US Caribbean Emission Control Areas (ECA) must comply with the Tier III NOx requirement of MARPOL Annex VI, Chapter...

 Amazon gets ready for its own cargo container ship operation out of China It is reported that US Federal Maritime Commission listed Amazon, through its China subsidiary, as a registered freight provider. The company will provide Commercial services...

An Insect larvae found in the cargo of the bulker carrying palm kernel into the Port of Timaru, caught the attention of  biosecurity officers over the weekend. Some insect larvae, on a single hatch from one...

  The tugboat Ocean Wind was sunken by the Escambia County’s Marine Resources Division to serve as the county's newest artificial reef.  The tugboat sank about 10 miles southeast of Pensacola in the Gulf...