Accident Collision Vessel type Cargo ship and Car carrier Location Off Wybelsum, Germany Casualties/Pollution Nil The reports state that the vessels were passing in opposite directions on Ems river when the car carrier experienced a technical failure of the steering gear and...

Wartsila teams up with Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation(CSSC) Research unit for the designs of various ships. Wartsila, a Finnish company, has teamed up with the...

13 Killed As Spanish Bus With Students From 19 Countries Crashes At least 13 people were killed and 43 seriously injured when a bus carrying international students crashed midway between northern Spanish cities on early...

HMHS Britannic was the third, last-built and largest member of the White Star Line's Olympic class of vessels.  She was the sister ship of RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic and was intended to enter...

 

 

Accident Fire Date 16th March 2016 Vessel type Bulk Carrier(under construction) Location CSSC Chengxi Shipyard Casualties Two dead A 64,000 DWT bulk carrier, which was under construction at CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, caught fire and killed two dockworkers.  According to the reports from the shipyard,...

A fire broke out on board the Petrobras (FPSO) P-48 just after a shut down on the unit.  But it was quickly contained with no reports of injuries. The oil workers’ union Sindipetro-NF revealed that...

Jaya Container Terminal has anchored three large-scaled containerships at the same time, setting a record for the terminal. A record has been set by the container terminal at the Colombo Port by berthing the vessels MSC...

UK's new polar research ship needs a name, all are welcome to propose a suitable name on a special website which will accept ideas up until 16 April. Naming Tips: The Natural Environment Research Council (Nerc), which manages...