Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : RMS Empress of Ireland and SS Storstad Location : Saint Lawrence River Date : May 29, 1914 Casualties : 1,012 people died VESSEL INFO: Name : RMS Empress of Ireland Built in  : 1906 Type : Ocean liner Tonnage : 14,191 GRT; 8,028...

International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) -Asia conducted a forum viewing at the local (Singapore) bunkering scene covering areas of topical interest to the bunker industry: The forum was supported by the Maritime Port Authority of...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be A runaway anchor has caused havoc for a ship's crew after it spun out of control and caught fire.  Video of the mishap has been viewed almost 100,000 times since being uploaded overnight. The...

Cargo Ship Adrift Near Haida Gwaii Incident : Vessel Adrift Date : 24th November 2015 Location : Near the coast of Haida Gwaii Casualties/Pollution : Nil A cargo ship from Alaska is reported to have broken down on Tuesday.  The broken ship is...

Adrift Cargo Ship Under Rescue Operation Off Orkney Incident : Vessel Adrift Date : 24th November 2015 Location : Off Orkney Casualties/Pollution : Nil The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency confirmed that on Tuesday morning, the Barbados- flagged ship with a cargo of...

Google, the YouTube owner, reveals that it would help some content creators who have received copyright takedown notices.  It offers a fund up to $1m (£650,000) in legal fees. Only a handful of people has...

The technology that is functional, useful, regularly used, simplifies and betters our lives or serves a beneficial purpose is more "green" than a solar-powered gadget that just gathers dust somewhere. Google Glass, a much hyped...

Drax Biomass, a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK's Drax Group, recently commissioned a brand new biomass handling and storage facility at the US port of Baton Rouge to store sustainable biomass for short...

A whole new network with untapped resources and new trade lanes are attracting governments and the private sector as  Arctic Ice continues to melt.  The ongoing discoveries in the Arctic was akin to finding...

CMA CGM confirms that it has entered into exclusive discussions with Neptune Orient Lines Limited (NOL) and Lentor Investments Pte. Ltd., (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited), its controlling shareholder, with respect...