Cargo Ship Nearly Crushes a Tugboat

On March 19, a video surfaced showing a cargo ship colliding with a tugboat and in the process nearly crushing it. What happened? The recorded video...

[Watch] Dramatic Boxship Collision

Dozens of containers fell into the sea at the Port of Karachi after a Hapag-Lloyd ship collided with another container vessel. Disclaimer: This video is...

21 Containers Fell into the Sea After Two Ships Collide

On March 19, a boxship collided into an another which resulted in multiple containers falling off the vessel. What happened? The Hapag-Llyod’s container vessel ‘Tolten’ collided...

Oil Leak and Sea Water Ingress Damage Engine

On March 18, a vessel suffered engine damage following an oil and water leakage in the engine room. What happened? The vessel ‘Freifjord’ was enroute from...

1,000 LNG Bunkering Operations by Skangas

Demand for LNG on a rise in Nordics Marine Market. Skangas today announced that it completed 1,000 liquid natural gas (LNG) bunkering operations in 2017,...

MLC 2006 as Amended: Financial Security Requirements

The Maritime Labour Convention have been amended. Regulation 2.5.2 and Regulation 4.2 are in place now. These regulation will take care of financial...

Corrosion Control and the Autonomous Ship

The remarkable success of autonomous and remotely-controlled vehicles on land and in the air, and the interest in this technology being shown within the...

Active-fin Stabilisers for Large Vessels

The Brown Brothers Neptun II folding stabilisers for large vessels. Fin area: 4.2 - 22.33 m2, total weight: 36.5 -190 tonnes. The transatlantic liner QUEEN...

Essential Equipment Inspection by Bulk Shipping Operators

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has recently signed two inspection service agreements with experienced dry bulk shipping operators, ESL Shipping and Wagenborg Shipping, to ensure...

Ship Finance International Acquires Fifteen, Sells One Boxship

Bermuda-based shipowner Ship Finance International has decided to acquire a fleet of fifteen feeder-size container vessels and sell a 1,700 TEU boxship. As informed, the...