Pirates Strike CMA CGM-Chartered Vessel

The MTISC-GOG has received a report indicating that at about 2156 UTC on 11-April-2016 a container vessel chartered by CMA CGM has been attacked by...

[Watch] Great Engine Room Tour of a Product Tanker

 It is an 46,000 T Product tanker (1997 built) and the Main engine is MAN B&W 6S50MC-C.This is an unmanned ER. This means...

Is Technology A Hindrance For Safe Navigation?

MAIB Reports Technology As Primary Cause For Ship Accidents MAIB has reported that the distraction of the crew by the technology appears to be the...

The Wreck Of The SMS Cöln

SMS Cöln was a light cruiser in the German Kaiserliche Marine, the second to bear this name, after her predecessor SMS Cöln had been...

Contaminated KiwiFruit Stopped in Tauranga

A ship was forced to unload 1.7 million trays of Kiwifruit export from New Zealand at Tauranga, as it was investigated and found that...

Two American Tourists Die in River Cruise Ship Fire

 Two senior American tourists died in Peru when their cruise ship La Estrella Amazonica on which they were touring the Amazon River caught fire on...

East-West Trade Routes Made the Most in 2015

Majority New Transportation's - Directed to East-West Trades in 2015According to Drewry, the majority of the new vessels over 4,000 teu built in 2015...

No Pay Hike For Seafarers Till 2018

 No Change In Minimum Wage For SeafarersAs per the recommendation of International Labour Organization (ILO) Minimum Wage for Able Seafarers is to remain at...

Octopus Makes a Brazen Escape From the New Zealand’s National Aquarium

‘Inky’ the octopus reported to have fled  to freedom down a pipe that leads to the sea from its enclosure through an open lid.Rob...

Maersk Sets Standard! Assures ITF Like Agreements On Charters

Maersk Corroborates ITF Agreements On Charters The Shipping Giant Maersk announced that it will ensure that any vessel it charters has an ITF (International Transport...