Coast Guard Orders Unsafe Ship to Stay in Baltimore, Stranding its Crew

Cargo ship and its international crew have been stranded in the Baltimore harbor for 45 days after the vessel had serious engine problems and...

Sandy Thomson Receives a Sname Fellowship

At the opening session of the 2016 SNAME Maritime Convention in Bellevue, Washington, U.S.A., George A. (Sandy) Thomson has been elected a Fellow of...

Sailor Convicted for Secretly Recording 7 Female Officers

Sailor sentenced for violating privacy of female officers on Navy vessel A military judge sentenced a sailor to 21 months of confinement after he pleaded...

[Watch] Superships: Launching a Leviathan

Watch a documentary of the Launching a Leviathan from the Daewoo shipyard, Korea a year ago.  It's the world’s largest double-hulled oil tanker that...

Day One Product Ready! OCEAN ALLIANCE’s Network Set

OCEAN ALLIANCE Proposes network with major players On Thursday, Members of the OCEAN ALLIANCE, COSCO Container Lines, CMA CGM, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container...

IMO Roadmap for GHG Reduction Strategy Approved

UN Shipping Agency Declares Plans for Increasing Emissions Reduction Strategy The UN’s shipping body has confirmed plans to develop a strategy for reducing greenhouse gas...

New Intellian Antenna Delivers Global Uninterrupted TV Coverage

New Intellian 1m Dual-band Antenna Delivers Global Uninterrupted TV Coverage New dual-band 3-axis s100HD is the first to incorporate updated Intellian LNB technology and delivers a much...

Plans to Dump 177 tonnes of Toxic Waste Thwarted

Plans to Dump 177 tonnes of Toxic Waste Thwarted by Authorities Malaysian authorities have foiled a ship’s attempt to unload and illegally dump 177 tonnes...

Top Class Panel of Speakers Set for TMS Ship Finance and Trade Conference

The second annual The Maritime Standard Ship Finance and Trade Conference will take place in Abu Dhabi on November 14th.  The theme of this...

Security Alert! Risk of Stowaways High in Durban

*Update* - 2 November 2016 North has received news of recent increases in the number of stowaways in Durban, South Africa. Local correspondents P&I Associates (Pty)...