Seafarers ‘ate rats’ to Survive – Pirates Free Hostages!
Pirates Free 26 Asian Sailors
Somali pirates have freed 26 Asian sailors held captive in a small fishing village for more than four years since...
LNG-powered Cruise Ships to Enter Service in 2019
Cars and trucks aren't the only source of transportation-related carbon emissions. The massive ships that ply the world's oceans are major sources of pollution...
‘Panamax’ Containerships – Old Soldiers Disappearing Away…
Back in 1951, in his ‘farewell’ speech, US General Douglas MacArthur famously noted that “old soldiers never die, they just fade away”. In the...
Panama Canal Raises New Locks’ Draft
The Panama Canal Authority said increased rainfall has permitted an increase to 45 feet in maximum allowable drafts at the canal’s new locks, which...
The Tanker Goes Pop
by Michael Briguglio
It is not the first marine vessel to do so. Titanic, Bismarck, Costa Concordia and Enterprise are well-known around the world. Yellow Submarine...
German U-boat ‘Sunk by Sea Monster’ Discovered Off Scottish Coast
The wreckage of a German U-boat that sank almost a century ago has been discovered at the bottom of the sea off the Scottish...
G E Shipping Contracts to Buy a Supramax Dry Bulk Carrier
The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited (G E Shipping) signed a contract to buy a Supramax Dry Bulk Carrier of about 58,000 dwt. The...
Greek Shipping Forum: Shipowners must be Open with their Bankers if they Want Finance
The shipping industry is in a flux of that there is no doubt as was hammered home at the recent Marine Money Greek Shipping...
Fall from Height Kills a Seafarer Aboard a Ghost Ship Off Tynemouth
Police and undertakers aboard and alongside the BrassChaat moored at the Port of Tyne
A man who died on board one of the three ‘ghost...
Greek Ship Owner Faces Fine for Dumping Oily Water
Feds: Seattle-bound ship’s owner must pay for oily cover-up
A Greek shipping magnate's firms will pay $1.3 million in fines after one ship's crew dumped...