Wärtsilä Joins Autonomous Shipping Project

Wartsila Corporation has announced to take part in a project aimed at creating an autonomous marine transport system.  The industry project is a collaborative...

LNG Supply Diverted Due to Storm Warning

The Jamaican port has reported that the Liquefied Natural Gas supply destined for a power plant located at Bogue, Montego Bay has been scheduled...

Drunk Captain Tried to Sail a 2,500-tonne Ship into the Harbour

A Russian captain who was found missing from the bridge of a 2,500-tonne Cypriot-registered bulk carrier named ‘Pur-Navolok’ which was making its entry into...

Engine Problems Hit 5 of U.S. Navy’s New Ships, Others will See Limited Use

Navy Insists Speedy Warship will be Fine After a Bumpy Start Five of seven of the U.S. Navy's speedy new warships have had engine problems...

Chemical Freighter Sinks at Sea

On September 30, a tanker carrying 450 metric tonnes of sodium hydroxide was reported to be sinking off the southern coast of Yamaguchi prefecture,...

[Watch] Chemical Freighter Sinks at Sea

Watch a tanker carrying 450 metric tonnes of sodium hydroxide reported to be sinking off the southern coast of Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan. For more information,...

Sex on Ship ‘Consensual’ Says Officer Accused of Attack on Junior

The Navy officer accused of sexually violating a junior has told a jury the interaction was consensual. Scott Christopher Devonport Ward is on trial at...

[Watch] Salvage Operation To Recover Sunken Boat

Angela Arcella, a Fishing vessel submerged following a collision with a cargo vessel.  The Fishing vessel that sunk in Valletta, at Laboratory Wharf, has...

Container Vessel Fined for Ballast Water Discharge

On Sep 24, a container vessel docked in Antalya reported to have pumped out dirty ballast water into the waters in Turkey.  This resulted...

Flag Inspectors to Enforce Ship Safety

Training inspectors roped in to boost internal ship safety in the Pacific IMO and the Pacific community have roped in flag Inspectors to support enforcement...