Violation Lands Cargo Ship Into Troubled Waters

On January 3rd, a cargo ship flying the Cambodian flag near Crimea, in the Black Sea, has been temporarily detained by Russian authorities. Highlights:The vessel...

Hose Burst Injures Worker On Ship

Hose Rupture  Injured Repair WorkerCassar Shipyards in Marsa witnessed an accident.  A worker was injured earlier today at around noon when a high-pressure hose...

Can Sniffers Help In Compliance?

THETIS-S Surveillance Data Will Promote Self-RegulationEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) would use surveillance technology, or ‘sniffers’  that can assess...

Vessel Values Over The New Year

Weekly Vessel Valuations Report , January 06 2016Over the New Year’s period there is less sales activity.  Tanker rates had a strong platform to...

F-16 Attack Plan On Barge Adrift

Norwegian authorities have planned to blow up a drifting barge headed for Valhall platform in the North Sea with F-16 aircraft.On New Year’s Eve, a...

Fire Damages MultiMillion-Dollar SuperYachts

Accident : FireVessel type : A SuperyachtLocation : Marmaris, TurkeyCasualties : Not reported.A fire broke out in the 240-foot super yacht and 170- foot superyacht, valuing $30 million...

Cargo Ship Suffered An Engine-Room Fire

Crew Comfortably Handled Cargo Ship FireA ship belonging to Icelandic logistics company Samskip suffered an engine-room fire last night on its way to the...

[Watch]The Observable Universe Around The Solar System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.beEncircling the Solar System are the inner and outer planets, Kuiper belt, Oort cloud, Alpha Centauri star, Perseus Arm, Milky Way galaxy, Andromeda galaxy,...

Seafarer Died Aboard A Cargo Ship

A Russian crewman died on board a cargo ship that was about to dock at Stanford-le-Hope superport.London Coastguard received a call regarding an unconscious...

Oil Glut Shoots up Tanker Profits

More Oil In The Market Shoots Up Tanker ProfitOil export from U.S. sent thousands of workers to the plains of Texas and North Dakota....