Captain Colluded in Ship Seizure? Court Denies Pre-arrest Bail

A sessions court denied pre-arrest bail to a ship captain, Prabhat Jha, and his wife, Rashmi, for allegedly facilitating the seizure of a vessel...

Barge Lost Emergency Anchor

On December 9, a vessel had to be assisted by a tug vessel after it reportedly lost its emergency anchor. What happened? The vessel ‘EMS Ponton...

[Watch] Cruise Ship Battles Rough Waves Sailing Through the Bermuda Triangle

A CRUISE SHIP battled a storm with rough waves reaching up to 20 foot swells whilst sailing through the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. Disclaimer: This video...

Explosion Due To Hydrogen Gas Release from Cargo Aboard

Summary On 13 January 2017, the Antigua & Barbuda registered dry cargo vessel Nortrader suffered two explosions in quick succession while anchored in Plymouth Sound,...

Nine Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships Last Month

According to a report released by ReCAAp, a total total of nine piracy incidents have been reported until November 2017. Out of which, seven...

Icebreaking LNG Carrier Won the Engineering Project of the Year Award

Christophe de Margerie, the icebreaking LNG carrier built to order for SCF Group (Sovcomflot) to serve the Yamal LNG project, has won the award...

Container Shipping Overcapacity May Be a Blessing in Disguise

Fleets of mega-ships setting sail point up to how container shipping capacity should remain in excess in the near and mid-term, despite carriers’ efforts...

Freighter Refloated

On Dec 8, the "Ocean Voyager", had run aground north of Drøbaksundet in the Oslo Fjorden next to the lighthouse Storegrunn. It was later refloated...

Crew Member Fell 100 Feet Deep

On Dec 7, a crew member of the "Jia Mao Shan" fell 100 feet and was injured while aboard a cargo ship carrying containers. He...

Mystery Ship! Drifter with Transponder Switched Off

On October 10, the hulking, 460-foot (140 meter) cargo ship was banned from entering every single port across the globe, punished for violating sanctions...