APM Terminal Acquires 100% Shares of Grup Maritim TCB

APM Terminals – a part of the Maersk group, that operates in Shipping, Terminals, Energy, Tankers, Container Manufacturing and Supply Chain Solutions amongst others....

Canal Blocked – Vessel Grounded due to Loss of Propulsion

Accident : Vessel grounding Date : 19 October 2015 Vessel Involved : Jo Spirit Location : St. Lawrence Seaway near Kahnawake Pollution : Nil On Monday morning, the vessel ran aground blocking the South...

Bechtel Announces Delivery of The First LNG Cargo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be The first cargo of the Liquified Natural Gas from the Santos GLNG project was successfully loaded onto the Malaysian-owned LNG Cargo vessel Seri Bakti....

Mauritius – Growing Hub For International Bunkering Activities

Mauritius occupies a strategic position in the Indian Ocean, offering a base for shipping on the East-West trade routes and for businesses looking for...

UCF 6 – Sued, Impounded And Stranded In War Zone Since July

What should have been an easy en-route delivery of the much awaited cargo of Electrical Transformers from China to Syria has turned out to...

Settlement For Mentally Incapacitated Seafarers

Personal injury settlements for seafarers in Hong Kong must be fair and realistic taking into account the prevailing conditions.  Shipping insurance P&I Club Gard...

Engine Room Flooding Caused Loss of Propulsion in Black Sea

Ship Type : Chemical/Product Tanker. Location : 70 Nautical Miles off Bulgaria, Black Sea. Cargo : Vegetable Oil. Casualties : None. Incident : Engine Room Flooding & Loss of Propulsion. The Chemical tanker M/T Pazar lost the...

UASC Felicitates Its Financing Partners

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) is a global shipping company based in the Middle East.  Founded in 1976, UASC has more than 185 offices...

Longshan Shipyard: Crane Collapses And Kills One

Accident : Crane Collapse Date : October 17, 2015 Location : Longshan Shipyard, Zhoushan Casualties : One dead, 2 injured and one missing. On Saturday, the crane in the ship repair yard...

Apple to Pay Damages For Patent Infringement

Apple has been ordered to pay more than $234 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the damages for patent infringement.  The suit is...