Too Young for Scrapping, Too Old to Compete – A Containership Widening Surgery!

In an unprecedented endeavour, the ship manager Reederei NSB has been widening its Panamax-class container vessels.  DNV GL, the class in charge, was on...

The Maritime Standard Networks in Style

4th May 2016: The Maritime Standard (TMS) celebrated a number of exciting new initiatives at a special networking reception held on a specially chartered yacht...

Oil Tanker Suspected to have Hit and Killed a Boat’s Captain

On late Thursday, a 62,000-ton oil-carrying tanker is suspected to have collided with a 4-ton shrimp boat killing the Captain of the boat off...

Wooden Cruise Ship Engulfs in Fire Off Halong Bay

On Friday, a Cruise ship with 36 international tourists burst into flames in a seaport in the northern province of Quang Ninh.  All panicked...

El Cazador: The Shipwreck that Changed the World

The El Cazador was a Spanish brig that sank in the Gulf of Mexico in 1784.  El Cazador remains as one of the most...
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Top Three Traits to Get Hired by a Superboss

Superbosses Expect Certain Qualities - Lets Look Deep Into Those Aspects  Who is the Superboss? Managers, superbosses are exceptional leaders who help other people accomplish more...

New Tool Compares HullWiper and Traditional Hull Cleaning Methods

New Tool Compares HullWiper and Traditional Hull Cleaning Methods Ship owners and operators can now compare fuel cost savings reaped by hull cleaning with GAC...

Ecochlor Ready for USCG Type Approval

All Land-Based And Shipboard Testing For USCG Type Approval Maynard Completed By Ecochlor Ecochlor, Inc. has announced the accomplishment of all land-based and shipboard testing...
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Massive Fire Destroys Black Sails Set, Ship in a TV Show

A huge fire engulfed the Starz' Black Sails set at the Cape Town Film Studios, a 18th-century series being filmed in Cape Town‚ destroying...

Flares from Royal Navy Warded Off Spanish Vessel

Royal Navy patrol vessel, HMS Sabre, took the drastic step of firing flares across the bows of Spanish Guardia Civil vessel, the Rio Cedena,...