Pirates of Gulf of Guinea Paid $400,000 Ransom
Peace at last but with a price tag attached?
Peace has finally been brought about in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea. Kidnapping for ransom is...
Fight Over a Can of Coffee Captain And Crew Detained
Scuffle Over a Can of Coffee Leads to Arrest of Ship’s Captain
A Ukrainian shipmaster and two Chinese crew members were arrested after they were...
[Watch] Manoeuvrability Analysis in Panama Canal New Locks
Manoeuvrability Analysis In Panama Canal New Locks
The simulation exercises in the new set of locks of Panama Canal were carried out between September...
Incredible Rescue! [Watch] Babies Dropped from Burning Building
American servicemen in South Korea helped coordinate an extraordinary rescue as women and babies were dropped from the fourth storey of a burning...
China Fighting Air Emissions from Ports and Shipping
A new Renaissance in the making
China sure deserves a special mention for its untiring and copious efforts to introduce tougher fuel and vehicle standards...
Man Fined $100,000 for Laser Strike on Washington State Ferry
Coast Guard Issues $100,000 Civil Penalty For WSF Laser Strike
Laser crimes are on the rise. Many such incidents are making news and trending. Like...
Lost Ships and Aircraft Recorded in Sea Off Scotland
Archaeologists working with communities along Scotland's west coast have documented more than 100 shipwrecks and maritime artefacts. The remains of the lost World War...
How to Avoid the Latest Cargo Frauds
BIMCO receives regular reports from members around the world about cargo fraud. This week alone we have had two reports of cargoes being fixed...
Ship Fire & Explosion: Facts and Measures
Problem
Three essential things are required to start a fire onboard a ship, (1) a source of ignition, (2) combustible material and (3) air.
In most...
Sulphur Emissions to be Detected by Drones?
Lucinda Roberts, Associate at law firm Clyde & Co. throws some light on the much required international standard in use of Aerial drones despite...
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Container Fire at Iskenderun Port ‘Under Control’
A container blaze at Turkey's southern port of Iskenderun has been brought under control, reports Reuters quoting Turkey's maritime authority, following combined extinguishing efforts...
