Costamare And York Capital to Jointly Acquire Two Containers

Costamare Inc. is a leading owner and provider of containerships for charter with 41 years of history in the international shipping industry and a...

Typhoon Brings Floods In Philippines

Koppu the typhoon blew ashore with fierce wind and Topped trees that killed one and injured 4 others in Manila. Strong winds and rain are...

Internet Connectivity to Remote Regions

Project Loon - is set to circle the planet with Internet balloons in 2016 What is Project Loon? Google’s Project Loon is a massively ambitious plan...

[Watch] A Rescue From The Rudder of a Massive Cargo Ship

The Rescue Of A Crying Kitten From Freezing Waters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be A Small kitten fell from a pier to the water below in the Port of...

The Trouble Triples for Korea’s Big Three Shipbuilders

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) are the top three shipbuilders of South Korea.  In...

A Woman’s Crusade to End Devastating Practice of Female Genital Mutilation

Jaha Dukureh’s Journey To American Dream Includes A Crusade Jaha Dukureh, 25, a young woman from Gambia, took the oath of U.S. citizenship last Tuesday...

SS Pacific Sinks Killing 275 +

Accident type : Collision Vessel involved : SS Pacific Location : Southwest of Cape Flattery, Washington Date : 4 November 1875 Casualties : 275 + VESSEL INFORMATION: Name : SS Pacific Built : 1851 Class & type : Steamship Tonnage : 876...

Crew Trapped by Steering Gear and Injured

It is a usual practise for the Engineers on board to get the steering gear room cleaned after the vessel’s arrival at the port....

The First SEA Maritime Energy Test Facility Launched

As stiffer regulations on ship emissions and energy efficiency standards are expected in the coming years, Southeast Asia must have its own facility to...

Ship Operating Costs May Escalate

Prospects for increase in Ship operating costs or 2015 and 2016 A latest survey reveals that vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both...