[Watch] Drone View of the World’s Largest Ship – Pioneering Spirit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Pioneering Spirit is one of the largest vessels ever built.  It is the world’s largest platform installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel built for the Allseas company....

Shore Leave App Is Now Available Offline

ITF Seafarers' Trust has upgraded its world's first app designed to help seafarers looking for reliable transport when in port. In this upgraded system the...

[Mishap] Collapsed Crane Kills One In Ho Chi Minh Port

Accident : Crane Collapsed in Containership Vessel Involved : Fortune Navigator, a containership Location : Ta Thuan port in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Casualties : One Dockworker dead A gantry crane boom...

Thordon COMPAC Wins Top Environmental Award            

COMPAC, Thordon Bearings’ seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearing system, won the prestigious Tanker Shipping & Trade Environment Award yesterday following a verdict that the...

Dell Computers Had Built-in Security Flaw

Dell PC came with a pre-installed self-signed root certificate authority, called "eDellRoot", and the private key associated with it.  One user reported finding that...

Tom Erixon To Be New President And CEO Of Alfa Laval

The Board of Directors of Alfa Laval announced that Lars Renström is retiring from the position as President and CEO of the Alfa Laval...

[Update] Adrift Cargo Ship Towed To Hatston Pier

A major rescue operation, involving Coast Guard helicopter and two RNLI lifeboats - Stromness and Kirkwall, to assist the adrift Cargo ship Skog was...

Reefer Ship Ran Aground In Bosporus

The vessel ran aground which narrowly missed to hit a petrol station on shore. Accident : Vessel grounding Vessel Involved : Crown Emma, a reefer ship Date : 24th November...

Measures To Prevent  Vessel Grounding

“Vessel groundings are becoming more common in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) territory.  However, many vessel groundings go unreported or Government officials are not...

High Panama Canal Traffic Attributed To West Coast Diversion

The Panama Canal authorities have informed that they undergo the experience unusually high demand and are taking several steps to expedite traffic, decrease Canal...