Fatal Injury Due to Fall from Cargo Hatch Cover

Fatal injury to a crew member at Tallinn Shipyard Summary: On 19 May 2015, an able seaman on board the Maltese registered cargo vessel Kadri was...

NGO Shipbreaking Platform Demands European Ship Recycling Licence

In a position paper published, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform calls on the European Commission, the European Parliament and Member States to support the introduction...

Volkswagen to Charter Two LNG Fueled Car Carriers

The Volkswagen Group informs that from 2019, it will use two LNG-fueled vessels chartered Siem Car Carriers AS for vehicle shipments between Europe and...

Ship Accident: Owner Fined $36,000

A ship owner and his company have been ordered to pay more than $36,000 in fines and legal costs following the running aground of...

Drunk Sea Captain Granted £5,000 Surety Bail

Sea Captain Eugenijus Tulauskas accused of being drunk and in charge of a ship in Belfast must deposit a cash of £5,000 cash before...

IMO’s Fuel Availability Study is Flawed

In a dramatic statement released by Lars Robert Pedersen, Deputy Secretary General at BIMCO said that the International Maritime Organization's (IMO's) fuel availability study...

$1 Million Recovered from 1715 Fleet Shipwreck Coins Coming to Market

By Numismatic Guaranty Corporation More than 200 sunken treasure gold coins from the legendary Spanish 1715 Plate Fleet, recovered during last year’s 300th anniversary of...

World’s First Test Area for Autonomous Ship Unveiled

An agreement has been signed between The Norwegian Maritime Authority and the Norwegian Coastal Administration which allows for testing of autonomous ships in the...

InterManager Appoints New President

InterManager, the third party and in-house ship management association, has appointed Bjørn Jebsen as its President with immediate effect. Mr Jebsen, who was elected unopposed...

Samskip Completes Reefer Acquisition as Silver Green Becomes Silver Sea

Silver Green AS, owned 50% by Samskip, is changing its name to Silver Sea AS to mark the finalisation of a series of ownership...