Improper Brake Pad Disengagement Causes Anchor Drag
Summary of the Incident
Less than three weeks before a barge’s 12,000-pound anchor was dragged across Line 5, the barge and its newly installed anchor...
Audio Evidence of the Overturned Ship Off Georgia Released
Audio recording played sailors shouting above blaring alarms and other loud noises in the final minutes before the cargo ship, says an article published...
3,800-ton Crane of Offshore Vessel Crashes
3,800-ton crane of Chinese offshore construction crane vessel collapsed last week.
The crane collapsed during wind farm installation works off Lufeng, Guangdong Province,...
Shipowner Charged With ‘Mauritius Oil Spill’ Pays $9 Million
The MV Wakashio struck a coral reef and caused a widespread oil spill off the coast of Mauritius earlier this summer.
Mitsui O.S.K....
Beirut Blast Ship Changed Hands Just Before the Incident
Mr. Manoli, who’s accused of possessing the ownership of MV Rhosus speaks to the public for the first time since the Beirut explosion.
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Marine Electrification Becomes “the New Black” of Shipping Sector
To comply with the IMO’s directive of cutting 50% of emissions by 2050, the maritime industry has been working on alternative power sources,...
TS Lines Places Order for Newbuild Quartet
Taiwanese intra-Asia carrier TS Lines has commissioned the building of two 1,900TEU ships from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding of China.
Each newbuilding is...
Record-breaking Containership Glides Under Bayonne Bridge
Massive container ship, bigger than 4 football fields, sets record under Bayonne Bridge.
The 1,200-foot-long CMA CGM Brazil, the largest container ship ever...
[Watch] Cable Layer Ship Caught Fire & Sank
Cable laying ship RESPONDER sank west of southern tip of Tsushima island, East China sea, South Korea, after more than 12-hour long firefighting.
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[Watch] How Shipping Container Sized Underwater Datacenters Work
According to an article published in Microsoft, the IT giant tested underwater data centers in ship sized containers and found it to be a...