Cargo Ships Skitter Away From Hurricane Irma

By ALEXIS C. MADRIGAL Modern cargo ships are huge, slow machines that ply the world’s oceans, delivering fuel, raw materials, and products to power the...

Fuel Tankers Try to Dodge Atlantic Monster Storms

Traders are shifting fuel tankers around the world like chess pieces to stay one step ahead of Mother Nature. One natural disaster is difficult enough...

Aframax Fire Kills 5 at Batam

On Sep 7, a Aframax “GAMKONORA” suffered fire, reportedly in a pump room, at around 1520 LT during maintenance works at Batam Ship Repair...

Alarms Scare Off Pirate Attack on Product Tanker

On September 6, a product tanker reportedly got involved in a pirate attack which was thwarted. What happened? The Thailand flagged product tanker ‘MGT 1’...

UK-flagged Cargo Ship Troubled in Dardanelles

On September 7, a cargo ship reportedly suffered from an engine failure. What happened? The general cargo ship ‘Beaumont’ suffered an engine failure while transiting Dardanelles...

[Watch] Cargo Ship Tilts at Vizag Port, Crew Safe

Mishap at #Vizag #Port where ship that was to sail to #Hongkong tilted because error in loading; first such accident pic.twitter.com/KkxJP8hZCh — Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir)...

Crew of the Sunken Ship Unpaid for Months

Twenty crew members of the Tanzanian registered cargo ship were rescued on Sunday after the ship sank in Omani territorial waters. Photo: Fayiz Al...

HA – Cyber Risk Assessment Platform

North P&I Club has announced details of a new benefit for members to encourage them to better understand their vulnerabilities to cyber-risk and to...

A Tiny Ship Sails from Scotland to Scandinavia

A toy pirate ship launched by two young brothers in Aberdeenshire has sailed the high seas to Scandinavia. Ollie Ferguson, eight, and Harry, five, from...

Spinning Metal Sails May Save Fuel and Emissions on Cargo Ships

U.K. soccer star David Beckham was known for “bending” his free kicks over walls of defenders and around sprawling goal tenders. Now, the physics...