[Watch] World’s Largest Cruise Ship Floated Out of Dry Dock

Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, the largest cruise ship ever built at 230,000 tons, touched water for the first time last week when...

How Could the Navy Destroyer Collision Happen?

In a news that shook the world, Seven sailors aboard the destroyer USS Fitzgerald were killed, and other crew members injured, when the warship...

Tattoo Beware! Man Dies After Swimming with New Tattoo

A  31-year-old man reportedly died mysteriously after a tattoo job on his right leg.  As tattoo artists will tell you, there are some critically...

Qatar Petroleum Offers Fuel-oil Bunkering for All Vessels

Qatar Petroleum said in a statement that a “vessel-borne fueling facility is available for all vessels lifting any Qatari seaborne imports or exports” as...

Top 19% of the Most Expensive Vessels Account for 50% of the Global Fleet...

VesselsValue.com currently values the world fleet at $686,712 million. A full 50% of that value, some $343,356 million, is contributed by just the top...

Cargo Ship Knocks Down Crane Docked at Port

A cargo ship reportedly collide with a crane which was docked at port while entering the port. What happened? The "BBC Wisconsin" allided with the quay...

Tanker to be Lightered and Raise Grounded Ship

On June 17 more than 200 tons of fuel were to be pumped into aft tanks in order to lighten and raise the bow...

Vessel Speed Reduction Program Expanding to San Francisco

An ongoing initiative to cut air pollution and protect whales in the Santa Barbara Channel region is expanding to the San Francisco Bay area...

IMO Needs to Finalise Ballast Water Implementation Dates

The global shipping industry – as represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – has urged its global regulator, the International Maritime Organization...

Stowaway Fire Ants Inside a Container Killed

An estimated 100 fire ants, a venomous invasive alien species, were found and killed at Kobe's Port Island on June 16, according to Environment...