Sembcorp Marine Sign Ballast Water Treatment System Agreement

Sembcorp Marine and Coldharbour sign ballast water treatment system agreement Coldharbour Marine, developer of a unique in-tank, in-voyage and inert gas-based ballast water treatment system...

Cancelling Your Booking? Pay $150 Per TEU

CMA CGM aiming to reduce the number of late booking cancellations on the Europe to Indian sub-continent, Gulf and Red Sea trades with a...

85 % of the Ships Involved in Casualties and Incidents are EU Flagged – EMCIP

Background The framework for accident investigation in the EU is set out in Directive 2009/18 EC. The EU Member States each have accident investigation (AI)...

Captain’s Dynamic Operation System – Hazard Map by MOL

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is adding a hazard map to a system used on board its ships for navigation called the Captain's Dynamic Operation...

Largest Container Ship Transits the New Panama Canal

The OOCL France has set a new record as the largest ship to transit the Expanded Panama Canal since its inauguration nearly one year...

[Watch] Elite Spetsnaz Take Over a Cargo Ship

Russia just released a video of their elite Spetsnaz forces simulating a drilling rig rescue in Crimea - the region of Ukraine that Moscow...

Gulf of Guinea is World’s Piracy

The Gulf of Guinea remains the world’s hotspot for crew kidnappings, according to a May report on maritime piracy from the commercial crime division...

18 Deficiencies That Lead To Collision & Sinking of Vessel

Summary: On March 12, 2016, the uninspected towing vessel “Specialist”, transiting southbound on the Hudson River while towing a tower crane barge with two other...

Tanker on Fire Off Riga

On May 25, 2017, a fire broke out in the engine room of the "Zircone" in the Gulf of Riga, Latvia, shortly after leaving...

Female Deckhand and 3 Dogs Die in Ship Fire

On May 25, a female crew member and three dogs unfortunately died in a ship fire. What happened? A 24 year old female deckhand and three...