Bunkering Tanker Ran Aground Off Cape Breton

Rescue Workers Scoop Crew from Tanker Stranded Off Cape Breton A tanker has run aground off Little Pond, N.S., after experiencing engine failure and rescue...

[Watch] Maersk Training Freefall Lifeboat Simulator

The simulator is part of a new highly condensed ‘STCW A-VI/2-1 Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats’-course.  Whilst...

More Than a Drop in the Ocean

One of the saddest indictments of progress is that all too often it is paid for, in advance, by the mistakes and pain of...

Product Tanker Collides with Lock’s Gate

A product tanker reportedly collided with Southern Lock’s gate during transit. What happened? The product tanker Atlantic Mate collided with Southern Lock’s gate at Brunsbuettel during...

Marine Industry: Outlook for 2017 and Beyond

Really, very major regulatory changes have been initiated in 2016 and their effect is going to reverberate for the next several years.  The Ballast...

Lake Michigan Shipwreck Graveyard Nears Federal Sanctuary Status

A proposed National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Michigan is nearing reality. On January 6, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced plans to designate...

Cargo Ship Hits Dock in Port Aransas

The Coast Guard is investigating a collision involving a large cargo ship last night in Port Aransas. The vessel was heading out into the...

Ship Owners to Pay $1.6m for Oil Slick Clean-up

It will cost about RM5 million ($1.6 million) to clean up the oil slick in the Pasir Gudang waters off Johor, and the owners...

Japanese Shipping Giants Show Little Optimism for 2017

The heads of Japan’s three largest shipping lines addressed their employees as the nation headed back to work.  The mood among the three was...

Shipping Industry Confidence Improves – with Caveats

Operating cost movements are central to shipping’s fortunes. Shipping has certainly lived up to its reputation for volatility during the past twelve months. The quarterly...