A Huge Box Ship Lost Power in Greek Waters

A 13,870-teu giant box ship lost power in Greek waters and thus towed back to safety and currently anchored in Piraeus anchorage.  It was...

Tanker Adrift After Fire with 30K Tons of Flammable Liquid

On December 19th, the chemical tanker Cape Bon suffered a glitch which started a fire in an electrical panel.  The ship was adrift in...

Black Sea Shipwreck Discovery may Contain Heaps of Fabled British Gold

Archaeologists were working off the coast of the Crimean city of Yevpatoria when they uncovered a “graveyard” of ships on the ocean floor. At least...

20 Years Ago ‘Hand of God’ Prevented Tragedy says Captain

By Paul Murphy The marine freighter Bright Field slammed into a packed Riverwalk shopping mall in New Orleans 20 years ago Wednesday. Veteran river pilot Capt. Ted Davisson was at the...

Demand Uncertainty to keep Freight Rates Low

Newbuilding deliveries are bound to exert more pressure to the product tanker market freight rates says Gibson in its latest weekly report.  At the...

[Watch] Freighter Aground in Seine

Watch a video of the bulker that got Stuck in front of Quillebeuf on Saturday, the Citius was later refloated and brought to dock...

Baltic Dry Index Continues Seasonal Retreat, Falls Below 1000 Points

The Baltic Dry Index continued its anticipated late fall retreat on Monday, shedding 20 points to touch 926.  Last Friday, the BDI fell below...

British Bulker Ran Aground in France

British Bulker Ran Aground in France and Got Refloated On December 17, a British cargo ship Citius ran aground along the banks of Seine, between Le...

Expanded Panama Canal Welcomes its 500th Neopanamax Transit

Less than six months after the inauguration of the Expanded Panama Canal, the waterway welcomed its 500th transit of a Neopanamax ship on Wednesday,...

2016 Video of the Year Official Trailer

We are pleased to announce the 2016 nominees for Coast Guard Video of the Year.  We’ve selected the top 10 videos from more than...