A tanker loaded with oil grounded close to a fishing port polluting several kilometers of coastline. Accident : Grounding Vessel type : Tanker Location : Off Sakhalin Pollution : Oil coated over 3.5-km...

 Eleven people are missing after the ship sank in the South China Sea. Accident : Sinking of a Vessel Date : 28th November 2015 Location : South China Sea Casualties/Missing : Eleven...

CMA CGM’s purchase of NOL and its APL container arm would represent the largest acquisition in liner shipping history, in terms of capacity as...

The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puerto Rico is searching for the missing engineer. Luis Leyva Aliaga, a Chilean citizen, Chief Engineer of the cargo ship...

Pirates kidnapped the captain and four crew members of a Polish-owned cargo vessel Incident :  Hijack Location : Nigerian Coast Polish authorities reported that pirates kidnapped a Polish-owned cargo...

After a cargo ship had broken down in the Pentland Firth between Caithness and Orkney, two lifeboats were launched for rescue. The 328ft (100m)...

The multinational consulting and analytical firm Frost & Sullivan awarded “Technology Innovation Award” to Climeon AB for their innovative heat power solution. Frost and Sullivan...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Hamburg Port Authority(HPA) has released a video featuring the process of testing mega-ships  before they are used for transport. The port authority is very eager...

Accident type : Collision Location : Oster estuary on Elbe River on 5 nautical miles off Cuxhaven, Germany Casualties/Pollution : Nil When two vessels head in the same direction on...

Chinese demand for industrial commodities has reduced, and so shipping prices have crashed hitting the finances of ship operators.  Two dry-bulk ship operators, Japan’s...