Cargo Ship Operators Ordered to Pay Millions in Lawsuit

A US District Judge ordered the owners of a cargo vessel to pay a fine of $3.3 million for failing to provide medical treatment...

Pilot’s Rudder Order Went Wrong, Results in Collision

Summary The Ocean Freedom arrived at an offshore anchorage outside Aransas Pass, Texas, in October 24 from its last port of call in Rugao, China,...

[Watch] Tanker in Bad Weather at Pacific Ocean

Watch the tanker in storm, bad weather at Pacific Ocean. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as...

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

TANKERS VLCC The market in the Middle East Gulf remained under downward pressure, with China discharge fixed at WS 57.5. SPC fixed to Singapore at WS...

Maersk to Set Sail with 200 Techies in Digitisation Drive

The A.P. Moller-Maersk has decided to hire around 200 engineers at its new Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, India to help the company towards...

MAN L23/L30 Passes TAT! The Dual Fuel Variant

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s dual-fuel MAN L23/30DF engine successfully passed its Type Approval Test (TAT) on November 2nd 2017 at CSSC Marine Power (CMP) in...

Marintec 2017: New VIKING MES Cuts Servicing Costs

Mandatory servicing of marine evacuation systems (MES) on board passenger vessels is both costly and labour-intensive. At Marintec 2017, VIKING will introduce visitors to...

Double Trouble! Cook Overboard and Containers Lost

On Nov 30, 2017, a 59-year old Indian cook by name Ashok M. B. fell overboard from the vessel at the container terminal of...

Vessel Lost Wheelhouse in Allision

On Dec 1, 2017, the barge "Nina" allided with the Oude IJssel-Bridge in Zutphen. As a precaution all train traffic between Zutphen, Dieren and...

Allision in Naples

On November 29, two ferries which were berthed in Naples port reportedly collided with each other due to strong winds. What happened? The ferry ‘Isola di...