Two Missing After Ship Sinks In Java Sea

Accident : Vessel Capsized due to water ingressIncident : 2 missingDate : 2nd September, 2015.Location : 100 nm North East of Surabaya, IndonesiaVessel involved : Container Ship Meratus Banjar-2The...

APM Terminal Pipavav Starts New Ro/Ro Service

Pipavav, India, runs its first ro-ro automobile export service to Mexico loaded onto the Grand Dahlia.A new era for the Indian auto industry and...

[Watch] The Maiden Voyage of Hoegh Target From China to UK Carrying 8500 Cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMG1SdeYLFE&feature=youtu.be Hoegh Target, the world’s biggest Pure Car and Truck Carrier, made its maiden voyage to the UK carrying 8500 cars.  When the 8500 cars...

Fatigue And Its Impact On Seafarers

Fatigue among seafarers has been the cause of concern for a while now.  Those involved in the industry realise that one cannot brush fatigue...

Taylor Swift’s New Africa Video is Too White

The director of Taylor Swift's ‘The video for Wildest Dreams’ had been accused of a "white colonial fantasy of Africa".  But director Joseph Kahn...

Seventy Ships and 4m Tons Pass Through Suez Canal

On Monday, a record number of 70 ships passed through the Suez Canal, without waiting, in both directions, ferrying a total of 4m tons....

YouTube Gaming Edges Out Twitch

YouTube is known for its on demand video sharing.  It  quietly launched a dedicated app and website for video gamers on Wednesday evening.  It...

Singapore to Host ITLOS Peace Talks  

The United Nations 1982 Convention on the Law of Sea, established an independent Judicial body called the “ The International Tribunal for the Law...

Idle Containership Fleet Soared to New High

Alphaliner says that idling of containerships across the global fleet has soared to new high in 2015 reaching 500,000 TEU capacity mark.Alphaliner, the market...

Oil Spill From El-Hamra Power Plant Contaminates Nile River

On Friday 28th August, there was a fuel oil spill covering nearly one-and-a-half- kilometres at the Nile river.  A burst pipeline at an Egyptian el-Hamra power...