Pirates Face Push Back on the High Seas

Pirates still roam the seas, but their numbers are at an 18-year-low, according to a new report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). The...

Treasure Hunter to Raise British Warship Potentially Laden with Gold Worth £1bn

An Argentine treasure hunter aims to raise a British warship which sank off the coast of Uruguay more than 250 years ago, in hopes...

Pilot’s Improper Flanking a Bend Resulted in Collision

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief regarding the collision of Crimson Gem Tow with Bulk Carrier Yangtze Ambition docked...

Learning to Escape Sinking Ship at Gwangnaru Safety Experience Center

Learning to escape sinking ship at Gwangnaru Safety Experience Center The call went out: “Abandon ship! Abandon ship!” As sirens wailed and speakers gave orders for...

Deliveries of Crude Tankers Set for Peak Quarter

Deliveries of crude tankers set for peak quarter, but fleet growth headwinds to remain through to mid‐2018 says shipbroker Newbuilding deliveries are set to spike...

Ship Operator Files for Bankruptcy

Shipping company Toisa Ltd filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy as falling demand for the Bermuda-chartered company's oil-and-gas supply vessels left it running short...

3 Things DryShips Inc. Has to Prove in 2017

DryShips has a lot to prove as it hopes to turn the corner from a disastrous 2016.  The dry bulk shipper spent all last year...

The Obscure World of Ocean Freight Pricing

By Katherine Barrios Most people don’t really care how much it costs to send a container on a ship from A to B. Why should you,...

Trump’s Immigration Orders Signal End of Civil Rights Era

On January 27th President Trump issued an Executive Order on immigration that brings us back to the days of overtly racist and discriminatory policies....

What a Swinger Sex Cruise is Really Like

While some people may take a cruise to relax and unwind from their hectic lives, there's a new ship about to set sail which...