Cargo Ship Attacked! Captain and Crew taken Hostage

Ship Captain and Crew taken Hostage off Tawi Tawi On October 20, a Korean vessel MV Dong Bang Giant was hijacked by at least...

Bulk Carrier Collides With a Cargo Ship While Entering Port

On October 19th, a general cargo vessel collided with a bulk carrier.  Both the vessels were entering the port of Dardanelles from the Aegean...

Can Tankers Safely Navigate in West Coast Waters?

Ship sent to drain diesel off grounded tug boat nearly sinks raising questions about tanker traffic off BC coast. A response boat working to retrieve...

Car Carrier Burst into Flames in Antwerp

Fire on Car carrier docked in Port Last night, a car carrier reportedly burst into flames and the Antwerp fire department was called in to...

Cooperation Agreement between ECA and Vestdavit for Launch and Recovery Systems

ECA and Vestdavit are proud to announce that, on the occasion of Euronaval, they have signed a cooperation agreement to develop the next generation...

Alang Ship Recycler Complies with SA8000 Standards

Leela Ship Recycling becomes first yard in South Asia to achieve Social Accountability Certification Leela Ship Recycling Pvt. Ltd. has become the first Ship Recycling...

Inmarsat’s Shipping Week – Stage Set for the Digital Future of Maritime

Inmarsat’s London International Shipping Week Events Set Stage for the Digital Future of Maritime Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services,...

Counting Down to Gas Fuelled Ships 2016

The seventh instalment of the annual Gas Fuelled Ships conference takes place in Hamburg, at the Grand Elysee Hotel on 16-18 November.  The Motorship...

Panama Canal Records Third Highest Annual Cargo Tonnage in Fiscal Year 2016

At the close of the 2016 fiscal year (FY16), the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) recorded the third-highest annual tonnage in its history, welcoming 330.7...

Shipping Industry Also Wakes up to Environmental Challenge

The shipping industry would argue that it moves more cargo with a lower carbon footprint per ton than any of the alternatives. Airlines, by comparison,...