Second Suez Channel Via East Port Opens

Side Channel In East Port Said Side By June 2016   The Suez Canal will have another channel which would allow ships to pass via East...

Tanker Diverted To Save A Crew

A tanker will make a stop in Bermuda to alight a 59 year old crew member suffering from stroke. The tanker en route from Texas...

Tanker Runs Aground Spilling Oil

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...

Cargo Ship Sank Off Philippines

 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 Should Raise Funds For The Biggest Acquisition

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...

Chief Engineer of a Cargo Ship Missing

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...

Crew Of A Cargo Ship Kidnapped Off Nigerian Coast

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...

Wick And Thurso Lifeboats Go To Aid Of Cargo Ship

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

Swedish Firm Wins Award For Marine Heat Recovery System

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

[Watch] The Process Of Testing Mega-Ships

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...