By MarEx 2015-06-23 20:17:06 Two New Zealand sailors and their Mexican skipper have been rescued from a liferaft 280km south of the tiny Pacific Ocean coral island Niue after their yacht caught fire ...
Dramatic Rescue from Flaming Yacht
Recordings Missing from Sage Sagittarius
By Wendy Laursen 2015-06-23 19:09:41 Australia’s inquest into the mysterious deaths on Sage Sagittarius, nicknamed the “death ship,” has heard that the ship manager could not find important audio and ...
Branson Chooses Miami and Fincantieri
By MarEx 2015-06-23 18:16:28 Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, has announced that Virgin Cruises has selected PortMiami as the home port for its first cruise ship that will set sail in ...
Commercial Ship Rescues Over 200 Migrants
By Reuters 2015-06-23 14:38:01 A refined product tanker owned by Danish shipping company Torm rescued more than 200 migrants off the coast of Libya on Sunday and took them to Italy at the request of ...
Ship Officer Shortage Receding
By MarEx 2015-06-23 14:25:39 Shipping will require an additional 42,500 officers by the end of 2019 to cope with the expected growth in the main cargo carrying fleet, equivalent to 7% growth over ...
Striking Ferry Workers Blockade Port of Calais
By MarEx 2015-06-23 10:55:42 Over 400 French ferry workers blockaded the Port of Calais Tuesday morning severely disrupting maritime traffic. Shipping was halted around 4am at the French port and ...
Singapore Grows Container Terminal in Mega-ship Bid
By Reuters 2015-06-23 09:25:00 Singapore opened the newest addition to its container port on Tuesday, aiming to handle more of the increasing number of mega-ships plying the oceans. A few of the ...
WWII Merchant Marine Veterans ‘Storm The Hill’
By MarEx 2015-06-23 09:08:18 Morris Harvey, National President of American Merchant Marine Veterans organized a ‘Storm The Hill’ team that went to Washington D.C. last week to educate our lawmakers ...
Who Watches Out for the Seafarers and Their Families?
By Wendy Laursen 2015-06-22 23:27:49 Maritime writer John Guy recalls the time when he was second mate on a small general cargo ship. He’d been at sea for five years when he learnt the seafarers’ ...
SOLAS Amendments Agreed for Onboard Lifting
By MarEx 2015-06-22 23:04:12 After more than eight years work, IMO member states have agreed there is a need for an amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention covering onboard lifting ...