By MarEx 2017-01-16 21:16:29 The Canadian Coast Guard reported Monday that a second attempt to refloat a grounded tanker off the coast of Cape Breton was successful, and the vessel has been brought ...
Grounded Tanker Off Nova Scotia Refloated
Video: RNLI Crew Rescues Reluctant Evacuee
By MarEx 2017-01-16 20:09:51 On Friday, a seafarer was evacuated from his ship off Sunderland in a coordinated operation between a volunteer lifeboat crew and a UK Coastguard rescue helicopter. At ...
More Than Offshore: Vard Builds Another Cruise Ship
By MarEx 2017-01-16 18:52:04 Specialty and offshore shipbuilder Vard has signed a letter of intent for one expedition cruise ship, its seventh to date. The $120 million vessel will be about 145 ...
Less Pain, Not Much Gain for Dry Bulk
By MarEx 2017-01-16 18:39:05 The dry bulk market’s strong end to 2016 is unlikely to last long into 2017, according to the latest research from Maritime Strategies International. In its latest ...
A Change of Command for HMS Daring – By Camelback
By Royal Navy News 2017-01-16 17:55:20 Nearly three years in charge of HMS Daring came to an end on a Bahrain beach on the back of a camel for Cdr. Phil Dennis. Rather than a sports car or vintage ...
Car Carrier Fire in Gulf of Mexico
By MarEx 2017-01-16 17:48:34 A U.S.-flagged car carrier caught fire on Monday and is now adrift in the Gulf of Mexico with 20 crew on board. The 199-meter (653-foot) Alliance St Louis is operating ...
Is Hull Fouling as Harmful as Untreated Ballast?
By MarEx 2017-01-16 15:48:58 At a presentation at the World Ocean Council's Sustainable Ocean Summit last month, IMO technical officer Dr. Theofanis Karayannis suggested that hull biofouling could ...
Head of Samsung May Face Arrest
By MarEx 2017-01-16 12:56:39 Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of Korean industrial conglomerate Samsung, faces allegations that he funneled $36 million in bribes to the president of South Korea in ...
China, Vietnam Pledge South China Sea Peace
By MarEx 2017-01-16 01:38:02 China and Vietnam issued a joint statement on Saturday, pledging to manage their maritime differences and safeguard peace in the South China Sea. The statement came ...
ECSA Calls for Global Ship Recycling List
By MarEx 2017-01-15 19:06:33 The European Commission recently published its first edition of the E.U. list of approved ship recycling facilities. At this stage, it only features yards situated in ...