Japanese shipper Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd said it had hired a specialist on military attacks to help investigate damage to a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as a Gulf port official said the vessel had been involved in a collision.
continue reading "Investigation Starts"

Canadian archaeologists have found a British ship abandoned more than 150 years ago in the quest for the north-west passage, the fabled sea route across North America, the head of the team said.
continue reading "Abandoned Ship"

Bob Bishop CEO, V.Ships Ship Management has set about the UK MCA in a letter discussing the merits of the Red Ensign to the Daily Telegraph.
continue reading "Flag Blast"

Uncertainty surrounds the Japanese oil tanker which was damaged in an incident in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman, injuring crew members.
continue reading "Difference of Opinion"

Somali pirates on Thursday released a Turkish-owned cargo ship and its crew of 21 people nearly four months after seizing the vessel, a company lawyer told AFP.
continue reading "Pirate Release"

The European Union has pledged more support for Kenya to continue to prosecute suspected Somali pirates who have been hijacking foreign vessels along the Horn of Africa nation’s coast.
continue reading "EU Support"

Eleven Somali nationals accused in separate attacks on two U.S. Navy ships are due in  Norfolk federal court for arraignment on piracy and other charges.
continue reading "Day of Reckoning"

Greenpeace protesters opposed to a proposed oil pipeline connection between Alberta and B.C.’s northern coast have occupied an office of Enbridge in downtown Vancouver.
continue reading "Pipeline Protests"

Police in Ghana have arrested 21, people including three teenagers, for allegedly attempting to stowaway on a foreign vessel which berthed at the Takoradi Harbour at the weekend.
continue reading "Stowaway Find"

An oil tanker has been damaged by an explosion after a suspected attack near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, its owners have claimed.
continue reading "Tanker Blast"

French shipping company Bourbon is selling 16 supramax bulk carriers for US$545 million to American company Genco Shipping and Trading in order to finance a US$2 billion investment programme.
continue reading "Bourbon Sell Off"

The Ship Manoeuvring Simulator Centre of Trondheim, Norway, is the first training centre to have its navigation course certified to marine risk manager DNV’s ice navigation standard.
continue reading "Nice Ice Baby"

Mrs Juliana Azumah, Ghana’s Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs, said her government would collaborate with women groups to ensure their active participation in the shipping industry.
continue reading "WISTA Spreads"

A boat has been launched to patrol the UK’s River Severn and keep families safe on the water.
continue reading "Keeping Us Safe"

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved the promotion of the theme for World Maritime Day 2011, “Piracy: Orchestrating the Response.”
continue reading "WMD 2011"