Officials from the UK’s Ministry of Defence, the Royal Navy, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and Navantia UK gather at the Appledore shipyard on September 3 to witness the ceremonial keel laying for the first of three Fleet Solid Support vessels…
Growth in the container segment of the shipping industry has been making headlines for a long time, but it just smashed through a record. Surpassing the 34 million TEU mark, trade group BIMCO says the growth has accelerated and is…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been spending a lot of time in recent weeks visiting the Russian Far East – an area where he probably feels safe from the Ukrainian long-range sanctions program.
An Indonesian cargo ship burst into flames on Monday in a devastating fire. The authorities now suspect it was the result of a chemical leak from its cargo that also resulted in severe chemical poisoning for two crewmembers and the…
[By SUNY (New York) Maritime College] Maritime College has announced that a decision memorandum from the Maritime Administrator, Stephen M. Carmel has been received, outlining that MARAD will be activating Empire State for temporary federal service, commencing approximately September…
A small Malaysian product tanker went out of control of the tugs that were relocating the ship on Wednesday, September 2, and became wedged up against a highway bridge.
