Images: Livestock Carrier Sinks in Brazil
Lebanonflagged livestock carrier MV Haidar has capsized earlier today while docked at Porto Vila do Conde in Brazil with around 5000 heads of cattle on board… Read More
Update 2: Damage to Flinterstar Worse than Expected
Dutch shipping company Flinter said that damage their general cargo ship Flinterstar sustained in a collision with the LNG tanker AlOraiq off Belgium’s Zeebruggee o… Read More
Search for El Faro Survivors Ends
The United States Coast Guard said it will suspend the search for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro at sunset Wednesday which is believed to have sunk during… Read More
Weakness in Dry Bulk Shipping May Bring More Woes
The ship supply surplus built up in 20102012 and slowdown in Chinese raw materials imports especially coal continue to drive overall weakness in the dry bulk shipping ma… Read More
Cruise Orderbook Hits Record Level
Cruise lines seem to have abandoned their cautious approach to ordering new ships this summer as the cruise orderbook has achieved record level with the sector hoping t… Read More
World Maritime News Staff