553 results found for 'Casualty'

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  • Stellar Daisy Sank due to “Catastrophic Structural Failure” of Its Hull

    22 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    A catastrophic structural failure of the ship’s hull was the likely cause for the loss of Stellar Daisy in March 2017.

  • Interview: Investors Bearish as Appetite for Risk Drops

    14 March 2016

    With the shipping industry embarking on yet another tough year and owners rushing to preserve their financial stability which had been severely hit by the industry slump and overcapacity, the topic of finance is given a central role. As a result, the recent period has seen owners negotiate new and renegotiate exiting loans to defer payments, […]

  • How Many Containers Have Shippers Lost at Sea?

    29 June 2014
    Business & Finance

     The World Shipping Council (WSC) estimates in its report on containers lost at sea that for the combined six year period from 2008 to 2013, there were 546 containers lost on average each year. This figure does not include catastrophic events, and 1,679 containers lost at sea each year including catastrophic events, such at the […]

  • Update: Fire onboard APL Austria Contained

    14 February 2017

    The fire that broke out on the giant Liberian flagged boxship APL Austria while sailing off South Africa has been contained, but its situation is still being closely monitored, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) informed in an update. The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon in one of the ship’s holds while the containership […]

  • Update: Maersk Pembroke Engine Fire Put Out

    24 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    The fire that broke out on Tuesday, August 22 in an auxiliary engine of Maersk Pembroke containership while en route to Montreal, Canada has been extinguished. “It (the fire) has been contained and extinguished and power has now been restored to the vessel, including power to the reefer units,” a spokesperson of Maersk Line, owner of […]

  • SMS Scharnhorst Wreck Found Off Falkland Islands

    6 December 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust has informed that the wreck of SMS Scharnhorst has been located off the Falkland Islands.  The Scharnhorst, an armoured battlecruiser and the flagship of Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee’s East Asia Squadron, was sunk on December 08, 1914, during the Battle of the Falkland Islands, a crucial naval battle in […]

  • Cruise Industry Announces Three New Safety Policies at EU Conference

    24 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    On behalf of the global cruise industry, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council today announced that the cruise industry has adopted three new safety policies which are to be implemented with immediate effect. The announcement was made by Chairman of the European Cruise Council (ECC) and Member of the CLIA Executive […]

  • Inland Salvage Refloats Stranded Drill Barge in Gulf of Mexico

    26 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) continues to respond to meet the salvage demands of the maritime industry. ISI demonstrated its diversified capabilities with the offshore deployment ISI salvage and emergency response equipment and personnel in the successful fuel removal, partial dismantlement and refloat of a stranded 2,500 ton posted drill barge. The drill barge suffered side […]

  • IMO Assembly Set to Adopt Mandatory Audit Scheme

    20 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting for its 28th session in London, is expected to adopt key resolutions and amendments relating to the Organization’s mandatory audit scheme, paving the way for the scheme to come into effect by 2016 once amendments to mandatory instruments have entered into force. The 28th Assembly of […]

  • Australian Shipping Firm Faces Charges Over Deckhand’s Death

    30 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Australia’s NT WorkSafe has charged Barge Express over the death of a deckhand in January 2017.

  • Will Singapore weather the offshore storm?

    31 July 2017

    Victims of the slump in oil prices are spread throughout the world and Singapore’s offshore oil and gas industry is no exception.

  • Interview: Navigating the Ever Bigger Ships into the Future

    16 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    As the ships of the global fleet get bigger the tougher it gets to navigate these giants, especially if you are squeezing through a narrow shipping canal. A number of things can go wrong and hence, it is important to have the right tools for assessing the situation and making the right decisions. One of […]

  • THE WINDS OF CHANGE

    24 October 2016

    Recently, it was announced that oil and gas giant Shell would unveil their ‘New Energies’ division, initiating their first move into the renewables market. With their latest bid already on the table with Eneco and Van Oord, if successful, the oil and gas corporation is set to build its first two offshore wind farms in the […]

  • IMO Assembly Adopts Mandatory Audit Scheme

    5 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting for its 28th session in London, has adopted key resolutions and amendments relating to the Organization’s mandatory audit scheme, paving the way for the scheme to come into effect by 2016 once amendments to mandatory instruments have entered into force. Election of the IMO Council The […]

  • Finland: Two Maritime Pilots Die after Their Vessel Capsizes

    21 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Two pilot cutter operators, employees of Finnpilot, died after their vessel overturned outside of Emäsalo island.

  • Girl Dies after Falling aboard Carnival Glory

    16 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    An 8-year-old girl died following a fall while on board a Carnival Cruise Line’s ship, Carnival Glory, while the ship was docked at PortMiami on October 14. As informed, the girl fell from a deck in the ship’s interior atrium to a lower deck. The cause of the fall is yet to be determined by […]

  • Man Dies after Fall From Color Magic Cruiseferry

    5 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    A cruiseferry passenger has died after falling overboard Color Magic off the Swedish coast.

  • Worker Dies at Meyer Turku in Forklift Accident

    12 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    A worker died in an accident at Finnish Meyer Turku shipyard on Thursday afternoon. 

  • Worker Dies after Falling from Tanker Nord Gardenia

    29 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    A worker died after he fell into the water while transferring from a service vessel to the chemical tanker Nord Gardenia, the vessel’s operator Danish shipping company Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S confirmed. The 47-year-old service technician was soon pulled out of the water and evacuated by a rescue helicopter. He was declared deceased upon arrival at the hospital. The incident occurred on […]

  • Fire aboard Turkish Tanker, Crew Evacuated

    10 March 2017

    A fire broke out on board the Turkish-flagged tanker Izmail 2 on Tuesday evening, March 7 while the ship was at Hereke Demir anchorage. Once informed of the incident the Turkish Coast Guard sent lifeboat Kıyem 2 and Söndüren 7 tug to the scene to put out the fire. The three crew members of the stricken […]

  • Two Ukrainian Sailors Found Dead on board Ship in Istanbul

    9 June 2016

    Two Ukrainian sailors have been found dead on board a Maltese-flagged ship that arrived for maintenance on Wednesday to Istanbul’s Desan shipyard. The two sailors, both reported to be in their mid-thirties, were found dead in their rooms, according to the ship’s captain, Turkish daily the Hurriyet writes citing a statement from the shipyard. In addition, […]

  • Irish Maritime Development Office Releases Shipping Markets Review

    12 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    On July 10 the Irish Maritime Development  Office released a Shipping Markets Review for week 27, 2012, which provides an in depth analysis of international shipping markets and a global economic overview for the week. Based on the report, the container market top 20 carriers remain locked in intense competition, with 844,000 teu added to […]

  • Salazar: Shell Entered Arctic Drilling Unprepared

    15 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar yesterday, March 14, announced the findings of a Departmental review of Shell’s 2012 Arctic operations, which will help guide the conduct and oversight of future Arctic exploration. In January, Secretary Salazar directed the high-level review of Shell’s 2012 offshore drilling program in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas – including the […]

  • United Response: Specially Trained Forces With Dedicated Equipment

    27 August 2014

    In June 2014 expert firefighters from France, Belgium, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands boarded the Princess Seaways owned by DFDS Seaways where they were confronted with a fire on one of the cruise ferry’s car decks. Not to worry though, it was merely a large scale exercise held by MIRG-EU project which formed the […]

  • Maersk Patras Crewman Falls Overboard, Search Suspended

    20 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Patras lost a crew member overboard while taking a pilot on board off Quebec.