Bulk Carrier Narrowly Avoids Grounding After Maintenance Error

25 Jul, 2025

A fully loaded bulk carrier narrowly avoided disaster when its rudder completely broke off during departure from a New Zealand port, highlighting critical failures in maintenance procedures that could have implications for global maritime s...

Sri Lankan Court Orders $1 Billion Payment for X-Press Pearl Disaster

25 Jul, 2025

Sri Lanka’s highest court on Thursday ordered a Singaporean shipping firm to pay US$1 billion in damages for the island’s worst marine pollution caused by its sunken vessel. The Supreme Court directed Express Feeders, owners of MV X-Press P...

Passenger ship catches fire in Indonesia; passengers jump for safety | Ship Accidents

21 Jul, 2025

A passenger vessel serving Talaud-Manado route, caught fire in Talise waters on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The Indonesia-flagged ship was headed to Manado, the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi, from Talaud, w...

At Least 27 Killed After Vietnam Tourist Boat Capsizes

20 Jul, 2025

HANOI, July 19 (Reuters) – At least 27 people died after a tourist boat capsized in stormy weather in Vietnam’s Halong Bay on Saturday, state media reported. The boat, carrying 53 people, tipped over at around 2 p.m. local time (0700 GMT), ...

Fatigue and Cell Phone Use Lead to $810,000 Mississippi River Barge Collision

17 Jul, 2025

A tow pilot distracted by personal cell phone use and suffering from fatigue caused a significant collision with moored barges on the lower Mississippi River last year, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released Thu...

MSC Baltic III Salvage: Progress on Fuel and Container Removal | Container news

11 Jul, 2025

The Canadian Coast Guard continues to monitor the grounded cargo vessel MSC Baltic III as the fuel removal remains now the priority. The Liberia-flagged containership MSC Baltic III, which lost power and ran aground in Wild Cove west of Lar...

Critical Trade Route Faces 50% Increase in Maritime Crime

10 Jul, 2025

The Singapore Straits, a vital maritime corridor handling approximately 30% of global trade, is experiencing an alarming rise in armed robbery incidents, according to a new report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Repo...

Ship Piracy, Robberies Rise 83% in Asia from Jan-Jun, Anti-Piracy Group Says

10 Jul, 2025

SINGAPORE, July 9 (Reuters) – There were 95 piracy and armed robberies against ships in Asia from January to June this year, an 83% increase compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Information Sharing Centre of int...