NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB: Propeller blade flaw led to containership Maunalei losing propulsion

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an August 2022 incident in which the 681 foot, 1,992 TEU Matson Navigation containership Maunalei incurred $3 million in damages after a

Dali refloat preps continue

VIDEO: Unified Command starts preparations for Dali refloat

Officials of the Key Bridge Unified Command were yesterday continuing to evaluate the Dali in preparation for refloating the vessel and clearing the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to the Port of Baltimore.

ship with swappable batteries

Imoto Lines plans a zero-emission ship that uses swappable batteries

Japanese coastal containership operator Imoto Lines and maritime software company Marindows have launched a zero emission ship project. The vessel will use containerized swappable batteries, in combination with onboard storage batteries, and

Bio-LNG bunkering

Hapag-Lloyd in largest yet ship-to-ship bio-LNG bunkering

Titan Clean Fuels has successfully bunkered the Hapag-Lloyd containership Brussels Express with 2,200 tonnes of bio-LNG. Believed to be the largest yet ship-to-ship bioLNG bunkering, the operation marked Hapag-Lloyd’s entry into using

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after Dali strike

VIDEO: Massive response underway after Maersk ship strikes Baltimore bridge

There are more questions than answers this morning as Americans wake up to the news of a 948-foot Singapore-flagged containership, chartered by Maersk, having smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in

Pinocchio attack

Houthis target SeaLead containership Pinocchio

The latest merchant vessel targeted by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist groups is the Liberian-flagged containership Pinocchio, which according to the Equasis data base is operated by Singapore headquartered SeaLead Shipping Pte. According

Don Sortor says containerships are under attack daily, with terrorist groups and pirates aiming to disrupt shipping channels and routes.

Op-Ed: Secure communications in troubled waters

By Don Sortor Maritime shipping is an integral part of and crucial to the world economy. This is true particularly in The Middle East with some of the world’s busiest waterways like

Attack on Maersk Detroit took place 50 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen.

Attack on Maersk Detroit underscores continued Houthi threat

This morning brought news from UKMTO of an incident 50 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen, in which the master of a ship reported an explosion about 100 meters off the

New ecco-friendly containerships will feature BMA Technology solutions

BMA Technology delivers key solutions for “orange is the new green” duo

Turkish-based marine electrical systems specialist BMA Technology is to provide a range of solutions for the two ultra eco-friendly 650 TEU containerships on order for Moerdijk, Netherlands, based A2B-online at Turkey’s Sedef

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB reports on costly fishing vessel collision with containership

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that failure by its mate to maintain a proper lookout and conducting maintenance on critical equipment while underway led to an October 28, 2022 fishing

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