Have you ever wondered what is going on behind the scenes at the Panama Canal? This 60 seconds Bosch World Experience video will take you right into the heat of action. The 77.1 kilometres long Panama Canal, currently undergoing expansion, connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of […]
As the Panama Canal prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, insurers are warning of the increased risks that will arise from the plan to double the cargo-carrying capacity of ships transiting one of the world’s most important waterways. In a new report entitled “Panama Canal 100: Shipping Safety and Future Risks”, marine insurer Allianz Global […]
Britain’s Coalition Government has put its weight behind London International Shipping Week (LISW) with three Whitehall departments following the lead already set by the Royal Navy and signing up as supporting organisations. The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) have joined the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) in lending […]
A collision that killed five sailors and sank the Baltic Ace car carrier on Wednesday evening was probably caused by a human error, Reuters informs citing Panagiootis Kakoliris, operations manager at Stamco Ship Management Co., Ltd. which managed the sunken ship. The weather conditions were normal at the time of the collision, according to […]
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, the Netherlands, has recently delivered the first of four tugs to the Egyptian Navy. According to Ronald Maat, Sales Manager for North-East Africa, this was not the first time that Damen has provided vessels to the Egyptian Navy.
The depressed shipping market condition has dragged down the container throughput of Taiwan’s port of Kaohsiung by 20 percent year-on-year during the period from January to April, stated Shieh Ming-hui, Kaohsiung Harbour Bureau Director.
A foreign vessel, suspected to be an oceangoing tanker fled the scene after hitting a local fishing boat Saturday in waters near northern Hai Phong city, leaving nine fishermen stranded. The scene where the accident took place was reportedly 70 nautical miles from Cat Ba town, Do Son district, Hai Phong city. The boat sank, […]
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