Wind-powered cargo capacity surpasses one million DWT
The latest installations of wind propulsion technology on large commercial vessels have tipped the amount of cargo that can...
Cargo ships
VIDEO: Watch harrowing footage of bulk carrier destroying pier
A bulk carrier has destroyed a pier after losing control in Barranquilla Port, in Colombia. Media reports suggest that...
Gibraltar spillage fears after bulk carrier and cargo ship collide
A bulk carrier has been beached off the coast of Gibraltar, after it collided with an LNG tanker on...
VIDEO: Cargo ship’s wheelhouse ripped apart by bridge
A skipper is counting the cost of a decision to try and pass under a bridge on the Scheldt-Rhine...
New partnership advances wind propulsion for ships
Two maritime energy companies, GT Green Technologies and Pei Tech, have announced a new partnership to create technology-based solutions...
Captain on cargo ship arrested after $128m cocaine haul
A cargo ship captain, dubbed Captain Coke, has been charged after allegedly smuggling $128m worth of cocaine into Western...
Econowind to retrofit two cargo vessels with VentiFoils
Dutch companies Econowind and Vertom say they’ll be installing wind-assist VentiFoil units on multiple vessels by the end of...
Crackdown on recycling of EU-flagged ships in Asia
Europe’s biggest shipowner body, the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), is supporting a controversial proposed amendment to the EU’s...
Five missing after cargo ship collision off China
A crew of five seamen from the city of Wenzhou are missing following a collision in the East China...
Two missing after cargo ships collide in Baltic fog
Two people are missing after a British and Danish cargo ship collided in foggy conditions in Swedish waters. Swedish...
VIDEO: cargo ship’s head-on collision near miss
Two cargo ships almost collided on the Huangpu river, Shanghai, with the near-miss caught on camera at the scene....
