The 286 piracy incidents, 67 hijacked ships and over 1130 seafarers directly impacted by the continued and increasing piracy problem in the world’s oceans and particularly off the Horn of Africa over the past 12 months has resulted in an “completely unacceptable situation” according the the UN Secretary General, General Ban Ki-moon in a recent speech at the IMO [...]

It’s the end of the line for one of the U.S. flag’s oldest tankers, the Sea Venture.  This ship was built in 1972, and apparently was one of the SD-14 design types produced after WW-II to replace the liberty ships.  She was the only U.S. flag SD-14 still sailing today.  The latest Colton Company Maritime [...]

Have you heard of the SS Shieldhall?  For most of our North American readers, the answer may be no, but this is a ship worth learning about.  The Shieldhall happens to be one of the last remaining operating steamships in Northern Europe, the largest remaining sea-going steamship in the UK, and one of the last [...]

The once grand SS United States may be one step closer to being preserved on the Philadelphia waterfront following the transfer of the ship’s title from Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) to the SS United States Conservancy.  The purchase, enabled by a grant provided to the conservancy by the Philadelphia philanthropist H. F. “Gerry” Lenfest has [...]

The folks at Professional Mariner are reporting that they have confirmed that two Marine Safety Alerts issued today by the Coast Guard concerning CO2 System Installations refer to the CO2 system on board the cruise ship Carnival Splendor which suffered a generator/machinery space fire in November resulting in a complete loss of propulsion and ship [...]