You may recall the widely published and tracked voyage of the North Korean cargo ship Kang Nam 1 that occured during most of june and early July.  It’s destination and cargo was widely speculated, and the fear or assumption was that it was carrying some type of elicit cargo such as weapons or nuclear material.  [...]

This past Wednesday marked the implementation of a new regulation in the state of California requiring every commercial ocean-going vessels over 400 ft in length or greater than 10,000 gross tons to switch to fuel with lower sulfur content before coming within 24 nautical miles of the state’s coast.

The now infamous North Korean flagged cargo ship Kang Nam 1 continues to make headlines and a nightmare of legal and diplomatic arguments as it proceeds to Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar).

The St. Vincent & Grenadines flagged cargo ship Ella J demonstrates the time tested theory that ships do not react well with land. In this case, the Ella J apparently developed a technical problem in clear weather resulting in the ship striking a concrete quayside wall at Yenikoy on Thursday.

I came across this free ship simulator that allows you to control different types of ships in different areas of the world using Google Earth in your web browser. Its very basic, and the true simulator connoisseur may find many faults, but hey, its fun! There are no explosions or special effects if you try [...]