Musket balls and a burnt hull: First shipwrecks linked to Pirates of the Caribbean discovered in Nassau Harbor, The BahamasNassau, Bahamas, once a pirate haven, has yielded six shipwrecks. Three wrecks are linked to the Golden Age of Piracy. These discoveries ar...
05 Jun, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
South Korea says 'unidentified aircraft' hit cargo ship in Hormuz on MondayA South Korean cargo ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz six days ago was struck by unidentified aircraft, the foreign ministry in Seoul said ...
10 May, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
Indian sailor dies in dhow fire near Strait of Hormuz, 17 crew members rescuedAn Indian sailor died and four were injured when a wooden dhow carrying 18 Indian crew members caught fire and capsized near the Strait of ...
09 May, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
Will UAE fight back Iran? US Navy reopens Strait of Hormuz as UAE faces Iranian missile and drone attacksWill UAE fight back Iran? The United States moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after Iran launched missile and drone attacks on the UAE a...
05 May, 2026, 01.01 AM IST
UAE says Iran has resumed attacks as the US moves to reopen the Strait of HormuzThe United Arab Emirates reported Iranian attacks. This happened after US President Donald Trump's initiative to reopen the Strait of Hormu...
04 May, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Saudi Arabia and India were biggest buyers of Russian fuel oil in July, data showsIn July, Saudi Arabia and India emerged as the primary destinations for Russian seaborne fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) exports. Saudi Ar...
26 Aug, 2025, 05.08 PM IST
Fire still rages inside container ship off Kerala, Coast Guard battles to contain blazeA major fire continues to rage on the MV Wan Hai 503 off the Kerala coast, three days after an explosion. The Indian Coast Guard, with supp...
12 Jun, 2025, 01.28 PM IST
Maersk tankers to insist its ships can avoid the Red SeaHouthi militants, aligned with Iran, are attacking vessels with ties to Israel when they pass through the Red Sea, causing insurance costs ...
15 Dec, 2023, 09.23 AM IST
Climate risks loom over Panama Canal, a vital global trade linkLast year Europe witnessed its worst dry spell in 500 years in which ships carried only a fraction of the cargo they usually do along Germa...
28 Aug, 2023, 09.32 AM IST
Burning cargo ship off Dutch coast will be towed to a new location after flames and smoke subsidedFire erupted in the Fremantle Highway late Tuesday night near a chain of islands in the northern Netherlands and has been blazing ever sinc...
29 Jul, 2023, 04.03 PM IST
Vessel shortage makes soaring shipping costs a new energy threatShips are carrying liquefied natural gas, diesel and crude to Europe from further away than usual to replace Russian energy supplies, as th...
20 Sep, 2022, 09.10 AM IST
Thousands of cars including Audis, Porsches adrift on burning cargo shipIt’s not the first time the manufacturer has lost merchandise at sea. When the Grande America caught fire and sank in 2019, over 2,000 luxu...
20 Feb, 2022, 10.40 AM IST
Mystery of a burning Ship (with cars)In the case of the ship Felicity Ace, thankfully, all 22 of its crew were evacuated this week after it caught fire. But according to the Po...
18 Feb, 2022, 11.38 PM IST
Shipping companies feel the heat as investors shun coalThere's good money be made from delivering coal, which broadly accounts for about 30% of cargo volumes and has hit record prices amid a sho...
13 Nov, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
Container ship fire doused after 65 hours: OfficialThe Coast Guard said there had been no oil spillage from the MV SSL Kolkata which caught fire on Thursday night and was abandoned by its cr...
18 Jun, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
Budget 2011: Shipping Tax should be at par with road/rail; says Vinay Kshirsagar, CFO, Shreyas Shipping & LogisticsShipping industry has sought rationalisation of taxes and demanded that many services that are taxed be made at par with road and rail serv...
24 Feb, 2011, 07.25 PM IST
- Chartering demand four times India’s fleet size
India's demand for chartering ships is nearly four times its fleet size of 860 ships.
30 Jun, 2008, 12.00 AM IST