UK media outlet Sky News reports that a fire ignited on a passenger ferry as it was transiting the English Channel on Friday, March 3. The Irish Ferries Ro-Pax vessel Isl ..
Netherlands-based tug and workboat company Herman Senior has acquired all shares of compatriot ST Marine Support, a provider of maritime and offshore services. The acquis ..
A UK court has fined towage company Svitzer Marine £2 million (US$2.4 million) for unsafe work practices that resulted in the death of a crewman in an incident that occu ..
Nobody ever accused me of suffering from common sense, but I hope I can recognise it in others. One of the joys of writing for Baird Maritime is that my fellow columnists ..
Two people are confirmed dead after a harbour tug capsized and sank off the town of Greenock in Scotland’s Inverclyde council area on Friday, February 24. Biter, a ..
Many readers will be saddened to hear that Keith Rusby passed away in January at the age of 95. Keith was born in South Australia and lied about his age to go to sea when ..
WORK BOAT WORLD: Dr Maximo Q. Mejia Jr will assume his post as the new President of the World Maritime University (WMU) effective June 29, 2023, succeeding Dr Cleopatra D ..
Maritime authorities in Malaysia have safely evacuated the 545 passengers and crew of an inter-island ferry after it ran aground in the country’s northwest on Thurs ..
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has confirmed that a harbour pilot lost his life as a result of a vessel transfer accident in Singapore’s Souther ..
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