In order to enter the sea of Sri Lanka, the ship carrying Chinese organic fertiliser to Sri Lanka has reportedly changed its name from ‘Hippo Spirit’ to 'Seiyo Explorer'.

‘Hippo Spirit’ to 'Seiyo Explorer': Ship carrying rejected Chinese organic fertiliser to Lanka changes name

The 220,000-tonne container ship, Ever given, which was stuck in the Suez Canal for nearly one week, is now having another go. The vessel has finally returned to Port Said, Egypt, on Thursday night.

Container ship Ever Given returns to Suez canal

A cargo ship ran aground and broke into two off northern Japan, the coastguard said Thursday, with the crew of the Panama-flagged vessel taken to safety. Aerial images showed the separated stern of the Crimson Polaris tipped upwards and the other part of the stricken boat listing into the sea.

Watch: 39, 910-tonne ship splits in two and spills oil off Japan's coast

The container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March and has been detained there since is due to finally resume its journey on Wednesday after the owner and insurers reached a compensation settlement with the canal authority.

Ever Given container ship set to leave Suez Canal

The migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking has rescued 203 people, including 67 minors, in recent days, its owner SOS Mediterranee said Sunday. The migrants came from Egypt, Gambia, Libya, South Sudan, Syria and Tunisia, the non-governmental organisation said in comments posted on Twitter.

Rescue ship picks up over 200 migrants in Mediterranean

The 'CSAV Tyndall,' a cargo ship, was struck by an explosion in the Indian Ocean this weekend as it was making its way from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates.

Iran hit ship thinking it's owned by Israeli who had already sold stake

The owners and insurers of the Ever Given container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March said on Sunday a formal settlement had been agreed in a compensation dispute, and the canal authority said the vessel would be allowed to sail on July 7.

Settlement agreed to release Ever Given ship that blocked Suez Canal

Israeli defence officials were checking whether Iranian forces were behind a possible attack on a cargo ship under partial Israeli ownership on Saturday (July 3) on its way from Jeddah to the United Arab Emirates, Israel's N12 Television News reported.

Israeli officials say cargo ship possibly attacked en route to UAE

Hundreds of turtles have washed ashore after a ship caught fire and sank off the west coast of Sri Lanka in June in the country's worst-ever marine disaster, a court in the capital Colombo heard this week.

Hundreds of dead turtles wash ashore in Sri Lanka after cargo ship wreck

Shipwrecks are certainly not a pleasant thing. Such incidents may have been given a cinematic touch in popular media but these are horrific tragedies. Fortunately, with modern technology and machinery, we are able to save lives in a much better manner but these events remain dramatic nonetheless.

Ships of woes: When ship disasters hit global headlines

A fire broke out in an Iranian navy vessel near the mouth of the Gulf, but the entire crew was able to safely disembark, the semi-official news agency Fars quoted a navy statement as saying on Wednesday.

Fire on Iran navy ship at mouth of Gulf, crew evacuated: Report

International cruise ships will be able to dock in Spanish ports from June 7, the Spanish government said on Saturday, lifting a ban imposed when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Spain lifts ban on cruise ship arrivals from June 7

Pakistan authorities have initiated a probe regarding a ship containing dangerous liquid which has arrived in Pakistan`s Gadani shipbreaking yard despite Interpol's warning.

Ship containing hazardous material reaches Pakistan's Gadani, probe ordered

The owner of a container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March says the canal authority was at fault over its grounding as it disputes the vessel’s detention and a compensation claim, a lawyer representing the owner said on Saturday.

Ship owner says Suez Canal was at fault over Ever Given grounding: Lawyer 

A US Coast Guard ship fired about 30 warning shots after 13 vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came close to it and other American Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said on Monday.

US military ship fires 30 warning shots after encounter with Iranian vessels 

A tanker carrying around one million barrels of oil products was involved in a collision near the Chinese port city of Qingdao, spilling oil into the Yellow Sea, China's Shandong Maritime Safety Administration and tanker representatives said on Tuesday.

Oil spills off China's Qingdao port after ship collision

Sri Lanka has asked a Chinese ship to leave the southern port of Hambantota after it was found to be carrying radioactive material, officials said on Wednesday. Anil Ranjith, the top official of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Authority (SLAEA), said that the ship was on its way to China from the port of Rotterdam when it developed technical difficulties and entered the Hambantota Port.

Sri Lanka asks Chinese ship to leave Hambantota port after finding radioactive material aboard

The stranding of a container ship in the Suez Canal has created disruptions in the global shipping industry that could take weeks and possibly months to clear, top container shipping lines said.

Ship backlogs from Suez chaos could take months to clear: Container lines  

Iran on Saturday denounced an attack on Iranian ship as "sabotage". The ship named Shahr-e-Kord was hit with "an explosive device" while it was en route from Iran to Europe on Wednesday, as per spokesperson of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines group (IRISL) which owns the ship.

Iran condemns 'sabotage' of ship in Mediterranean

As part of increased defense cooperation, India & Vietnam have agreed on joint training of pilots by the respective Air Forces and training of forces to be deployed in UN Peacekeeping missions.

India, Vietnam to jointly train pilots, collaborate in shipbuilding

Lebanon has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of the ship that brought the explosive material that detonated at Beirut port in August, killing nearly 200 people, state media reported on Thursday.

Lebanon asks Interpol to arrest Russian ship captain, owner over port explosion

400 years ago on Wednesday, 102 pilgrims boarded the Mayflower in Plymouth, England, and sailed to a new life in America. Adrian Vinken, chairman of the Mayflower 400 National Compact, described the trip as "arguably the most influential sea voyage in global maritime history".

Plymouth prepares for 400th Mayflower anniversary

Sareno Edvardo is the only survivor from the ship that sunk off the coast of Japan. One of his mates is dead, 41 others are still missing at sea. The crew of 43 had 39 people from the Philippines, two are from New Zealand and two from Australia.

One sailor survives sinking ship off the coast of Japan; search operation continues

Mauritian authorities on Tuesday arrested the Indian captain of a Japanese-owned shipwrecked off the island nation's coast, spewing tonnes of oil into pristine waters, police said.

Mauritius arrests Indian captain, deputy of oil-spill ship

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