Acid from a capsized tanker was being pumped into the Rhine River on Monday to ensure the ship does not break into pieces. Officials said there was no danger to the environment.
A German cargo ship has slammed into an Indian frigate in the port of Mumbai, causing the military vessel to catch fire and eventually sink, media reports said this week.
Nearly three weeks after the chemical tanker <i>Waldhof</i> capsized in the Rhine River, a backlog of up to 400 ships are waiting to travel down the vital waterway.
A capsized ship containing tonnes of sulphuric acid is threatening to sink, an official said on Tuesday, potentially endangering the Rhine River with its hazardous cargo.
Chances are slim of finding alive the two missing crew members of a tanker that capsized on the Rhine, according to officials. Two other crew members were rescued after Thursday’s accident.
A tanker ship carrying 2,400 tonnes of sulphuric acid has capsized on the Rhine River near the rocky point known as the Loreley. Two crew members are missing.
German national rail provider Deutsche Bahn has announced that it will outfit its freight train fleet with quieter brakes in an effort to cut noise and the costs of protective walls in residential areas.
Somali pirates hijacked the tanker 'York' filled with liquid gas off the coast of Kenya on Saturday. The German captain was able to make contact with the Greek company that operates the ship 24 hours later.
A German freighter rammed into a passenger ferry near Amsterdam on Friday, capsizing the boat and sending an unknown number of people on board into the water. The are still no reports of survivors.
European drivers should be afraid, very afraid. If vehicle makers at a major trade fair opening in Germany on Thursday get their way, "monster trucks" are soon coming to the continent's motorways.
A shortage of used paper in Germany is forcing cardboard prices to skyrocket and having a dramatic affect on the entire packaging industry, a media report said on Tuesday.
Two German cargo ships are making their way through the Northeast Passage from Asia to Europe, writing maritime history, but also inadvertently delivering evidence of climate change and melting ice caps.
The captain of the Hansa Stavenger, which was captured by Somali pirates and held for four months, may sue the shipping company for not trying hard enough to release the ship and its crew, according to a report in <i>Focus</i> magazine.
Thousands of sailing fans will flock to the Baltic Sea city of Rostock this weekend for the 19th annual Hanse Sail, which will showcase some of the world’s greatest seafaring vessels.
Following apparent difficulties in release negotiations, Somali pirates took three German hostages from the hijacked cargo ship Hansa Stavanger to the mainland on Sunday, reports said.
Somali hijackers said on Saturday they had released the German ship Victoria and its crew which they had been holding for three months after being paid a ransom of $1.8 million.
As negotiations continue for the release of the <i>Hansa Stavanger</i>, a German freighter captured by pirates more than three months ago, more German marine shipping companies are feeling the financial strain of the pirate threat in waters off the coast of Africa.
A small freighter sank in the port of Hamburg early Saturday morning after colliding with another vessel, though no injuries were reported, police said Saturday.
The German government has been criticised for reportedly allowing bureaucratic delays to stop the country’s elite GSG-9 police commandos from storming a pirate-held ship last week.
