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Wärtsilä Voyage In China’s Intelligent Vessel Standards and Next-gen Tug Technology
Wärtsilä Voyage has signed a strategically significant MoU with China Classification Society and Tianjin Port Group.
It aims to co-develop China’s next-generation intelligent...
FUEL PROBLEMS
Insist for Actual Flash Point Values from Supplier, Alerts Viswa Lab
Viswa Group in it’s recent technical update, alerts about identifying 4 fuels with low flashpoint (57, 57, 57 and 59 degC) from the Turkish...
Three Major Concerns About IMO 2020 Compliant Fuels
As the shipping industry goes into the IMO 2020 Compliant fuel use, there are certain issues pertaining to compliant fuels which seem to bother...
CASE STUDIES
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3D Printed Marine Parts Successfully Validated After Test On Oil Tanker
3D printing service provider 3D Metalforge has successfully tested three different 3D printed parts on board ConocoPhillips Polar Tankers’ Endeavour oil tanker.
The...
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What is a Search and Rescue Transponder (SART)?
SART or Search and Rescue Transponder is extremely vital equipment on the ship as it performs the job of a signal-man.
It is a vital...
VIDEO OF THE DAY
[Watch] How It Looks Inside A 958-foot Cargo Ship
A merchant marine gave a tour of a 958-foot cargo ship that showed the intricacies of hulking freighters that haul 90% of the world's goods.
Disclaimer: This video...
[Watch] Shipping Delays Dampening The Thanksgiving Day Holiday Sales
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused logistical headaches for global shippers thanks to raised transport costs, quarantine measures and extra paperwork, reports Al Jazeera English.
China's...
[Watch] Coffee Made Without Coffee Beans?
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Atomo Coffee, a startup based in Seattle, is looking...
[Watch] How Ocean Shipping Works & Why It’s Broken
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a news item or advice of any sort. Please...
[Watch] Wreck of Lost WWII Tanker
The NOAA research ship Okeanos Explorer may have located the wreck of the lost WWII tanker SS Bloody Marsh, one of the hundreds of merchant ships that were...
REGULATORY UPDATES
“K” Line Listed on DJSI Index for the 11th Consecutive Year
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) has been selected again as an Asia Pacific Index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), one...
AMSA Increases Maximum Draft Limits For Vessels
Bulk carriers, tankers and now container vessels can pass through Torres Strait with a maximum draught up to 12.5 metres, using AMSA’s under keel...
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[Watch] Containers Blown Over by Typhoon
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Watch several containers stored in a yard in Kaohsiung's Siaogang District blown over and scattered in the surrounding area.
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[Watch] Life Aboard Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel?
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[Watch] Great White Shark Cage Breach Accident
A very rare occurrence of a great white shark breaching a diving cage. The shark is not attacking the cage or the diver, it...
