Yearly Archives: 2016
Mudit Singh: Increasing Bunker Disputes
The Club has recently experienced an increase in the number of bunker quality dispute claims arising from the delivery of allegedly off-specification or contaminated...
Ship Recycling Sites Approved by the European Union
The European Union Commission has published its first ever list of approved ship recycling plants.
The booklet named ‘European List of ship recycling facilities’ published...
Critical Expense for Maritime Trade About to Increase
By James Catlin
Summary
Over the past two years bunker costs for maritime trade have been falling.
Much of this can be attributed to the...
Bulker Grounded Due to Cracks in Cylinder Liner Cooling Water Jacket!
Recently, a 738-foot bulk carrier ran aground while outbound on the Columbia River. The grounding resulted in limited damage to the vessel and no...
‘Box Ship Bashes’ – 4 Major Incidents in a Week!
Last week, MFAME reported a really sad incident where 18 crewmen injured severely following an explosion onboard an Oil tanker. The year 2016 is...
Boxship Collides with Fishing Vessel – 11 Missing, Off China
Early hours of Tuesday, 20th December 2016, a fishing boat sank as it collided with a box ship managed by Sinotrans, Chinese Media said....
[Watch] Mounting of Cylinder Cover on Engine
Cylinder Cover Overhaul: Mounting of cylinder cover on engine
This is a demonstration how to mount the Cylinder Cover on the Engine.
For complete case...
[Watch] Cleaning and Mounting of Cooling Jacket on Cylinder Cover
Cylinder Cover Overhaul: Cleaning and Mounting of Cooling Jacket on Cylinder Cover
This is a demonstration how to clean and mount the Cooling Jacket on...
Around the World
Tragedy in Berlin: A deadly lorry
At least 12 people died and about 50 were wounded when a lorry sped into a Christmas market in...
Huge Box Ship Collides with Coastal Box Barge – Off Vietnam
A 10,000-teu box ship has involved in a collision with a coastal box barge in Vietnam. The Thanh Vien website stated that MOL Brilliance...