Yearly Archives: 2016
In Response: Proposed Ballast Law Won’t Protect Our Waters
By Dave Zentner
A column Sunday in the News Tribune advocated in favor of legislation known as the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, or VIDA (“Set...
What Does the Future Hold for Shipping?
Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO DNV GL, discussed some of the upcoming developments in the maritime world in his speech at the Danish...
Shipping Version: How Not to Fight Climate Change
The shipping industry accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than airplanes, buses or trains. Yet this issue was not included in last year’s Paris...
[Watch] Cargo Ship Battered by Storm
Watch a dramatic video that shows a 200m long cargo ship that got stranded in Dover waters as huge waves and high winds blast...
[Watch] Barges Broken Apart in Mississippi River
A boat hauling dozens of barges broke apart, sending debris all across the Mississippi River near Memphis.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose...
Vessel Breaks Apart, Sends Barges Across Mississippi River
The Coast Guard has closed the Mississippi River from mile marker 771 to mile marker 750 approximately 20 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee, Saturday.
The...
Major Rescue Saves Crew from Sinking Cargo Ship Off Dover
On November 20, as powerful Storm Angus lashed parts of UK, a cargo ship crashed into another vessel near Dover. All twenty-three crew members...
Bulker Grounded, Ordered to Port by Coast Guard
On November 19, the U.S Coast Guard monitored the transit of a motor vessel that had run aground in the Columbia River near Skamokawa,...
MOL Finalises Hull Logo Design for Next-generation Car Carriers “FLEXIE”
The Shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has finalized logo design for their next-generation car carriers named “FLEXIE”.
The unveiling of the logo is said to...
Reefer Delight: How Maersk Line Uses IoT on the Open Seas
Ahead of her keynote at IoT World in Dublin later this November, Maersk Line’s Catja Hjorth Rasmussen talks about how the company uses IoT to...