Yearly Archives: 2016
Mystery as Wrecks of Three Dutch WWII Ships Vanish from Java Seabed
There are fears the sunken vessels off Indonesia, which are the graves of 2,200 people, may have been salvaged for metal.
An international investigation has...
Green Award Signs Up MarineTraffic & Danaos
AIS vessel tracking service, MarineTraffic, has joined the Green Award scheme.
An increasing number of ship operators are using intelligence derived from AIS data to...
Cargo Ship Crew Save Drowning Man from River Thames
The crew of a cargo ship told how they helped save a drowning man from the Thames.
The Polla Rose was leaving Comley’s Wharf in...
New Exclusive Correspondent in Western Canada
Merle McKenzie, of All West P&I Services Ltd, becomes the Shipowners’ Club exclusive Correspondent in Western Canada.
The Shipowners’ Club, the leading P&I insurer in...
Polluter-pay Approach to Abandoned, Derelict and Wrecked Vessels
Oceans Protection Plan includes robust polluter-pay approach to abandoned, derelict and wrecked vessels
Canada’s new $1.5 billion national Oceans Protection Plan involves a raft of...
Grimaldi Achieves Significant Fuel Savings
In order to improve operational efficiency, the Grimaldi Group has applied our silicone hull coatings to more than 30 vessels since 2011 – and...
Green Ships Stay in Compliance
Environmental regulations for ships are getting more stringent, but automated sensor technology could help ship operators remain in compliance, says Claus Beiersdorfer, SKF sales...
Grounded Cargo Ship Refloated
Coast Guard monitors floating of the grounded cargo ship near Fort Macon, NC
The Coast Guard worked with the owner of a grounded cargo ship...
Blow-by-blow Account of STS Collision
After a breakfast briefing on tanker market trends by Patrick Tye, senior analyst at shipbroker EA Gibson, Day 2 of Tanker Shipping & Trade’s...
Tanker Explosion Throws Worker 80 Metres
On Wednesday, the product tanker Nona Tang II exploded at the Port of Batu Ampar, Batam, Indonesia, killing one dock worker and critically injuring...