Yearly Archives: 2017
ABB Opens First ABB Ability Collaborative Operation Center in China
ABB has added Shanghai to its global network of ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operation Centers, after formally opening a new facility to coincide with Marintec...
ABB’s First Azipod D Propulsion System Now in Operation
ABB, the leading propulsion solution provider, has revealed that an 8,000 kW rescue tug, the first vessel installed with its Azipod D electric propulsion...
Ship Registration in the Netherlands
Registration
Eligibility
Which ships are eligible for registration in the national shipping register(s) and which parties may register ships?
Seagoing and inland waterway vessels are eligible for...
New Consortium Formed to Study Autonomous Shipping
Consortium of around 20 maritime businesses formed
Consortium will work within the framework of the Smart Shipping Challenge 2017
Evaluate the requirements for...
Ferry Got Caught in Storm Off Calais
A ferry reportedly allided with a bridge located at port after it was caught in the stormy weather and ran adrift on a sandbank...
Top Three Shipbuilders Expect Wretched 2018
While the global shipbuilding industry is showing signs of recovery, Korea’s three big shipbuilders are still in a rut. Next year’s sales will be...
Captain Colluded in Ship Seizure? Court Denies Pre-arrest Bail
A sessions court denied pre-arrest bail to a ship captain, Prabhat Jha, and his wife, Rashmi, for allegedly facilitating the seizure of a vessel...
Barge Lost Emergency Anchor
On December 9, a vessel had to be assisted by a tug vessel after it reportedly lost its emergency anchor.
What happened?
The vessel ‘EMS Ponton...
[Watch] Cruise Ship Battles Rough Waves Sailing Through the Bermuda Triangle
A CRUISE SHIP battled a storm with rough waves reaching up to 20 foot swells whilst sailing through the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.
Disclaimer: This video...
Explosion Due To Hydrogen Gas Release from Cargo Aboard
Summary
On 13 January 2017, the Antigua & Barbuda registered dry cargo vessel Nortrader suffered two explosions in quick succession while anchored in Plymouth Sound,...