Yearly Archives: 2017
Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights
TANKERS
VLCC
The market in the Middle East Gulf remained under downward pressure, with China discharge fixed at WS 57.5. SPC fixed to Singapore at WS...
Maersk to Set Sail with 200 Techies in Digitisation Drive
The A.P. Moller-Maersk has decided to hire around 200 engineers at its new Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, India to help the company towards...
MAN L23/L30 Passes TAT! The Dual Fuel Variant
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s dual-fuel MAN L23/30DF engine successfully passed its Type Approval Test (TAT) on November 2nd 2017 at CSSC Marine Power (CMP) in...
Marintec 2017: New VIKING MES Cuts Servicing Costs
Mandatory servicing of marine evacuation systems (MES) on board passenger vessels is both costly and labour-intensive. At Marintec 2017, VIKING will introduce visitors to...
Double Trouble! Cook Overboard and Containers Lost
On Nov 30, 2017, a 59-year old Indian cook by name Ashok M. B. fell overboard from the vessel at the container terminal of...
Vessel Lost Wheelhouse in Allision
On Dec 1, 2017, the barge "Nina" allided with the Oude IJssel-Bridge in Zutphen.
As a precaution all train traffic between Zutphen, Dieren and...
Allision in Naples
On November 29, two ferries which were berthed in Naples port reportedly collided with each other due to strong winds.
What happened?
The ferry ‘Isola di...
[Watch] Allision with Buoy
On November 29, a vessel reportedly allided with a buoy while it was entering the port of Cagliari.
What happened?
The vessel ‘Karina Danica’ lost control...
Ship Fined for Water Pollution
On October 29, during an inspection by the water police in Brunsbüttel a vessel was found to be guilty of causing water pollution.
What happened?
The...
Cargo Ship that Went Adrift Near Cape St. Mary’s Hits Dock
The adrift cargo vessel that had been rescued by the Canadian Coast Guard off Newfoundland on November 27 after it reportedly ran into trouble...