Yearly Archives: 2018
Taiwan Rewards Slow-sailing Ships
The government offers subsidies to shipping line operators, who voluntarily reduce the operating speed of large ships as they enter the nation’s seaports.
Each ship...
MAN Develops Cylinder Bypass for Gas Engines
The MAN Diesel & Turbo has developed a new cylinder bypass function enabling ME-GI engines to continue running on LNG even when an individual...
9 CMA CGM Mega Newbuilds to Run on LNG
French maritime transport company CMA CGM, has plans to equip its nine future ships of 22,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), scheduled to be delivered...
[Watch] Burning Oil Tanker Sinks Days After Collision
The burning Panama-registered oil tanker off the coast of Shanghai sank on Sunday, over a week after it collided with a cargo ship.
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Burning Oil Tanker Sinks Off China
On January 14, the oil tanker which was reportedly on fire for over a week at Sea, which had 32 crew members onboard were...
Bunkering Blocked at Port of Trieste Amid ‘Suspicious Infiltrations’
Bunkering operations at Italy’s Port of Trieste is suspended due to “suspicious infiltrations in the company managing the bunker deposit,” says Global Service Maritime (GSM)...
Anchor Chains of Barges Entangled
On Jan 11, 2018, the "Baltimax" and “Caesar" were stuck on the Rhine, near Leverkusen at river km 705, after their anchor chains had got...
Norwegian Offshore Operator Returns to Gibdock
Gibdock has extended its impressive track record in the offshore vessel sector, following the visit of the 5700dwt 3D seismic survey vessel Polar Marquis,...
Large-scale Oil Theft at Shell’s Biggest Refinery
On January 9, Eleven men were reportedly charged in connection with carrying out a large scale oil heist at Shell’s biggest refinery.
What happened?
The Singapore...
Shipping Companies Robbed by Diverting Cargo Payments
An electronic messaging system used by the shipping industry to send payment for cargo could be subverted by hackers to steal money.
According to security...