Yearly Archives: 2019
Container Shipping Face a $10B Hit Globally
2018 was a turbulent year for the container shipping industry, but it might have been only a warm-up for 2019
IMO 2020 regulations...
[Watch] “Wind Challenger Project”- Maritime Vessels for the Future
The Wind Challenger Project is radicalizing sails to use it for a hybrid maritime system which used wind propulsion as a renewable and viable...
FONAR Not a “Free Pass”! Beware of These Before Using It
The International Chamber of Shipping has welcomed the decision by the IMO that in exceptional cases, be a valid reason for shipowners to...
Lack of Night Watch Resulted in Ship Grounding
The MV Solomon Trader $30m bulk carrier spilling oil in the Solomon Islands may have run aground.
75 tonnes of oil has so...
Propeller Blade Repairs in Antwerp and Tenerife
Last month a team of Hydrex diver/technicians traveled to Tenerife for an underwater propeller blade straightening on a 246-meter cruise ship. Almost simultaneously another...
Wärtsilä Optimized Maintenance for Tokyo LNG Tankers
In a major development, the technology group Wärtsilä has announced that they have signed a long-term Wärtsilä Optimised maintenance solution with Japanese LNG shipowner...
Fall From Unsecured Scaffold Tower
On January 29, 2017, crew members on board Shanghai Spirit faced some serious injuries as they had fallen from a height. The case report...
Freightos Baltic Container Report – Week 8, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released a report on March 1, 2019. It specifies the freightos baltic container of the 8th week of shipping activities of...
Pengteng Adds Its Seventeenth Boxship
Qingdao Pengteng has acquired a 1,050 teu boxship and has named it 'Bal Boan'.
The boxship is fitted with Unifeeder for two to four months for trading...
What Next For Iron Ore?
The dry bulk market has been affected by dam break at Vale’s iron ore mine in southeastern Brazil.
The situation has sparked supply concerns as...