Yearly Archives: 2023
Mechanical Failure During Lifeboat Testing
The IMCA presents an incident where during launch testing of a lifeboat, a turnbuckle and shackle weighing 7kg fell 23m from the davit onto...
Asteroid That Doomed The Dinosaurs Halted A Key Process For Life on Earth
The age of the dinosaurs ended 66 million years ago when a city-size asteroid struck a shallow sea off the coast of what is...
Hafnia To Deploy Starlink Fleetwide by End of 2023
Hafnia has announced the rollout of the Starlink Satellite System across its entire fleet by the end of 2023, becoming the fourth shipping company...
20 Sea Cans and ‘Assorted Freight’ Fall Off Sealift Barge
Twenty marine shipping containers and "assorted freight" fell off a sealift barge and into Frobisher Bay near the Iqaluit port, reports CBC.
In a statement,...
Black Sea Dry Bulk Exports Up 13% y/y As Russian Wheat Exports Rise
Between January and October, dry bulk exports out of the Black Sea increased by 13% y/y, driven by Russian wheat exports. After two strong...
NYK Commences Conversion To Ammonia Fuel for Tugboat
NYK Line has commenced conversion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled tugboat Sakigake to an ammonia-fuelled tugboat (A-tug).
According to NYK, the purpose of...
LR Grants AIP for LNG Dual-fuel VLCC Design
Classification society Lloyd's Register (LR) has issued approval in principle for a new LNG-powered dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC) concept, reports Engine.
AIP for...
The World’s Biggest Container Ship Is A 400-metre Monster!
It is estimated that about 5,461 container ships are sailing the world’s seas at the moment, but among them, there is a clear winner...
Tarantula-Inspired Crash Shakes Death Valley
A Swiss couple got involved in a car accident when they braked to miss a tarantula’s track in Death Valley. A Canadian motorcyclist collided...
OneGlobal Shipping Market Report for October 2023
The attack by Hamas on Israel in October 2023 led to uncertainties in the oil supplies and global economic risks. The WTO reduced global...