300 Maersk Vessels to Get Advanced Performance Solution
To over huge demand off vessels, Maersk has extended the contract for advanced vessel tracking & monitoring solutions for a period of 30 months.
This...
Incredible Gold Artifacts Discovered in Ship Wreck
Old Gold artifacts were discovered onboard the wreck of a steamship which sank in the 19th century.
What happened?
In the year 1838, a luxury steamship...
Pirates, Ghost Ships or Mutiny! Cargo Ship Anchored Off Dundalk Bay
The Residents of Blackrock Tidy Town experienced sleepless nights for more than a week after a vessel was anchored off Dundalk Bay.
What happened?
Numerous mysteries...
What Arrangements are Made to Locate the Lube Oil Pump Suction...
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Avoid Unfairly Penalizing Individual Ships or Compromise Safety, IMO Told
International Trade Associations urges IMO to look into the key issues affecting the proper implementation of the 2020 sulphur cap.
Practical and pragmatic...
9 Over-the-Top Features of the World’s Newest High-Tech Cruise Ship
A high -tech, glitzy cruise became operational in the Caribbean region.
The cruise ship named MSC Seaside made its debut with a grand...
Shipping Industry Presses to Undermine European Ship Recycling Regulation
On Monday, the EU member states’ experts on ship recycling met in Brussels to discuss the latest developments, six months ahead of the application...
CMA CGM to Buy Finland’s Containerships to Bolster Regional Network
French-based CMA CGM, one of the world’s largest container shipping firms, has agreed to acquire Finland’s Containerships from Container Finance Ltd Oy.
* Terms of...
Liberian Registry and China Classification Society Join Hands
The Liberian Registry and the China Classification Society (CCS) have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as the latest step in its strategy to...
North Sea Crude Ship-to-Ship Offers Multiply Despite Viable Arbitrage East
Three ship-to-ship (STS) offers of North Sea's Forties crude were shown during the Platts Market on Close assessment process Tuesday, after two STS offers...
Further Dry Cargo Newbuild for Scotline
In move to favour modernisation in the United Kingdom, the shortsea operator Scotline’s fleet has been set in train through an order for a...
Connecting Fleet Management with E-procurement
The Fleet management software can be connected with e-procurement platforms to produce seamless transactions of ship spares and services. This has been achieved by...
Autonomous Ships can Navigate Around Obstacles
The recently tested prototype of an autonomous vessel is capable of navigating around obstacles with the use of onboard sensors and intelligent components.
Prototype tested
The...
Cargo Ship Damages 200 Artificial Reefs Off Sarangani Bay
On June 18, a Vietnamese cargo ship damaged artificial reef domes when it ran aground off Sarangani Bay near Makar port.
What happened?
The Vietnamese cargo...
Reducing Carbon Emissions: Is the Shipping Sector Prepared?
Environmental groups were annoyed when shipping was omitted from 2015’s Paris Agreement, under which participating countries pledged to limit the global average rise in...
[Watch] Navy Anchors Burning Vessel Off Kolkata
Indian authorities have managed to drop an anchor from the ill-fated general cargo vessel 'SSL Kolkata', which had been on fire in the last...
It’s a Governor, Speed Governor
During normal operation, the engine speed is controlled by a governor which regulates the injected fuel quantity corresponding to the load. The governor shall prevent the...
Sorry to Report, the Contaminated Bunker Fuel Supplies in Houston Continue
TECHNICAL UPDATE: 2018/6/23
We analyzed well over 100 samples from Houston area. From this, we selected 40 samples from suppliers who had supplied problem fuels...
SMARTer Ships are the Future of Shipping
SMART ships is the way forward for the shipping industry, the CEO of Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) seems to imply that when he...
Safety on the Sea: Innovation in the Maritime Sector
Government Europa explores the international collaborations between key players in the maritime sector in efforts to advance vessels across the globe safely and efficiently.
Intelligent...