Caterpillar’s Multi-engine Optimizer Delivers Savings for Vroon
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) is already achieving industry-leading low fuel consumption. However, that is not stopping the Netherlands-based company from driving down fuel costs...
Star Bulk’s Scrubbers Gets Thumbs Up from Deutsche Bank
According to media reports, Deutsche Bank is the latest financial institution to be bullish on the prospects of shippers opting for scrubbers to comply...
LNG Yards Record Buoyant Half-year Ship Delivery and Order Levels
Both LNG carrier orders and newbuilding deliveries during the first half of 2018 are higher than they’ve been for many years.
In two months, upto...
Human Element is Part of the Maritime Cyber Problem
Most ship cyber security breaches are consequent of human error but can easily be avoided by implementing cutting edge technology and policies to prevent...
Simple Security Flaws can Steer Ships Off Course
A proof-of-concept attack could cause ships to dangerously veer off course, and it all stems from simple security issues, including the failure to change...
Underwater Ship Inspection Using Remote Method
The company Oceaneering has announced its plan to use a remote method for conducting underwater inspection in lieu of drydocking (UWILD) services.
Working with major...
Grounding on New Breakwater
On June 24, a new breakwater ran aground while entering the Torshavn on the Faroe Islands.
What happened?
The new breakwater vessel ‘Perseus’ ran aground while...
150 Kilos of Cocaine Found Under Vessel, Three Charged
On June 9, divers inspected a ship docked in the Port of Halifax and seized cocaine from under the vessel.
What happened?
The divers discovered 150...
[Watch] Container Ship Stuck in Rubble Mound Breakwater
The "Perseus" ran aground while entering Tórshavn upon the Faroe Islands on June 24, 2018, at 11 p.m. The ship made contact with the...
[Watch] Expanded Panama Canal Commemorates Two Year Anniversary
Panama Canal celebrates 2 year anniversary of its expansion.
So far it has transited 3745 Neo Panamax vessels.
The additional flexibility and capacity...
Can You Name This Ship Part?
Watch out here for the right answers and the winners. Please provide your profile picture and a brief about you to be featured here....
[Watch] Erotic Fetish Party Aboard a Torture Ship on German Lake
Germany’s Lake Constance is hosting an exciting boat party. As per media reports, The ‘Torture Ship’, the world’s largest BDSM and fetish party...
Box Carriers Increase Vessel Capacity on Ex-Asia Routes
Cosco, OOCL and ANL have made plans to upgrade the vessel capacity in Australia-Asia trade route.
The Melbourne Port will benefit from...
Scorpio Announces Sale and Leaseback Agreements for Four Product Tankers
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today that it has agreed to sell and leaseback two MR product tankers (STI Gramercy and STI Queens) and two...
Asia MR Tanker Freight Rate at Discount to LR1s on Slow...
In a rare reversal of differentials, the Medium Range Worldscale rates on the key Persian Gulf-Japan and West Coast India-Japan routes have slipped into...
Gate Terminal to Increase Ship Loading Flow Rate
Gate terminal announces that it will invest to increase the ship loading flow rate at the jetties for large ships from the current 2300...
Noise and Seafarer’s Hearing Loss
Noise has been identified as a major hazard to the health of the seafarers and has been found to cause hearing loss over years...
Marijuana Found in Seawater Inlet of Engine Room
On June 21, the Manzanillo Port Authorities discovered suspicious packages stashed in a seawater inlet of an engine room.
What happened?
The vessel ‘MSC Perle’ was...
[Watch] 2 Ships Sunk Off Coast Become Volusia’s Latest Artificial Reefs
Seas were smooth, skies were blue and more than 70 boatloads of people turned out to watch the sinking of the 150-foot steel cargo...
Two Ships Reefed on One Day
On June 23, two vessels reefed and reportedly sank after waiting for months in the Atlantic Ocean.
What happened?
The vessels ‘Lady Philomena’ and ‘Everglades’ sank...
