Post-Panamax Vessel’s Cargo on Fire!
On January 31, a fire erupted on the cargo deck of a containership off South China and has reportedly been brought under control.
What happened?
The containership...
Tragedy While Reading Port Side Draft Marks Using Embarkation Ladder
The Setting
On 07 December 2017, at 1754, the Federal Champlain arrived at Thunder Bay Terminals Ltd. and docked on its starboard side. The loading...
Carnival Cruise Ship Lost Power and Air Conditioning at Sea
The passengers of the Carnival Valor were in for a major surprise when their cruise ship lost power on the second day of a...
Virgin’s New Adults-Only Cruise Ship Will Have a ‘No Tipping’ Policy
Virgin announced "No Tipping" Policy on its debut ship, Scarlet Lady says Shay Spence in his article for People.
‘No Tipping’ Policy
Going on vacation for...
A to Z Things To Remember On A Cruise Ship Holiday
Are you a tourist planning to book your first cruise or a seasoned cruiser? We have curated a list of A-Z things that passengers...
India’s First Literature Festival on Ship, off Mumbai coast
Literature Festivals have become the norm of the day. Come late November and the world, especially India starts preparing for a literature extravaganza in...
744 Large Vessels Scrapped in 2018
Record-breaking 90% of end-of-life tonnage scrapped on South Asian beaches ub 2018.
The US, UAE, and Greece top the list of country dumpers...
China’s Crackdown on Pollution is a Boon to the World’s Shipbuilders
China is turning to liquefied natural gas as a replacement for coal boosting imports of LNG.
Surging demand for LNG has spurred energy...
Why Are the Least Competent People Usually the Most Confident Ones?
In 1999 Dunning and Kruger examined a group of undergraduate students and found that less competent students tended to overestimate their results.
The...
Ballast Water Management: Critical Elements Revealed
The findings of second survey conducted by ABS with 7 main technologies, show just over a third of installed BWMS to be fully...
Sembcorp Marine Acquires Patents to Serve the Retrofit Market
The Semb-Eco ballast water treatment system is one of the technologies which is being patented by Sembcorp Marine.
The company in partnership with...
Brussels Orders Britain To Pay £39bn Brexit Bill Even If There...
Brussels insists Britain to pay £39bn Brexit bill to honor negotiations as a part of no-deal contingency announcement.
The extra funds will be used...
Liberia Ship Registry Is Now World’s Second-Largest
Liberia has coveted the second spot as the largest ship registry in the world - attributed to an agreement between China and the Liberian registry.
...
Synergy Group Fleet Boosted By New 20,000+ TEU Containership
Synergy Group has taken delivery of Ever Gifted, an Ultra Large Container Vessel (ULCV).
The 20,000+ TEU capacity ULCV is one of the...
Tanker Glut Off Venezuela’s Coast
Sanctions were approved by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, aimed at driving President Nicolas Maduro out of power.
PDVSA exported 1.25...
International Court To Rule on Ship Interception Off Guyana: Hess CEO
An ExxonMobil-chartered seismic ship offshore Guyana was intercepted by the Venezuelan navy.
John Hess, the CEO of Hess, a member of the ExxonMobil-led...
Shipping Line Between India and Chabahar Port Established
Iran and India launched a shipping lane that connects India’s Mumbai to the Iranian southern port cities.
The first Indian cargo entered Chabahar’s...
Top Ship Implementation Plan Items -IMO 2020
The 73rd session of the MEPC discussed the 2020 sulphur cap and decided on individual ship implementation plans.
By this circular, the IMO...
A Snapshot of Shipping Markets – More Countries Ban Open Loop...
China has banned discharge of Wash Water from Open-loop scrubber starting this year. This echoes Singapore’s initiatives to be in effect from 1...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 4, 2019
Protection Vessel Weekly has published this week's maritime security report. We are into the 4th week of this year and the report shows the...
