Top 4 Lessons While Working Aloft at Sea
Summary
The crew of the vessel were instructed to clean its cargo holds in preparation for the next cargo. At that time, the sea conditions...
Top 5 Vendors in the Mooring Systems Market
Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global mooring systems market report. This research report also lists eight other prominent vendors that are...
Sulphur 2020: Coming, Ready or Not
Some 70% of shipping companies surveyed say they do not believe the industry is ready for IMO’s 2020 deadline, when a global limit of...
Denmark Maersk Receives Advanced Subsea Vessel
China's Dalian Zhongyuan Shipping Engineering Co handed over its first self-developed deep-sea engineered vessel to Denmark's Maersk Line at Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province...
Varun Aframax Finally Finds a Buyer
Creditors have sold another ship that used to belong to crisis hit Varun Shipping. The 11-year-old Ocean Mare, an aframax tanker built at Hyundai...
Japan, Indonesia to Study Ship-based Power Generation
The Japanese and Indonesian governments will research a plan to provide power to Indonesian islands through ships that generate electricity using liquefied natural gas...
Batteries Cut Fuel Needs on Board Norwegian Supply Ship
Wärtsilä has completed installation of a hybrid energy system on board the Norwegian supply vessel Viking Princess.
This is said to be the first offshore...
Cargo Ship Hits Rock and Sank Off Taiwan Strait
On October 16, a cargo reportedly sank at sea after hitting underwater rocks.
What happened?
The cargo ship ‘QUAN HAI 88’ sank after hitting underwater rocks...
Ship Loaded with Scrap Detained at Sea
On October 15, a cargo was reportedly detained after it was found carrying hazardous cargo.
What happened?
The cargo ship ‘Seven Star’ was detained after it...
Moody’s Revises CMA CGM’s Outlook to Positive
The corporate family rating of French shipping major CMA CGM has been affirmed at B1, the probability of default rating at B1-PD and the...
Ship Trials in the Virtual World with CFD Simulation Technology
Today, we have several different options for assessing hydrodynamic performance. Empirical benchmarking, by searching databases for vessels with similar principle parameters, can be a...
Collective Response on Low-sulphur Regulation Required
A collective response by stakeholders in the container shipping value chain was required to effectively address the critical challenge of meeting the new emissions...
Failure To Pass Alert Patches Buoy Results in Damages
Summary
On 15 March, shortly after 23:00, Navios Northern Star was transiting the Prince of Wales Channel, Torres Strait, on an easterly heading towards the...
Charter Market Provides a Boost for Smaller Containerships
Owners of smaller containerships, with limited exposure to the volatile deepsea east-west trades, are enjoying increases in daily hire rates and enquiries for time...
Cruise Ship Secrets Revealed: Do Cruise Liners Have a Prison Onboard?
CRUISE ships are known for being as extensive as some cities with onboard amenities and services, but what do they have a jail for...
Americas Crude Tankers Gain on US Exports
Rapidly rising US crude exports have propelled freight rates for 2mn bl tankers in the Americas to six-month highs, mitigating the impact of surplus...
Hazards in Low Freeboard Pilot Transfers Costs a Life
Summary
On 5 October 2016, a Port of London Authority sea pilot was in the process of boarding the Bahamas registered general cargo vessel Sunmi...
Reduction in Plunger Sticking Claimed with New Anti-sticking Pump Elements
Deposits in the barrel can significantly impede the pump’s operation. Common measures such as the regular cleaning of the pump element are very time-consuming...
Scrubbers Fail to Register in Global Orderbook
Ships with scrubbers, the exhaust abatement technology which removes sulfur from ships' emissions, represent a tiny part of the overall orderbook for new ships...
PBCF Receives 2017 Nikkei Global Environmental Technology Award
On October 15, TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that its jointly developed Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) received the 2017 Nikkei Global Environmental Technology...
