Contaminated Fuel Halts Marine Engine

Summary During a crew transfer operation by workboat, a problem occurred causing the workboat’s engine to cut out. The crew’s Engineer made several attempts to...

Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 on Top with a Revised G8 Certificate

Alfa Laval PureBallast 3, the third generation of the market’s leading ballast water treatment technology, is the first solution to meet the revised IMO...

DNV GL Launches Nauticus Hull Version V20

DNV GL’s upgrades its Hull Software to support IACS requirements. It will have advanced tools for structural analysis. Nauticus Hull V20 has been...

S&P Activity Stirs as Beijing Readies Ban on Older Tonnage

Price levels for older tonnage are likely to jump in the coming months ahead of an expected important regulation change from Beijing. Numerous brokers...

Total Commits Further to LNG as a Maritime Fuel

On Tuesday, French supermajor Total expressed their deeper commitment towards the liquefied natural gas (LNG) by chartering a refueling vessel for Europe-to-Asia trade routes. A...

Preplanning Essential for Drydocking Success

Planning for refurbishing is very essential when it concerns drydocking, and future plans are discussed as well. Planned discussions Olaf Groeger, managing director at Columbia Cruise...

Pirates Behaved Well Says Crew

The family of crew members are elated about the release of an oil tanker that was hijacked by pirates off the Benin coast in...

[Watch] Stricken Boxship Taken Under Tow

Teamwork at its best: @RCAF_ARC aircraft from Comox rescued three injured people from a ship off the coast of BC, while @CCG_GCC , @Transport_GC...

Expect a 3.6 Percent Reduction of Childhood Asthma Globally from 2020

Marine shipping fuels will get a whole lot cleaner in 2020, as the regulation by International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires fuels to contain 80-86...

[Watch] These Swimming Drones Can Find Underwater Mines

This concept of drone is making a splash. Rutgers is behind the Naviator. It can manage just fine in the air, but it really...

Taiwan to Implement 0.5% Sulphur Cap in 2019

Beginning 1 January 2019, all vessels entering Taiwanese ports will be required to use fuel with a sulphur content of less than 0.5%. A statement...

LNG Owners Choose Low-pressure, Two-stroke Engines

The present LNGC orderbook features 16 vessels which will be powered by these units, which WinGD terms as its Generation X dual-fuel (X-DF) engines. Of...

Top 5 Hatch Cover Checks To Avoid Cargo Damage

Summary: The bulk carrier had 7 cargo holds which had been fully loaded with soybeans. The vessel had side rolling cargo hatch covers. For six...

Major Step to Bring Rigid Sails Onto Powered Ships

In another major step towards bringing rigid sails onto powered ships, Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced today that it has signed a patent license...

Volumes to Drop for Europe’s Bunker Sellers

Sellers of marine fuels should have a more profitable start to 2018, compared with the past year. But changes in regulations and falling consumption...

Ship Financing with Blockchain has Arrived

Former GE Capital and DVB Bank executives are launching a blockchain based shipowing investment platform Shipowner.io. Shipowners.io is aiming to reverse the trends of...

Pirates Free Oil Tanker with 22 Indian Crew in Gulf of...

Pirates free a ship carrying 22 Indian crew and 13,500 tonnes of gasoline on Tuesday, the ship is managed by Hong Kong-based Anglo-Eastern. "All crew...

Ship Captain: Natalie’s Husband Drank Whiskey and Not Search Her

A ship captain has alleged that the husband of a missing person reportedly drank whiskey for over an hour instead of searching for his...

Beijing Looks to Stamp Out Cryptocurrency Trading with Block

China plans to stamp out all remaining cryptocurrency trading in the mainland by blocking access to overseas-based websites and removing related applications from app...

Naval Dome’s Cyber Attack Demonstration

Ships are vulnerable to cyber attacks and this vulnerability was further highlighted when live attacks were carried out. Live demo The demonstration was carried out by...