Delivery of Cargo Without Original Bills of Lading
It is common in a lot of trades, whether bulk or oil, to accept a Letter of Indemnity (“LOI”) for non-production of bills...
A Gap in Knowledge Leads to a Gap in the Shell...
In the latest issue of its Safety Digest, UK MAIB presents a collision of a tug with its towing vessel, due to wrong judgement...
How to Achieve Energy Efficiency Excellence
There are so many factors influencing the performance of a vessel that many shipping companies find it challenging to determine where to start and...
Safe and Green Cargo Shipping
The collaboration between all stakeholders to ensure the safe and environmentally sound transport of goods was a key message delivered by International Maritime Organization...
China to Drive the Future of E&M Sector
China will be among the biggest factors that shape the future of the energy and maritime sector in the next five to 10 years,...
General Cargo Vessel Missing Off Taiwan
A search for a general cargo ship unaccounted for since Friday after it set sail for China from Taipei Harbor the same day has...
UK Detains Nine Foreign Flagships
Custodian of British sea territories, The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has detained nine (9) foreign flagship including one Indian and four (4) Panama...
Cargo Ship Full of Broken Glass Runs Aground Off Kent
A cargo ship full of broken glass which ran aground near Margate Harbour in Kent narrowly missed a statue by artist Sir Antony Gormley.
Dover...
Tanker Allegedly Smuggling Oil Fired at and Capsized
On October 6, a Russian tanker reportedly capsized after the Libyan coast guard opened fire on the tanker on suspicions of smuggling contraband oil.
What...
Is Cruise Ship Living Cheaper than Assisted Living?
During retirement, there may come a time when maintaining your current household just becomes too difficult. When the yard work and housecleaning become too...
How Protectionism Sank America’s Entire Merchant Fleet
IN APRIL 1956 the world’s first container ship—the Ideal X—set sail from New Jersey. A year later in Seattle the world’s first commercially successful airliner,...
Navigating ECA Just Got Easier! Chevron Gets NOL from WinGD
"Navigating ECA Just Got Easier" Says Chevron Marine Lubricants, Following Latest NOL from WinGD.
Chevron Marine Lubricants has declared that "navigating ECA just got easier" following...
Telemotor Solenoid Malfunction Leads To Grounding
Summary
On 19 August 2016 at 14:58, a Port Phillip Sea Pilot boarded ‘Bow Singapore’ outside Port Phillip, Victoria. The pilot was to conduct the...
[Watch] Casting a Gigantic Propeller at 1,800°F
The video shows a 23-foot propeller which gets cast in one piece, an alloy of eight metals – mostly copper- at 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit....
Bulk Carrier Collided with Cargo Ship in Yellow Sea
On Oct 6, a bulk carrier “HE BO” reportedly collided with cargo ship “FANG ZHOU 568” off Qingdao, China, Yellow sea.
The Bulk carrier...
Pirate Attack Averted by Indian Navy in Gulf of Aden
An Indian warship, stealth frigate INS Trishul, thwarted a piracy attempt on a merchant vessel Jag Amar in a swift operation by deploying an...
BP Secures More than $1 Billion for Six LNG Newbuilds
BP is taking delivery of six new, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers to support its expanding global LNG portfolio, and to respond to...
Maersk Ship Carries Dead Whale to Port
In a bizarre incident, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation (DOC) is disposing of a dead 14-meter whale, which came into Tauranga Harbour on the...
Cargo Vessel Sinks Off Sumatra Coast
On October 5, a cargo vessel reportedly sunk around midnight off the Sumatra coast.
What happened?
The cargo vessel ‘KM KTC 1’ with 3.050 tons limestone...
[Watch] Car Carrier Breaks Away from its Mooring Due to Storm
On October 5, a car carrier vessel reportedly broke away from its mooring after being hit by the storm ‘Xavier’.
What happened?
The car carrier ‘Splendid...
