ABB’s Software Delivers on Fuel Saving Promise
A significantly upgraded vessel control software package from ABB is delivering the measurable operational efficiency gains promised to Stena Line for the freight ferry...
Lockout Tagout Mistakes Can Lead To Injury or Death
The Nautical Institute issued its Mars report for 2017, where it presents a case of injury of a newly-hired crew member during his first...
Engineering Marvel on Show in Panama Canal
By Rae Wilson
FOR three hours, the marvel of one of the world's greatest engineering feats eluded me. As I waited patiently during the unusually...
[Watch] Box ship CSCL Jupiter Runs Aground Off Netherlands
On August 14th, the CSCL JUPITER has ran aground on the river Scheldt near Bath in the Netherlands. She is to stuck to be...
Antwerp Port Blocked! Cargo Ship Runs Aground
Traffic to and from Antwerp, Europe's second-biggest port, was halted on Monday after a container ship ran aground on the banks of the river...
MPA Revokes Licence! Panoil Not a Bunker Craft
What happened?
MPA has revoked Panoil's bunker craft operator licence with effect from Monday (August 14), after conducting checks on the company between January and...
VLCC Rates Bottomed Out
Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) on Asian routes may have finally bottomed as owners attempt to resist moves by charterers to...
Maersk: Top Six Container Carriers to Survive Consolidation
In an interview with the Financial Times, the Chief Executive Officer of AP Møller Mærsk A/S, Søren Skou reported to have said that consolidation in the container shipping market...
Marine Industries Economic Nightmare
The environmental and economic impact of biofouling is significant. We have spoken to Prof. Bert de With, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven...
Asphalt Tanker Leaves Baltimore After 10 Months Detention
The 367-ft. Asphalt Trader departed Baltimore after it was detained for numerous safety discrepancies found during compliance inspections in 2016 and 2017.
A three-person examination...
Orders for New LNG Carriers to Rise on Increased Trade Volumes
Demand for new LNG carriers is expected to pick up over 2017-21 period as supplies begin from new projects in coming up in Australia,...
Brazil-Chile Shipping Costs Set to Drop
The cost of shipping goods between Brazil and Chile is expected to fall by about five per cent with the 2020 expiry of a...
20,568 TEU Munich Maersk Makes Maiden Call at Hamburg
Check an image of Munich Maersk, which berthed at EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg on August 5 while on its maiden voyage.
With a nominal capacity...
[Watch] Container Load of Scott Bikes Fished from the Sea
Enterprising thieves near Sao Paulo used small boats to raid dozens of containers that fell from a Brazilian cargo ship containing everything from bicycles...
Largest Submarine in the World Sinks in Denmark
On August 10, the largest privately built submarine in the world reportedly sank near Copenhagen, Denmark.
What happened?
The largest submarine ‘Nautilus’ sank at Kastrup Havn,...
Passenger Ships Involved in Collision Again
On August 13, a couple of ro-ro passenger ships collided with each other. This is the second incident involving the collision the same ro-ro...
[Watch] Inside An Abandoned Shipwreck
Kayaking through crystal-clear waters is a spectacular activity on its own, but it gets even better when you're exploring an abandoned shipwreck.
A kayaker recently...
V.Group Acquires Graig Ship Management
V.Group has acquired Graig Ship Management Ltd, part of Graig Shipping PLC, which has developed a reputation for high quality new build supervision and...
Market Leaders Build on Proven Systems
Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ hyper-elliptical, Moss-type tank has been developed for use in 180,000m3-class, neo-Panamax LNG carriers
Against the backcloth of the growing volume and increasing...
Keeping a Ship Safe from Fire and Explosion Hazards
Identifying Cargo Fire and Explosion Hazards under the "IMSBC Code” can often be the difference between life and death, or between a destroyed ship...
