Magnetic Compass Fails the Autopilot Resulting in Grounding
Summary
On 10 April 2018, the 45.5 m landing craft Lauren Hansen was preparing for sea at Hudson’s Creek, Darwin, Northern Territory. The ship’s operator,...
FOBAS: Rotterdam Tops Off-spec Bunker Port in H2 September
The Lloyd’s Register Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) has identified Rotterdam port as having the largest number of off-specification bunker fuel...
Scrubber Numbers Surge to 1,850
Scrubbers installation rises from 1300 to 1850 in the last one month.
Wartsila, Alfa Laval and Yara Marine hold over 50% of the...
New Marine Fuel Additives to Help in 2020 Compliance from Innospec
Innospec Inc. reported that it has launched an exciting new range of marine fuel additives. These products will help the shipping industry comply with...
A Case for 20/20 Vision? IMO’s Low Sulphur Fuel Limit
The fact that under MARPOL ANNEX VI falls the implementation of the global 0.5% sulphur cap for bunker fuel which will come into force...
Weakly Maritime Security Report
The Weekly Maritime report highlighted the various events which occurred over the week.
1. Location: West Africa Ghana
Assailant boards vessel at Takoradi anchorage
On October 9,...
Poor Ship Navigation in Pilotage Waters Added to TAIC’s Watchlist
A series of incidents where ships have run aground or struck rocks has prompted the Transport Accident Investigation Commission to add the issue of...
Runaway Bulker Hit and Sank Three Anchored Vessels
On October 9, a bulk carrier collided with three anchored vessels which resulted in the sinking of the vessels and four people being missing.
What...
Thales UK Opens New Maritime Autonomous Systems Trial Centre
Thales UK has opened its new Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials and Evaluation Centre at Turnchapel Wharf in Plymouth.
Exploration of technologies
The centre will be used...
Carriage Ban Critical for 2020 Success
Trident Alliance Chair, Roger Strevens in a news article, says that Adoption of IMO’s ‘Carriage ban’ on non-compliant fuel without delay is critical to...
Maersk Oil Trading Hires Asia Storage Before 2020
The World's top ship fuel buyers, Maersk Oil Trading has hired an oil storage facility in Singapore to provide fuel to customers in Asia...
Market Consolidation in Container Shipping: What Next?
Mergers, acquisitions, expansions, reshuffling of shipping alliances - these are the things that's plaguing the global container shipping industry over the past two years....
Keels Laid for Europe’s Biggest Butane Tankers
Work has begun on Europe’s two largest-ever butane river tankers, at the VEKA shipyard at Lemmer (Netherlands). Each vessel is around three times the...
Chelsea Buying 6 More Vessels for $100m in 3 Years
A recent news article says, Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. will acquire six additional vessels for $100 million over the next two to three years.
Unserved...
Hurricane Condition WHISKEY Retained
Hurricane Condition WHISKEY remained in effect in the ports of Fernandina and Jacksonville.
The latest National Hurricane Center forecast predicted the Hurricane Michael's...
US Paraxylene to be Transshipped Via South Korea to India
Paraxylene cargo from USA is headed towards India instead of China.
The new import tariff plan in China has caused this shift.
The...
Star Bulk Pioneers Green Loan to Retrofit 50 Scrubbers
The Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes has announced its entry into a $310...
Stop Skipping Waste Deliveries! Polluter Pays Say European Parliament
The Transport Committee of the European Parliament adopted today the Meissner report on the Port Reception Facilities and gave a mandate to the Rapporteur...
[Watch] Fuel Spill After Two Cargo Ships Collide in Mediterranean Sea
Two cargo ships collided in the Mediterranean Sea, north of Corsica, France. One ship pierced a hole in the hull of the other which...
[Watch] Cruise Ship Being Battered by Rough Waters
Passengers on board the Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas ship filmed the destructive force of Hurricane Michael on Monday night.
Footage showed the cruise...




















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