[Watch] Towing a Capsized Vessel
Watch the general cargo ship that capsized following a collision with a trawler has been taken under tow in the English Channel.
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Timber Washed Ashore on East Lothian Beaches
On March 20, timber planks washed up on the beaches across East Lothian after a ship lost its load in the North Sea and...
[Watch] Capsized General Cargo Ship Under Tow in English Channel
On March 21, a general cargo ship that capsized following a collision with a trawler has been taken under tow in the English Channel.
What...
Wheelhouse Crushed in Collision
On March 20, a wheelhouse and the cabin of a smaller vessel was severely damaged after two vessel collided into each other on the...
Pirates Sighted – Attacks on Ships Increase in Gulf of Guinea
The number of pirate attacks has been gradually increasing in the Gulf of Guinea and to add to its woes few pirates have been...
World’s Top 15 Ships Pollutes More than All of the World’s...
By Karl Deeter
Government is gung-ho about wanting us to use electric cars but it's totally silent on the environmental impact of shipping, the reports...
Future of Shipping in the Spotlight
Sustainable use of the oceans, maritime trade, and the digital revolution were some of the issues addressed by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at the...
Electrical Fault In A Vehicle Caused Fire Aboard Car Carrier
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On February 24, 2017, the US-flagged roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vehicle carrier Honor was en route from Southampton, England, to Baltimore, Maryland, when a fire broke...
MPC Scoops Up 6 More Feeder Ships
Ocean vessel owner and operator MPC Container Ships has agreed to acquire six more vessels in two separate deals for a total purchase price...
Leanships: Changing the Tide in Shipbuilding
Imagine you are sailing on a vessel designed to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% and completely eliminate other pollutants, like sulphur or nitrogen oxide.
Believe...
Chinese Diesel to be Shipped ‘West’ in VLCC
In a rare shipment, a diesel cargo will be loaded into a very large crude carrier (VLCC) from a refinery at China’s Tianjin port...
Cargo Ship Nearly Crushes a Tugboat
On March 19, a video surfaced showing a cargo ship colliding with a tugboat and in the process nearly crushing it.
What happened?
The recorded video...
[Watch] Dramatic Boxship Collision
Dozens of containers fell into the sea at the Port of Karachi after a Hapag-Lloyd ship collided with another container vessel.
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21 Containers Fell into the Sea After Two Ships Collide
On March 19, a boxship collided into an another which resulted in multiple containers falling off the vessel.
What happened?
The Hapag-Llyod’s container vessel ‘Tolten’ collided...
Oil Leak and Sea Water Ingress Damage Engine
On March 18, a vessel suffered engine damage following an oil and water leakage in the engine room.
What happened?
The vessel ‘Freifjord’ was enroute from...
1,000 LNG Bunkering Operations by Skangas
Demand for LNG on a rise in Nordics Marine Market. Skangas today announced that it completed 1,000 liquid natural gas (LNG) bunkering operations in 2017,...
MLC 2006 as Amended: Financial Security Requirements
The Maritime Labour Convention have been amended.
Regulation 2.5.2 and Regulation 4.2 are in place now.
These regulation will take care of financial...
Corrosion Control and the Autonomous Ship
The remarkable success of autonomous and remotely-controlled vehicles on land and in the air, and the interest in this technology being shown within the...
Active-fin Stabilisers for Large Vessels
The Brown Brothers Neptun II folding stabilisers for large vessels. Fin area: 4.2 - 22.33 m2, total weight: 36.5 -190 tonnes. The transatlantic liner QUEEN...
Essential Equipment Inspection by Bulk Shipping Operators
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has recently signed two inspection service agreements with experienced dry bulk shipping operators, ESL Shipping and Wagenborg Shipping, to ensure...
