Vessel Detained with Hole in the Hull

On October 6, a general cargo ship "Crownbreeze" was detained in the port of Södra Mönsterås after it had berthed at Mönsterås Port Jatterson. The...

Tsunami of Regulations Dominates Intercargo Discussions

Under the weight of coping with a tsunami of regulations, more dry cargo ship owners are turning to Intercargo in record numbers for support. Ships...

Four Seafarers Fall from Vessel in Nain

One person is in a St. John's hospital after four crew members fell from the Northern Ranger in Nain on Wednesday afternoon. Nunatsiavut Marine (NMI),...

Wärtsilä Acquires Marine Technology Group Guidance Marine

Wärtsilä has purchased global marine technology company Guidance Marine for an undisclosed sum. Guidance Marine was established in 1991 and is primarily focused on the...

Oil Recycler Ecoslops Eyes UK Market

French technology firm Ecoslops is looking at the UK as a possible next location for its oil recycling business. Chief executive of the company, Vincent...

Hard-type Ecolock Protective Coating to the Hull

Subsea Industries has applied its hard-type Ecolock protective coating to the hull of a 26,320m³ floating storage and regasification (FSRU) unit nearing completion at...

Measures to Improve Safety and Environmental Performance

Major industry developments and concerns were addressed at the first Green Award – GARD conference held on 28 September, 2017, in Athens, Greece. Ship managers,...

Cosco Delivers Appomattox Hull

The Appomattox hull is the largest and heaviest cargo transported to date by Cosco's fleet of semi-submersible heavy lift vessels. Ensuring safe delivery of the...

MEC Ship of the Year Unveiled

Editor Martyn Wingrove reveals why this year’s MEC Ship of the Year blazes a trail for the future in ship satcoms. We were so impressed...

DeltaBreaker – A Timely Development for Inland Waterways

Increasing the utilisation of inland waterways is currently a hot topic, especially in Central Europe. Climate change and environmental protection are also at the...

Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Mexico Due to Strong Winds

On October 10, a cruise ship reportedly ran aground after the vessel broke away from its moorings due to a storm. What happened? The cruise ship...

[Watch] Crimean Tanker Fired Off the Coast of Libya

The tanker, which belonged to the Crimean company and went under the flag of the Comoros, was fired off the coast of Libya, as...

Morale Down! Sailor Says Ship’s a Floating Prison

Morale aboard a US warship operating in the Pacific reached such a low ebb that one sailor described serving aboard the ship as being...

[Watch] USS John S McCain Prepared Onload to MV Treasure

Timelapse video showing the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S McCain (DDG 56) being moved in preparation for on load to the heavy lift...

Water Heritage Connect! Mariners Guide to Good Night’s Sleep

By Derek Ellard Tired? Want to get a decent night's sleep? You need to reconnect with your ancient water heritage, says ship builder and meditation instructor Derek...

ExxonMobil Survey Reveals Multi-fuel Future for Sulphur Cap

A marine industry survey conducted by ExxonMobil finds that the route to compliance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 0.5% global sulphur cap...

Seal Repairs Keep Semi-Sub on Hire

Underwater Repairs To Twelve Sterntube Seals Keeps Semi-Submerisble On-Hire An underwater mobile dock, mobdock, was installed to provide repair technicians with a dry environment in...

Watch Out for Dangerous Fire Ants

In the 2015 movie "Ant-Man," Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) develops an armored suit that can shrink someone to the size of an ant...

Competent and Well-trained Crews: The Only Way to Safety

Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) can improve safety performance onboard. It is a systematic process to identify, measure and positively impact the unsafe individual behaviour...

YSA Design Vision for Fast-changing Cruise Market

Strong design vision and comprehensive project management capabilities will be essential ingredients if the cruise industry is to capitalize on fast-changing passenger demographics and...