Freeing the Seafarers from Unending Paperwork – Frank Coles
A message from Frank Coles, CEO of Transas on the International Day of the Seafarer
On this day of recognition, I would like to...
A Future View of Large Tankers
By Cmdr E. Platt
By then, the largest ships were around 230,000 dwt, but it was thought conceivable that future supertankers could reach the 1...
The Crooks Are Smarter Than We Are
By John Lohr
Summary
Bernie didn't invent securities fraud. There is a lot of history before him (and after him). Let's look at a brief history of...
Asia Tankers-VLCC Rates Supported by Floating Storage
by Keith Wallis
Trafigura hires five VLCCs to store oil; short-term storage a profitable play.
Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) could creep higher...
Missing Cruise Ship Nanny ‘Had Sex With Man in Front of...
Newly emerged police notes claim missing cruise ship worker Rebecca Coriam had sex with a male crew member in front of her on-board female...
Ballast Water Management: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease?
By Marco Monteverde
The 8 September 2017, the Ballast Water Management Entry Into Force, is fast approaching. While it defines a new approach to solve the...
World’s First Remote-controlled Commercial Ship Demonstrated
A captain from the global towage operater Svitzer was able to steer a 28 metre-long tug through Copenhagen Harbour, dock and undock at a...
Finding Calm in the Storm: The Best Time to Adjust Strategy
OVERVIEW
There are ups and there are downs. Cyclical industries are characterized by factors sometimes out of their control.
Take energy: the industry was riding high...
Does UK Gas Storage Closure Increase Reliance on Divertable LNG?
The closure of the UK’s main seasonal gas storage facility, Rough, could reduce LNG deliveries to the UK in future summers but increase them...
7 Tips on Hazards of Mooring Line Snap-Back
Introduction:
A deck officer in charge of the forward mooring party on board a very large liquid natural gas (LNG) carrier was seriously injured when...
No Crew in Cargo Ships Pilot House While Freighter Collided
According to tracking data that emerged in the course of the investigation. The Philippines-flagged freighter that struck the USS Fitzgerald off the coast of...
Cargo Ship Crew Member Found Dead Inside Cabin
A crew member of a cargo ship docked in Manila Bay was found dead inside the vessel cabin early Saturday morning.
What happened?
A report by...
Tankers and Bulkers Top Priority Among Ship Owners
Meanwhile, market sources have indicated that since the start of 2017 and up until the early part of June, Greek owners have poured a...
Why a U.S. Destroyer Failed to Dodge a Cargo Ship?
There should have been lookouts on watch on the port, starboard and stern of the destroyer Fitzgerald — sailors scanning the horizon with binoculars...
Seafarer Killed in Four-storey Fall Onboard Malta Ship
A Filipino seafarer fell to his death while his crew was preparing to refuel his ship at Malta Freeport, reports said.
A report says the seafarer...
Wagenborg Sets New Standard with EasyMax
‘Easy to build, easy to operate, easy to load’ have been the guiding principles for Wagenborg’s new class of home-grown multipurpose carrier, writes David...
Time to End Ship Smoke
In 2016, the IMO announced that the effective date for the reduction of marine fuel sulphur (“S”) will be 2020. Under the new global...
3 Inventions that are Changing the Face of Shipping
The PortXL accelerator programme helps (frequently young) entrepreneurs to make their innovative concept a success. Three new talents tell us how their ideas will...
New Details Emerge in USS Fitzgerald Collision Investigation Case
Five of the seven Navy sailors who died aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald when it collided with a cargo ship off the east...
New Hyper Bullet Train Ready to Roll
A new 'hyper bullet train' which could transport commuters from Canberra to Melbourne in only 10 minutes may be possible in a matter of...
