MAN Diesel & Turbo Achieves 10,000th TCR Turbochargers Milestone!

MAN Diesel & Turbo Achieves Major TCR Milestone 10,000th delivery celebrated 12 years after introduction MAN & Diesel Turbo, Augsburg reports that it recently delivered the...

First ABB Digital Application for MXP Turbocharger Self-service Maintenance

Digital application enables crew onboard maintenance during sailing The first digital application for condition-based maintenance of an ABB turbocharger has been developed for the new...

Boom and Bust: History of the Crude Tanker Industry

The BDTI (Baltic Dirty Tanker Index) always has wild fluctuations. In the past, it rose as high as 3,000 in 2004 and as low as...

Japan Night Held at SMM 2016

Japan Night was held September 5, 2016, coinciding with the SMM 2016 maritime trade fair, conference and exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. Did you subscribe for...

Can the Wärtsilä’s Sea-Master Save Cost?

New Wärtsilä Sea-Master system uses digital technology to maximise uptime and reduce lifecycle costs of vessel shaft lines Wärtsilä launches Wärtsilä Sea-Master system for monitoring the...

What Can Go Wrong? A Cyber Guidance For Crews

What Can go Wrong? A Cyber Guidance for Crews Mfame Team thank the Shipowners Club and Steven Jones FRSA, specialist in maritime affairs, consultant and...

OnBoard Potential Cyber hazards Checker from DNV GL

DNV GL launches Recommended Practice to enhance the cyber security of maritime assets What are the best options for securing remote connections on ship and...

Zika Alert: China Changes Vessel Inspection Rule

China modifies inspection rule aimed at Zika The U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service said China has decided that vessels originating from the United States, other than...

LNG For Ships: New Projects and Partnerships Takes Shape

On September 6, a joint development project (JDP) has taken shape with Lloyd’s Register (LR), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD)...

Shipper Bankruptcy Creates Havoc

Hanjin's bankruptcy and the shock waves that followed have been felt all across the Pacific coast.  Hanjin controls 8% of Trans-Pacific trade volume, most...

Good Samaritans Rescue 26 People from Sinking Vessel

Good Samaritans helped rescue 21 passengers and five crew members from a sinking fishing boat that crashed into rocks early Saturday morning near the...

Want to Use Expanded Canal? Tankers Need Modifications

Tankers Expected to Undergo Changes to fit in the Expanded Canal On August 21, the tanker Aegean Unity built in 2016 flying the Greek flag...

[Watch] Wave from Cruise Ship Sinks Boats, Destroys Pier

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior The Carnival Vista – Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship, on departure from its berth in Messina, Sicily on Sunday, – damaged a concrete boat...

[Watch] Aquadrones in the Port of Rotterdam

Bulker Aground in Lake Superior “Innovation flows through Rotterdam, like the water through the Maas,” a poetic entrepreneur once said.  That is definitely true....

Drone Port: Would you Like to See the Drones in Action...

Water drone is Rotterdam’s latest port innovation Rotterdam has always been a port of pioneers.  Originating from the ‘insane’ plan of Pieter Caland to build...

Captains Take Their Hats Off to Him

A piece of cloth and a pair of sharp scissors are all Mr Ken Chow needs to carve out the parts of a ship...

DNV GL Signs Ecoship Collaboration Agreement

Peace Boat and DNV GL sign Ecoship collaboration agreement At the SMM trade fair today, Peace Boat, the Japan-based international non-profit NGO, and classification society...

Repairing Fuel Pipe with Fuel Under Pressure Kills Crew

Summary This reports the MAIB’s investigation into a fire in the engine room of the dredger Arco Avon while the vessel was loading a sand...

“Qi” for Safety and Sustainability of Vessels

Green Award and RightShip work together for quality shipping The Green Award Foundation and RightShip increase collaboration to promote safe, sustainable shipping. Green Award Executive Director...

500-year-old Skulls from Mary Rose Shipwreck Goes Online in 3D

For the first time, 3D models of skulls and other artefacts from the 1545 wreck of English King Henry VIII's warship were exhibited online...