Shifting Sands in Britain Reveal a 100-year-old Shipwreck
The SS Hjordis will not Stay Buried
By Eric Grundhauser
As the sands off the coast of Blakeney Harbour in Norfolk, England continue to shift under...
Anchor-Loss: Root cause of Many Groundings & Collisions
Anchor-loss
Loss of anchor is one of the top five reasons for many groundings and collisions and associated claims.
Anchor and chain loss can often lead...
[Watch] Anchor Awareness
Watch the anchor awareness video that looks at the essential aspects of anchoring and the technical issues related to anchor loss identified in the...
The Bigger the Ships, the Fewer the Trips
The World is comprised of vast area with an enormous place and the people living there is in dire need of fuels like natural...
Industries Crack Cardinal Coatings Problem
Subsea Industries’ investment in R&D has resulted in a coating that reduces fuel consumption by 40% and keeps seas completely clean (photo: Subsea Industries)
Subsea...
2nd Bunker Barge Fitted with Mass Flow Meter in Hong Kong...
ExxonMobil recently announced that it has fitted a second bunker vessel ‘Anelly’ in Hong Kong with an independently accredited mass flow meter (MFM) system.
This...
CO2 Poisoning Aboard a Container Ship Kills 1 and Poisons 3!
On Aug. 12, Carbon Dioxide fumes on board a container ship “Captain Tsarev” killed one and poisoned three others at Brest port, France. The...
Heavy Weights on board
For the shipping company Hapag-Lloyd's, there seems to be no upper limit for transporting ultra-heavy goods. This includes very heavy propellers for container ships,...
Greek Cargo Ship Collides and Sinks Chinese Vessel in East China...
On August 11, a Chinese fishing boat sank after colliding with a Greek cargo ship in waters near the Diaoyu Islands in the East...
5 Fun Facts: The New Panama Canal Gates
The recently-opened Panama Canal expansion has tripled the maximum vessel-size able to pass through, and with this in mind, PTI with the help of...
Selektope: Breakthrough Antifouling Ingredient Launched
Selektope® Enters Antifoulings Mainstream via Chugoku
SEAFLO NEO range
The first branded marine coatings to feature the breakthrough antifouling ingredient Selektope® have been launched by...
Inside the Port of Los Angeles’s Cyber Command Center
PCMag went to San Pedro, south of Los Angeles, to get a look at the port and its Cyber Command Center.
Maritime policing is full...
Extended Panama Canal: How Alabama is Impacted?
Expansion of the Panama Canal Already Impacting Mobile?
By Steve Alexander
The expanded Panama Canal opened for commercial ships in late June.
Alabama State Port Authority Director...
[Watch] Coast Guard Medevacs Citizen of India from Tanker Offshore Oah
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
The Coast Guard medevaced a 45-year-old citizen of India from an oil tanker 12 miles south of Oahu, Wednesday.
An...
[Watch] 400-year-old Shipwreck found Off Florida Coast
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
Divers off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida discovered a 400-year-old shipwreck that they believe may have belonged to...
Chief Engineer & First Engineer of an Oil Tanker Plead guilty...
On August 11, the chief engineer and the first assistant engineer of an oil tanker pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that they...
Tips to Reduce P&I and H&M Claims
Claims at a Glance is intended as a tool to reduce the frequency of incidents for both P&I and H&M claims.
It is clear that...
Interview with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement – Ships Meeting the Most Stringent...
June 2016, MFAME published a news about three Bernhard Schulte Ships Outperforms in Meeting the Most Stringent Environmental Standards. In line with that, MFAME...
Bunkering Tanker’s Engine Room Caught Fire
On August 9, a bunkering tanker "Corina” caught fire in its engine room at berth of Nijverheid in IJssel, Netherlands. The SBB fire fighting team...
Woman: Cruise Worker Threatens ‘I Want to Rape You’
Gina Clark from Brandon, Florida, was angry after a ship worker on a recent Bahamas Paradise cruise told her he wanted to rape her....