Rigged Tests Haunt Volkswagen After A Decade
Norwegian shipowner, I.M. Skaugen is seeking a $50 million compensation from a marine unit of Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) for rigging performance tests of ship engines...
Oil Spill Research Priorities
The U.S. Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) has approved the Oil Pollution Research & Technology Plan (OPRTP) for FY2015-2021 and selected...
Application Of Laser Technology In Berthing
The E.U.’s Docking Monitor project was concluded in August. Automated port safety systems are improved combining berthing aid with a drift monitoring system using...
South Asian Breakers Preferred despite EU Regulations
As living things age and wither, so do the non-living things. Ships are no exception. The old ships that are not operational anymore are...
Diana Shipping To Go For Charter Contracts
Diana Shipping Inc. has entered into a time charter contract with Swiss Marine Services S.A., Geneva, for a Capesize dry bulk vessels. The gross...
The Art of Writing a Perfect E-mail
E-mail has come to stay, if you like it or not, especially in the business world. The business e-mail traffic accounts for 55% of...
Ways to Reduce Mooring Accidents
Mooring operations are one of the dangerous tasks onboard ships. The dangers associated with mooring operations are very real, regardless of experience. The smallest...
GSI Host IMO-GloBallast Workshop
GSI Hosts IMO-GloBallast Workshop In Duluth
In preparation for the implementation of the Ballast water convention, the Great Ship Initiative (GSI) of the Northeast Midwest...
At-Berth Emissions Reduced By On-Barge Scrubber
The container and cruise ships must significantly reduce at-berth emissions by scrubbing SOx and NOx pollution. Earlier, container ships were plugged into the electrical...
‘Project Forward’ Designs LNG Powered Dry Bulk Carrier
The dry bulk carriers make up a large proportion of the world fleet. The owners are saddled with the responsibility of compliance with lower...
Hercules-2: Zero Emission Marine Engines
Hercules-2, A Horizon 2020 Project Aiming At Zero Emission Marine Engines
The EC Grants has granted a total of €16.8 Million to €25 million, for...
Fire in Product Tanker Engine Room
Product Tanker Sustains Engine Damage Due to Fire
Liberian-flagged oil/chemicals tanker Alia carrying fuel oil set sail from Port of Malta on 4th October toward...
Fire in Splendour of the Seas
Engine Room Fire Contained on “Splendour of the Seas”
In the early hours of Thursday, 22nd, 2015, the Bahamas Flagged passenger ship “The Splendour of...
KORMARINE Conference: Korean Register Wins ‘K-Award’
Korean Register Wins The New ‘K-Award’ At KORMARINE Conference 2015, Korea
The Korean Register (KR) was the recipient of the prestigious new ‘K-Award’ in honour...
[Dramatic Footage] Sinking of a Container Ship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
Watch the video of a cargo ship getting split into two as the high seas pound the vessel in a storm off Tauranga coast. The cargo...
Ad-free YouTube For a Fee
Google had announced YouTube Red, an ad-free Youtube service for $9.99 a month for Android users when it launches in the U.S. next week....
Masked Man Attack School With a Sword
A masked man with a samurai sword attacked and killed a teacher and a pupil at a school in Sweden. It's reported that the...
World’s First LNG-Powered Container Ship Delivered
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has successfully delivered the first LNG-powered container ship the Isla Bella on Oct. 20 to Totem Ocean Trailer...
Reliability Record Achieved in September
Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors provides a new data series high in September, rising by...
Reducing Risks For Cargo Liquefaction
Liquefaction of cargo vessels involve a lot of risks. But, there are mitigating actions to reduce these risks. DNV GL has published a guideline...
