Can Coatings Increase Asset Value ?
Vessel coatings – protecting your assets from environmental corrosion
UK P&I Club, in conjunction with marine coating consultants Safinah, advise on the importance of hull...
Panama Sees Shorter Transit Times, More Transit Slots
Transit times in the Panama Canal have shortened following the June 2016 opening of its expansion.
Average vessel transit times decreased by about two hours...
Innovative Hybrid Propulsion for Hurtigruten Expedition Ships
“Hybrid propulsion on large ships is possible, today,” says Daniel Skjeldam, CEO of Hurtigruten, as Rolls-Royce announces an innovative equipment package for the Norwegian...
MAN Powers Antarctic Icebreaker
MAN Diesel & Turbo has been selected to supply the main engines to a new, icebreaking, supply-and-research vessel for the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)....
Fatigue Can Jeopardize Seafaring
Senior members from shipmanagement industry body InterManager met in a crewing event where they highlighted the growing problems of fatigue at sea.
Captain Kuba Szymanski,...
Magic Pipe: Ship Owners Penalized for Sludge Cover-Up
On November 23, U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ordered two German shipping companies that owned and operated the cargo ship “Nils B” to jointly...
Towing Line Breaks, Aframax Tanker Allides with Pier
The Aframax tanker Delta Pioneer allided with dolphin No 6 at Berth 1 in Primorsk Port, Russia. The vessel was maneuvering to berth at...
Resurgence of Somali Pirate Attacks After Attack on Tanker
As the chemical tanker CPO Korea passed the coast of Somalia late last month, security personnel aboard the ship noticed a blue-hulled skiff rapidly...
Could a Large Tanker Knock Out Second Narrows Bridge?
Could a large tanker knock out Vancouver’s Second Narrows Bridge? That’s the concern of a group of engineers who say tankers serving Kinder Morgan’s...
[Watch] Close Encounter of Oil Tankers with Second Narrows Bridge
With the expanded Kinder Morgan pipeline possibly nearing approval, a group of engineers says we should be worried about more than oil spills off...
Emergency Tug Axeing was Right, Coastguard Says at Transocean Winner Hearing
The boss of the UK Coastguard insisted last night that the decision to withdraw an emergency tug from the west coast of Scotland had...
Subsea Industries Opens UK Office
SUBSEA INDUSTRIES OPENS UK OFFICE AS PART OF WORLDWIDE EXPANSION AND RECRUITMENT DRIVE
Subsea Industries has strengthened its presence in the UK’s maritime and...
A New Wave of Maritime Threats Analysis
Forecast
Piracy will continue to decline worldwide.
However, maritime threats will still pose a considerable challenge to global shipping companies, especially in waterways in unstable regions.
If...
PERFECt LNG Fuelled Container Ship Project
PERFECt LNG fuelled container ship project: moves into the second phase
The PERFECt container ship project has accelerated. Rebecca Moore spoke to key partners, including...
ITIC Warning on the Price to be Paid for Misreading Tariffs
International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) says the misreading of tariffs in shipping documentation is a common cause of costly claims.
ITIC cites the case of...
COLREG Neglect! Tanker Collides with a Container Ship
On November 20, due to the negligence of duty officers, delayed maneuvering, resulted in collision between the crude carrier UACC Shams and container ship...
Most Expensive Ship Breaks Down in Panama Canal
On November 21, the most expensive destroyer ever built for the US navy suffered an engineering problem in the Panama Canal and had to...
Woman Awarded IMO Award for Bravery
Seven fishermen owe Captain Radhika Menon their lives.
After their engine failed and their anchor was lost off the coast of India's Andhra Pradesh state...
[Watch] $4 Billion Ship Breaks Down
US Navy stealth destroyer Zumwalt was left stranded at the former US Naval Station Rodman near Rousseau, Tuesday, after the ship reportedly suffered an...
Piracy Alert! Japanese Cargo Ship Attacked
On November 20, a Japanese cargo ship “Kumiai Shagang” reportedly came under attack from suspected rebels or pirates in the Sulu Sea near Tawi-Tawi...
