CMA CGM Postpones Megaships to the U.S. West Coast
Benjamin Franklin, mega ship of CGM SA, will no longer sail between Asia and the West Coast. Instead a smaller vessel, the Leo, will...
World’s First LNG Fueled Bulk Barriers Gets Energy Efficiency and Sustainability...
Direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generator solution for world’s first LNG fueled handysize bulk carriers
Finland's ESL Shipping at the Qingshan Shipyard in China has ordered...
Graf Zeppelin: German Aircraft Carrier
The Graf Zeppelin was a German aircraft carrier. Graf Zeppelin was the lead ship in a class of two carriers of the same name...
Boxship Collided with a Tanker off Ningbo
On May 6, the boxship "Cosco Fukuyama" reportedly collided with a product tanker GAO CHENG 2 in Xiashimen Channel, Ningbo-Zhoushan port. The boxship sustained...
Singapore-flagged Vessel Saved by Indonesian Navy
On receiving information about an hijack attempt on a Singaporean cargo vessel MV Hai Soon 12 in the Tanjung Puting waters of South Kalimantan,...
How to Ship Calcium Hypochlorite – a Guide from CINS –...
Guidelines for the Carriage of Calcium Hypochlorite in Containers
1. CARGO ISSUES
1.1. Hazardous Properties of Calcium Hypochlorite
This chemical is a white or yellowish solid that...
18th-Century Cargo Ship of the Dutch East India Company
The Amsterdam was an 18th-century cargo ship of the Dutch East India Company. She was on her maiden voyage from the Netherlands to Java...
Norovirus Strikes British Cruise Ship! Hundreds have Fallen ill
Nearly 252 of 919 passengers on board the Balmoral cruise ship have fallen ill with the gastrointestinal condition norovirus, since leaving the UK -...
How a Supply Vessel turned to a $62 Million Luxury Yacht!
Footprints Of Innovation: A Cargo Ship To A Million Dollar Yacht
The Kilkea, $62 million yacht that will be built from a cargo ship, is...
[Watch] A Cruise Ship on Fire
A Cruise Ship on fire
Watch a Cruise ship with 36 international tourists burst into flames in a seaport in the northern province of...
Wärtsilä to Power UK’s First Dual-Fuel New Build Vessels
The first ever UK domestic dual-fuelled new build vessels will feature fully integrated Wärtsilä propulsion machinery packages. Wärtsilä will also supply extended engineering and...
First IMO Tier III Compliant Wärtsilä X72 Engine with Pre-turbocharger SCR...
Under IMO’s MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation 13 on oxides of nitrogen, Tier III limits apply in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) for engines in ships...
GE Steps into Container Shipping – Triple E’s to become more...
GE Enters the Container Ship Industry, Equipping Maersk Line’s 2nd Generation Triple-E Vessels with Technology, Improving Fuel Efficiency and Operational Flexibility
The Contract Marks GE’s...
Well Trained Merchant Navy Student Joins Terror Group!
Ships to Become Terror Targets? Merchant Navy Student Joins Terror Group!
Kuwaiti-born Ali Alosaimi trained on a Merchant Navy course in Britain reportedly joined the...
Can Thermal Imaging spot Cargo Hold Fires?
Thermal Imaging Helped to Contain Fire Aboard a Cargo Ship
On Friday, thermal imaging helped to spot and contain fire on a cargo ship that...
Can a Political Crisis Close Strait of Hormuz and South China...
Last week, Iran had threatened to close oil shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important maritime choke points,...
Master Dead – Due To an Unsafe Rescue Attempt from an...
There is a huge buzz happening when it comes to the marine environment, especially with MEPC 69 concluding just a couple of weeks ago....
Seafarer on a Cargo Ship was Medevaced by the U.S. Coast...
Coast Guard Medevacs Man 110 Miles East of Virginia Beach
The Coast Guard medevaced a man on Saturday from a motor vessel about 110 miles...
[Watch] Thrilling Medevac Operation by USCG Off Virginia Beach
Watch a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevacing a man 110 miles east of Virginia Beach, Va., May 7, 2016. U.S. Coast...
SpaceX Makes One More Perfect Ship Landing
Early Friday, SpaceXs’ booster successfully landed on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, minutes after a 1:21 am launch after delivering a Japanese communications...
