Container Weighing: Do Costs Outweigh Benefits?
Cowen and Co. reveals that the time and complications from the new Ocean Container Weight Rule may boost operating costs from Los Angeles to...
[Watch] Spectacular Launch of LNG-Powered Dry Cargo Ship
Spectacular Launch of LNG-Powered Dry Cargo Ship at Ferus Smit
The cement carrier - MV Ireland was launched sideways by the Dutch shipbuilder...
All You Need To Know About The MRV Regulations!
Monitoring – Review – Verification Process (MRV) – (EU Regulation 2015/757)
Maritime transport is currently the only industry sector not addressed either through the EU...
Grounded Cargo Ship Hits The Sea Bed
Accident
Sinking of a vessel
Date
22nd March 2016
Vessel Type
General cargo ship
Location
North of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia
Casualties/Pollution
Nil
A general cargo ship, carrying 2000 tons of bagged cement, ran aground...
€55,000 Compensation For The Injured Worker!
Philip Vassallo was working on a vessel in the Freeport in 2012 when he fell a height of two metres and sustained grievous injuries....
What Happened at the Condition Based Maintenance Conference – Day 2?
What has Happened at the Condition Based Maintenance Conference - Day 2?
IMarEST - organized a condition based maintenance conference at Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium...
[Watch] World’s ‘largest’ Aircraft Set for Takeoff
Airlander 10: World's 'largest' Aircraft Set For Takeoff
The world's largest aircraft, an airship spanning more than six double-decker buses, is set to make...
Finally Disappearance Of Navy Ship Mystery Solved
Finally Disappearance Of USS Conestoga Navy Ship Mystery Solved
NOAA and the U.S. Navy investigators have finally confirmed the discovery of a USS Conestoga (AT...
Grounded Bulker Closely Monitored For Pollution
USCG Monitors Grounded Bulker With Significant Damage For Pollution
The U.S. Coast Guard's Thirteenth District is monitoring the grounded bulker, which shows significant damage to...
Cargo Ships – A New Tsunami Detection & Warning Methodology
Researchers from the University of Hawaii partners with Matson and Maersk Shipping and the World Ocean Council to forecast Tsunami by Cargo ships.
The current...
Panama Canal Drought Causes Draught Restrictions
The Panama Canal authorities have decided to impose draft restrictions for all vessels from mid-April to ensure safe operation. The reason is that El...
Hyundai Heavy Industries Develops High Flame-Retarding Insulation For LPG Cargo Tank
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder, announced today it developed the world’s first flame-retarding insulation for LPG cargo tank in cooperation with...
High Cetane Index! What to do?
Here is an interesting story - though it is technical, sure this will be a worthy read.
One of the newly joined technical superintendents received...
IMO: Mandatory Requirements On Periodic Servicing And Maintenance Of Lifeboats and...
Draft mandatory requirements relating to maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear were...
Cargo Ship Slammed Into The Piers Of Bridge Under Construction
A dry cargo ship hits the piers of the bridge under construction in the Kerch Strait on 19th March 2016.
The pier number 80 was...
Gravel Bulker Listed Off Norway After Grounding
The bulker developed a list after running aground off the coast of Sumarsoyna on Tuesday.
Incident
Grounding
Date
22nd March 2016
Vessel type
Bulker
Location
Off the Norwegian island of Sumarsøyna, Outer...
[Watch] The Burning House Where Roger Agnelli’s Plane Crashed
Agnelli, his wife and two of his children were among seven killed when his aircraft slammed into the building around 18:20 GMT on...
[Watch] The Making Of A Massive Oil Tanker!
On this clip from Science Channel's "How It's Made," find out how some of the massive parts of an oil tanker are assembled.
Disclaimer: This...
Freighter Sank In Lake Superior Killing Entire Crew
SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Superior storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of...
MAN Makes Vessel Gas Ready
Man Diesel & Turbo outguns a solution that allows liquid fueled marine vessels to convert to gaseous fuel operation later.
The modern exhaust-emission limits have...