Conformance of Equipment Maintenance Procedures and Intervals
The Lessons Learnt from Marine Accident Investigations was published in The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) SAFER SEAS DIGEST 2017. In this article, we...
Denmark: Sulfur Down by 50%, ECA Compliance Rate 95%
Sulfur in the air over Denmark has significantly reduced following the tighter sulfur cap in the Baltic Sea emissions control area (ECA) from the...
WiO – Sensor that Monitors Dissolved Water Content in Oil
New Smart ‘Water in Oil’ Sensor aids ship operators to limit engine corrosion risk proactively.
Smart WiO Sensor monitors percentage humidity by...
80% Weather and 20% Others for Voyage Optimisation
Modern container ships grow more susceptible to the elements of nature due to large size.
International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) stats hold...
[Watch] A Dive on the Wreck of the Schiedam
The Schiedam was wrecked in 1684 off the coast of Cornwall while carrying arms, tools and other goods from Tangier in North Africa to...
Ralph Wenninger Responsible for Sinking 98 Ships
David Barnicoat has written about the historic German U-boat which sank 98 ships in World War 1 in his latest article published in Falmouth...
U.S. Flag Vessel Safety
On October 1, the occasion was marked three years since the tragic sinking of the M/V El Faro ranked as one of the worst...
Will VLCCs Lead the Tanker Market to Recovery?
In recent times the tanker market has shown some signs of improvement and through-out the industry there has been a sense of positivity, in...
Maersk, CMA, MSC, Hapag and ONE Establish Container Shipping Association
According to media reports, a five company nexus is being formed to pave the way for digitalization, standardization and interoperability in the container shipping...
Pirates Attack Vessel
Duty officer on board a Singapore- flagged vessel noticed suspicious men skiff 2 men in Gulf of Aden.
What happened?
While sailing, the duty officer on...
No Root Cause Found for Bunker Contamination and Related Engine Failures
The CIMAC Fuels working group, gave the below statement on 10 Nov 2018, to update the marine industry on how, as specialists, they see...
Win this Container Ship from Guinness World Records 2019
Guinness World Records asks a question: What weighs more than 20,000 tonnes, can carry thousands of tonnes of cargo and is equivalent in length...
Wärtsilä’s Lock Entry Assist System Aids Damage to Vessels
Wärtsilä and CSL group comes together to build a lock entry assist system.
The technology to assist ships into the waterway locks...
Why We Love these Ocean Carriers
Latest blockchain technology and satellite communications is helping Sealand to track shipments and monitor cargo.
OOCL is using big data and machine learning...
15-20 LNG Tankers Floating in Asian Waters
Key highlights:
Around 15 to 20 LNG tankers are sailing in the Asian waters
Among them, most the LNG tankers are based in Singapore,...
Langh Tech to Deliver 10 Scrubbers for the Greek Market
Langh Tech has secured a large contract for the delivery of 10 vessels to be fitted with scrubber systems for Bulk Carriers and Product...
Ship Inspections: Preparing for Brexit
On November 14, the member states' ambassadors gave the presidency a mandate to negotiate with the European Parliament an amendment to rules on the...
Bulker Report – Weekly Highlights
The bulk report specifying the crucial weekly highlights have been rounded up which includes Capesize rates, Panamax and Supramax market, and handysize rates.
Capesize
It was a...
Container Rate Development: 2018 Year-to-Date Trans-Pacific
In 2018, the US trades have been primarily dominated by the trade war with China which has increased the rates in a significant manner.
Key...
ClassNK and TÜV Rheinland Sign Partnership Agreement
Class NK and TÜV Rheinland are up for a new partnership after the successful wind turbine certification, and test and product certification stint...
