New Guidelines on Cybersecurity Issues Addressed by BIMCO
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) released a new version of its Guidelines for Cyber Security Onboard Ships manual just a week after...
NYK Blue Jay Named 2016 Ship of the Year
The 14,000 TEU containership NYK Blue Jay has been named the 2016 Ship of the Year in the Large Cargo Ship category by the...
Ban Heavy Fuel Oil in the Arctic!
Clean Arctic Alliance Welcomes IMO Action on Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Risk
As the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 71) concluded,...
Is Your Bulker 10,000GT and 15 Years or Older? MSA Shall...
China to carry out Special Inspection Campaign for Bulkers
The Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) will carry out a special inspection of internationally trading bulk carriers...
Chinese Ship Detained in Malaysian Waters
A Chinese ship carrying more than 1,000 tonnes of sand illegally mined off Klang has been intercepted by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)...
Fire Due To Loosened Engine Bolts Triggering an Uncontrolled Fuel Spray...
Summary
On September 7, 2015, about 1133 local time, a fire broke out in the engine room aboard cruise ship Carnival Liberty. At the time,...
Tanker Rescue German Sailors from Vessel on Fire
In a concerted effort throughout July 7, and into the early hours of July 8, approximately 80 Citizen Airmen and four aircraft from the...
Captain Dies on Board Oil Tanker
Master of the oil tanker Freight Margie died on board the ship while it was anchored some seven nautical miles off the Port of...
[Watch] Containership Hits the Berth Off Taiwan
The containership APL Jeddah has hit the berth at the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung as the ship was leaving the port, data provided by...
Sarnia Firefighter Injured in Ship Fire
A Sarnia firefighter was taken to hospital after being injured Thursday evening while helping fight a fire in the galley of a ship at...
[Watch] Did Tanker Shipping & Trade Get Owners a Reprieve at...
by Edwin Lampert
Tanker Shipping & Trade editor Edwin Lampert says that a perfect storm of regulation and implementation for tanker operators may have been...
The Efficiency of New Ships is Falling, CE Delft Study Shows
Recent improvements in the design efficiency of new ships went into reverse last year, a new independent study has found. According to the CE...
Time to Buy Beaten Down Korean Shipbuilding Companies?
When you’ve hit rock bottom, the only way is up.
The proverb could be aptly applied to the sunken shares of Korean shipbuilding companies, argues...
ClassNK Report: Ships Detained by PSC with Deficiencies Found on Board
Leading classification society ClassNK has released its annual report on Port State Control. The report aims to assist ship operators and management companies in...
[Watch] Women’s Role in Ships Project Growing
Denise Watters felt a stab of nerves as she walked into Irving’s Halifax Shipyard to begin her new job as a welder.
While she worried...
[Watch] ShipArrestor Demonstration
Footage from the Factory Acceptance Test of the ShipArrestor in New Zealand, 2014.
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Why Cruise Ships are Plagued by Sexual Assault Issues
Cruise ships are frequently referred to as “floating cities,” with their passengers having access to everything from movie theaters to comedy clubs and on-board...
ShipArrestor Protects Coastlines When Ships Lose Power
Oslo, Norway, headquartered salvage technology specialist Miko Marine AS has delivered an improved and upgraded version of its ShipArrestor system to the Norwegian Coastal...
Scrubber to be Developed by GE Power and Fincantieri
GE Power and shipbuilder Fincantieri are to develop an emission control system for cruise vessels to enable compliance with IMO’s 0.5% cap on fuel...
Auxiliary Boiler Explosion on Board The Container Ship
UK MAIB issued a safety bulletin, regarding the investigation of an auxiliary boiler explosion on board the container ship “Manhattan Bridge” to highlight that...
