Improper Tightening of a Pipe Plug Caused Engine Room Fire
NTSB released a report about the fire onboard the vehicle carrier Alliance St. Louis. The vehicle carrier Alliance St. Louis was under way from...
IMarEST CEO Appointed to Government Maritime 2050 Panel
David Loosley - Chief Executive of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology - has been appointed to a maritime panel by Transport...
Ship Firm Oldendorff Halts Guyana Operation
German shipping group Oldendorff Carriers stops its business in Guyana, shortly after the United States blacklisted Russian aluminum producer Rusal, which has a plant...
[Watch] Coast Guard to Remove 1,500 Gallons of Fuel From Burnt...
The Coast Guard is performing fuel removal and salvage operations for a fishing vessel on Thursday that caught fire on Wednesday near Eureka, reports...
Vessel Stuck in Compressed Ice Near Marquette
On 20th April, the Kaye E. Barker vessel which was stuck in compressed ice since Wednesday, was freed. Presently it is at the Upper...
Rotterdam Into Nor Lines’ Flexible LNG-powered Service Network
From June 1, Samskip subsidiary Nor Lines will include calls at Rotterdam for the first time in its weekly multipurpose liner service connecting to...
Monitoring Wash Water from Scrubbers
A company specialising in water monitoring will give a presentation on “Monitoring Waste Wash Water from Scrubbers” at the Sulphur Cap 2020 Conference, 17-18...
Reduce Ship Accidents with STM in ECDIS
The ECDIS validation project created by EU part-funded STM (Sea Traffic Management) aims to reduce the workload for crew members and also decreases the...
Cargo Vessel Detained on Court Order
On April 9, a cargo vessel was detained at a port in India for misappropriate finance in business transactions.
What happened?
The cargo vessel ‘MV Theometor’...
Gold Galleon Hackers Target Maritime Shipping Industry
Researchers have found that Nigerian hacking ring, targets on maritime shipping firms to try and steal millions of dollars on an annual basis, reports...
Huge Disruptions Coming with 2020 Low-sulfur Shipping Rule – IEA
The shipping industry and oil refineries are not doing enough to prepare for new rules cutting the amount of sulfur that vessels can emit...
[Watch] 2.5 Million Bricks Makes The World’s Largest LEGO Ship
In recent Guinness World Record News, a Hong Kong tourism company has made its mark by making a large scale LEGO replica ship, celebrating...
Lukoil Plans to Produce up to 480,000 mt/year of 0.5% Sulfur...
According to a news report published in Platts, the Russian oil company Lukoil is planning to produce 30,000-40,000 mt/month, or 360,000-480,000 mt/year, of 0.5%...
Diana’s Time Charter Contract
Diana Shipping Inc has agreed to extend their present time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, for one of its Capesize dry bulk...
Baltic Dry Indices: Week 15 Technical Commentary
HANDYSIZE
For Week 15 the Handysize Index gave us a gap down and a 10-point fall to close at 628. Being firmly into our support ideas...
16 Sailors Stranded Off UAE for Over a Year
Fifteen Indian sailors and one Pakistani seafarer are stranded onboard a tanker 15 miles off the UAE due to a legal dispute involving the...
Lifeline Ship to Return as Anti-piracy Armory
The RMS St. Helena, deemed as Britain’s last working postal ship for nearly three decades has been provided with a new leash of life.
The...
Ship with Drunken Master Detained in Great Belt
On April 17, a cargo vessel was detained when it was approaching the Great Belt, Denmark.
What happened?
The general cargo ship ‘Rix Partner’ was detained...
Crane Booms Collapsed and Sent People into the Water
On April 17, a crane boom collapsed during loading operation sending four people crashing into the water.
What happened?
Two cranes ‘HEBO Lift 2’ and ‘Lastdrager...
Why Do We Need New Rules on Shipping Emissions?
After contentious negotiations for a week by 173 member countries of the U.N. International Maritime Organization (IMO), it has been agreed to cut emissions...
