Stopping the Bumps and Bangs
Alex Hughes finds out why anti-collision technology is a must for all terminals and not just for the obvious safety benefits.
Industry professionals are virtually...
[Watch] Dolphin Knocks Down a Paddleboarder
A video showing a stand-up paddleboarder getting knocked down by a dolphin in Australia has surfaced online. Footage shows Andrew Hill paddling off the...
Military Plane with Nine Aboard Crashes in Georgia
On 2nd May, a cargo plane crash was reported in the Savannah area of Georgia which killed 5 people, says a report published in...
It’s an Inert Gas System
Inert gas system: A system of preventing any explosion in the cargo tanks of a tanker by replacing the cargo, as it is pumped out,...
Aggressive Tanker Scrapping – Why Now?
Rates for crude tankers have been abysmal due to an oversupply of vessels.
Demo prices have been on an upward climb for quite...
Head-To-Head Survey: Wärtsilä (WRTBY) vs. Its Competitors
Wärtsilä is one of 20 publicly-traded companies in the “Special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors?...
Maersk Approves Six Tanker Newbuilds
A report published in the MaerskTankers says, that the Maersk Product Tankers’ board of directors has approved the order of six of ten LR2...
Baltic Index Falls on Broad Retreat
According to the latest report, the Baltic Index has fallen for the 4th consecutive time on Tuesday, hurt by weaker rates across all vessel...
Enhanced Hazcheck Restrictions Portal Ready for DG Booking
Exis Technologies, with the support of leading shipping and freight insurers, TT Club and UK P&I Club, is announcing its next phase of implementation...
Can You Name this Ship Part?
Watch out here for the right answers and the winners. Please provide your profile picture and a brief about you to be featured here.
If...
IMO Strategy on GHG Phase Out as a Matter of Urgency
Nations meeting at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London have adopted an initial strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions...
Maersk – Ban Non-compliant Ships! Sulfur Cap to Raise Bunker Costs
The upcoming implementation of restrictions on sulfur emissions in marine fuels can potentially jack up the fuel costs for the shipping industry by a...
Ballast-free LNG Carrier Project Kicks Off Phase II
GTT, Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) today launched the second phase of their “30,000m³ B-FREE LNG carrier” Joint Development Project...
MISC Group Receives MOSS-Type LNG Carrier
Global maritime solutions and services provider MISC Group has received Seri Cemara, which is the last in the series of five MOSS-type Liquefied Natural...
Fire Causes Poisoning in Ship’s Hold
An investigation has been launched into an incident where six workers were admitted to a hospital as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.
What happened?
On...
Container: Fragility Beneath the Surface
The world of shipping is a business sector with an ancient tradition, whose origins go back to the time when men took to the sea for...
ClassNK Wins Technical Innovation Award at Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia 2018
Leading classification society ClassNK received the Technical Innovation Award at Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia 2018 held at Marina Bay Sands, of Singapore on 25...
My Fuel Consumption: A New Application for Shipowners
Bureau Veritas’ My Fuel Consumption, now issued in ‘Phase 1’, is an application to guide owners through the regulatory requirements of IMO’s data...
MacGregor Celebrate the Opening of their First Joint Venture in China
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, and China State Shipbuilding Corporation's (CSSC) Nanjing Luzhou Machine Co., Ltd. (LMC) celebrated the opening of their first joint venture...
Fire on Supply Ship Off Mellum
On April 30, a fire broke out in the engine room onboard a offshore supply ship located in outer Weser.
What happened?
The fire started in...
