France: New CO2 Emission Regulations
For all vessels calling in ports of France, new CO2 emission regulations (EU) 2015/757 shall be applicable.
As an outcome of negotiations between the European...
Sulphur Limit For Cruise Ships Berthing At Sydney Port
The NSW government passed an Environment protection Operations Amendment Regulation 2015 regarding sulphur fuel oil used in Cruise ships berthing at or visiting Sydney...
Bulk Carrier Ran Aground Off Sweden
Accident
: Vessel GroundingDate
: 19 September 2015Vessel Involved
: M/V Victoria, a bulk carrierCasualties
: NonePollution
: NilThe vessel carrying wheat, bunker fuel and diesel stuck on a...
Bauxite Could Liquefy – IMO Issues Warning
In January 2015, Bulk carrier JUPITER along with its crew of 18 sank rapidly while on a voyage from Kuantan Malaysia to China. It...
NYK is Now a Member of MACN
Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) is a global business network that works to prevent corruption and promoting fair trade in the entire shipping industry. NYK...
Increased Tonnage through Suez Canal
Marine traffic in Suez Canal has a steady growth. This growth is calculated by the tonnage of cargo passing through.
Every day an average of...
[Watch] Clandestine – A Film on Refugee Crisis
Movie Name
: ClandestineDirector
: Stuart Gatt, an award winning filmmakerProducers
: Kelly Goncalves and Kate Glover along with two affiliated charities Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders...
US Hides 700 Million Barrels of Oil Underground
How those enormous stockpile of oil in secure caverns and tankers help ?America’s Gulf Coast holds nearly 700 million barrels of crude oil buried...
Woman and Tourists Kidnapped in Philippines
Philippines army spokesman is reported to have said that on late Monday few gunmen kidnapped two Canadians, a Norwegian and a local woman from...
Piston Ring Damage and Liner Wear Due to High Cat-fines
Viswa Lab has witnessed numerous Piston ring breakage and Liner wear cases this year. Based on the statistics, it was reported that the main...
Floating Storage of Iran’s Crude
Iran stores crude oil on supertankers at sea to have an operational power when demand in the market declines. Oil consumers have been speculating...
Subsurface Oil Plume In Pearl Harbor
U.S. Navy records report a spill of nearly 5 million gallons of oil in Pearl Harbor. The leaking fuel storage tanks and other sources...
Samsung and SungDong to Supply Tankers to Maersk
Maersk Tankers is a subsidiary of Danish firm A.P. Moller-Maersk. It no longer ships crude oil but will be able to carry refined products...
Modern Tanker Designed For Arctic Use
Deltamarin Ltd and Aker Arctic Technology Inc have jointly developed A Unique Arctic Tanker Design Deltamarin Ltd and Aker Arctic Technology Inc have jointly developed...
Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EAL) to Meet the Vessel General Permit (VGP)...
The Buzzword which caught everyone’s attention in early 2015, was the “ECA - The Emission Control Area”. This effectiveness made the vessels comply with...
Urea Carrier Caught in Fire
Incident
:
Fire in VesselVessel name
:
OTONG KOSASIHIncident Date
:
September 20Place
:
Kalidoni Palembang, South SumatraCasualties
:
No casualtiesThe superstructure of Urea carrier docked in Kalidoni Palembang, South Sumatra caught fire at...
How about Human Body Sending Data between Devices
Researchers are exploring an idea of using a human body in sending data between devices. This new method is called “magnetic field human body...
[Watch] Experts Explaining UK’s Investment In Maritime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
UK ports sector is one of the largest sector in Europe. These ports handle nearly some half a billion tonnes of freight and 22...
An Industry Which has Scant Regard for Quality – Part 2
This is again a unique phenomenon associated with the bunker industry. The earlier blog referred to the fact that quality commands no premium with...
