Faulty ‘Work Aloft’ Checklist Results in Bosun’s Fall Onboard
Summary
The vessel ‘Garip Baba’ was heading to Rotterdam, The Netherlands from Hopa, Turkey when the crewmembers took the opportunity to carry out planned routine...
Maersk Line Hikes Rates
Maersk Line will increase Freight All Kines (FAK) rates, the liner operator said in a press release. Below are the FAK rates for a...
Mackay & Fleet Xpress Partnership
Mackay Communications Inc., a worldwide marine electronics and airtime service provider, is proud to announce it has signed a Partner agreement with Inmarsat (LSE:...
Tanker Group Among Early Adopters of Cyber Security System
Greek-owned ship management company Minerva Marine is implementing a cyber security platform to aid the company in managing its cyber risk.
The tanker owner group...
Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfer Arrestor System Launched
Alpha Process Controls has expanded its LNG ship-to-ship (STS) transfer technology with the launch of a specialist Fall Arrest System (FAS).
The new braked, cable-activated...
Coast Guard Revises Vessel Documentation Regulation
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a final rule on September 20, 2017, amending its U.S.-flag vessel documentation regulations. The final rule responds, in part, to an...
The End of the Paper Chase! DNV GL Rolls Out Electronic...
In a historic first for the ship classification industry, DNV GL has commenced the roll out of IMO compliant electronic class and statutory certificates...
Top 4 Lessons While Working Aloft at Sea
Summary
The crew of the vessel were instructed to clean its cargo holds in preparation for the next cargo. At that time, the sea conditions...
Top 5 Vendors in the Mooring Systems Market
Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global mooring systems market report. This research report also lists eight other prominent vendors that are...
Sulphur 2020: Coming, Ready or Not
Some 70% of shipping companies surveyed say they do not believe the industry is ready for IMO’s 2020 deadline, when a global limit of...
Denmark Maersk Receives Advanced Subsea Vessel
China's Dalian Zhongyuan Shipping Engineering Co handed over its first self-developed deep-sea engineered vessel to Denmark's Maersk Line at Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning Province...
Varun Aframax Finally Finds a Buyer
Creditors have sold another ship that used to belong to crisis hit Varun Shipping. The 11-year-old Ocean Mare, an aframax tanker built at Hyundai...
Japan, Indonesia to Study Ship-based Power Generation
The Japanese and Indonesian governments will research a plan to provide power to Indonesian islands through ships that generate electricity using liquefied natural gas...
Batteries Cut Fuel Needs on Board Norwegian Supply Ship
Wärtsilä has completed installation of a hybrid energy system on board the Norwegian supply vessel Viking Princess.
This is said to be the first offshore...
Cargo Ship Hits Rock and Sank Off Taiwan Strait
On October 16, a cargo reportedly sank at sea after hitting underwater rocks.
What happened?
The cargo ship ‘QUAN HAI 88’ sank after hitting underwater rocks...
Ship Loaded with Scrap Detained at Sea
On October 15, a cargo was reportedly detained after it was found carrying hazardous cargo.
What happened?
The cargo ship ‘Seven Star’ was detained after it...
Moody’s Revises CMA CGM’s Outlook to Positive
The corporate family rating of French shipping major CMA CGM has been affirmed at B1, the probability of default rating at B1-PD and the...
Ship Trials in the Virtual World with CFD Simulation Technology
Today, we have several different options for assessing hydrodynamic performance. Empirical benchmarking, by searching databases for vessels with similar principle parameters, can be a...
Collective Response on Low-sulphur Regulation Required
A collective response by stakeholders in the container shipping value chain was required to effectively address the critical challenge of meeting the new emissions...
Failure To Pass Alert Patches Buoy Results in Damages
Summary
On 15 March, shortly after 23:00, Navios Northern Star was transiting the Prince of Wales Channel, Torres Strait, on an easterly heading towards the...
