Praise for Disaster Management After Ship Fire
An Austrian container ship which earlier caught ablaze last month and was forced to dock at the Port of Ngqura has sailed to Durban...
One Missing in Ship Collision Off Northern Taiwan
Reports received on Saturday night indicated that one man has yet to be accounted after he vanished following the collision of ships in waters...
LNG for Bunkering is No Better than Burning Fuel Oil
Using LNG for bunkering is a way to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the marine sector, according to the gas industry. We disagree,...
Cargo Vessel Went Missing in Atlantic 2 Found 22 Missing
A Korean cargo vessel reportedly went missing earlier this Friday night in the South Atlantic near Uruguay. Before vanishing the ship had raised a...
Master Required – Must have Ability to See into the Future
UK P&I Club: Master required – must have ability to see into the future
Alex Gray, Claims Executive, handling claims for both the UK P&I...
ISO 8217:2017 – Viswa Lab Comments on Distillate Fuel Testing
Viswa Lab offered its preliminary comments on new fuel testing standard ISO 8217:2017 last week. Further to those comments, here are more comments on...
New Piston Ring Concept by Winterthur Gas & Diesel for Optimized...
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Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) reveals a groundbreaking new piston ring concept for optimized fuel consumption. Friction reduction cavities...
[Watch] Volunteer-built Ship Unveiled in Sausalito
On Wednesday, a special ship was unveiled in Sausalito, San Francisco Bay Area city in Marin County, California.
Built by volunteers:
The 130-foot-long vessel, preparing to...
Shipowners Back Down from Tanker Ship Purchases
Shipowners Back Down from Tanker Ship Purchases as Future Market Prospects Fade
Activity in the S&P tanker market has fallen by 68% y-o-y during the...
World’s First Dual-Fuel / LNG Asphalt Tanker Delivered
On Thursday, Desgagnés announced with the pomp that it has taken delivery of the M/T Damia Desgagnés, a brand new vessel built in Turkey....
Container Stowage System Upgrades to Improve Fleet Efficiency
Seaspan Corporation, world's leading independent owner, operator and manager of containerships, has placed an order with MacGregor for cargo system update of its eleven...
ClassNK Holds Industry Presentations at Gastech 2017
Leading classification society ClassNK has teamed up with major industry players to showcase the latest research and technological developments in the gas sector at...
Fuel Crisis! Ship Carrying Fuel Waiting for Power to be Restored
A tanker vessel laden with fuel is currently anchored in Mackay Harbour waiting for the green signal.
The Mackay Harbour is currently waiting for power...
Ship Owner Charged for 2015 Oil Spill in Vancouver’s English Bay
The owner of the MV Marathassa, the bulk grain carrier that spilled thousands of litres of bunker fuel into Vancouver's English Bay has been...
Bolidt Covers Karting Joy at Sea
The world’s first full-scale shipboard racetrack is now on the water, in a project which has brought the best out of German karting technology...
Crew Member Overboard from Costa Deliziosa?
On Thursday, according to information received it was reported that a crew member apparently went overboard from the Costa Deliziosa.
What happened?
The 2,260-passenger Costa Deliziosa...
Russian Tanker Forges Path for Arctic Shipping Super-highway
An ice-breaking tanker docked for the first time at Russia's Arctic port of Sabetta to test a new route that could open the ice-bound...
Which Ship Would You Pick? World’s Best Cruise Holidays
Which Ship Would You Pick? National Geographic Reveals World’s Best Cruise Holidays
Cruise holidays are a perfect way to see the world, from the opulent...
[Watch] Cruise Ship Tipped on Its Side in Terrifying Storm
A CRUISE ship was flipped sideways, teetering on the edge of capsizing altogether, in the midst of a violent storm - and the whole...
Drone to Inspect Ships, Underwater Structures Wins Start-up Contest
In the prestigious US-centred hardware startup competition held for the first time in India, a robotic drone that can send real-time video of ships...
