France in Floods After Storms

Heavy rain hit the French Riviera on Saturday evening.  South-eastern France is affected by violent storms and flooding, killing at least 17 people with...

Joaquin Capsizes a Freighter Off Haiti

Accident : Sinking of a Vessel Date : 1st October 2015 Vessel Involved : Minouche, a general cargo vessel Location : 51 nm northwest of Haiti, Caribbean Casualties : None The general cargo vessel...

How to Take Care of Too Many Regulations

Everyone is now full of concern and trepidation over the MARPOL ANNEX VI regulations with 0.1% sulfur in Emission Control Areas (ECA).  The concern...

General Cargo Vessel Sank in Indonesia

Accident : Vessel Capsized Date : October 1 or 2 Vessel Involved : Freighter Illumanui Location : Perkasa Port, Pulau Bangka island, Indonesia, South China Sea Casualties reported : None A general cargo vessel...

TURBO GUIDE – Air Compressor Cleanliness

Turbocharger - The job of a diesel engine turbocharger is to supply compressed air to the engine.  The air, heated by the compression, passes...

Redundant Tonnage at Its Peak

2015 shows the highest number of redundant container ships in lay-up.  Of the 208 ships remaining idle, totalling of around 673,000 TEU, 4 are...

European Maritime Shipping Agency Develops Rulecheck Tool

European Maritime Shipping Agency (EMSA) has come up with a Rulecheck tool that would be relevant to each specific ship according to its type,...

It is Time For “Container Monitoring” – CMA CGM

WORLDWIDE INNOVATION: The CMA CGM BOUGAINVILLE is the first container ship ever to have in-built connected container technology thanks to the Group’s partnership with TRAXENS Unique...

Crude Oil Tanker Seized by Nigerian Military

Based on the recent maritime safety and security reports, it is evident that Nigeria has been a hotbed for maritime piracy and theft.  In...

Heavy lift Ship Collides with a Bridge

Location : Port Colborne Date : 30th September 2015 Accident : Collision The Incident: “Bridge 19” in Port Colborne will remain out of commission until at least Friday afternoon, after the...

Danish Authorities Arrest Drunk Master

The Master of the bulk cargo ship M/V Tonic Sea was arrested for the charges of drunken steering.  The ship is anchored at off...

Shell Malaysia to Reduce Workforce in Two Years

Oil and gas company Shell Malaysia  has a long history in Malaysia.  It will mark its 125th anniversary in the country next year.  It...

New Orders Received By Cathelco

Shipyards from Turkey have contracted Cathelco for ICCP hull corrosion protection and systems to protect pipework from seawater fouling.  A new 128.5 meter long...

Bulk Carrier Detained Over Safety Issues in Tacoma

On September 24, the Puget Sound United States Coast Guard (USCG) boarded the ships at the Port of Tacoma for routine scrutiny exams.  This...

Greek Ship Owners pushed by Higher taxes

As many as 800 family-run companies that control almost a fifth of the global shipping fleet has long been a source of national pride...

Nine Killed in Shooting at a College

On Thursday morning, a gunman opened fire at Umpqua Community College killing Nine people and injuring seven. Highlights : The 3,000-student school is located in Roseburg,...

Palau Ship Registry is Expanding Operations in Asia

The Head Office of PISR is located in Houston,Texas and is the office of the Ship Registry Administrator.  PISR’s goal is to offer a...

Freight Rates Decline in East-West trade routes

Drewry’s Benchmarking Club is a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers, which closely monitors the contract freight rates.  It appears that  freight...

Fuel Accounting Software By Rosmorport Saves 200 Million Rubles

Russian state enterprise, Moscow based Rosmorport provides facilities inspection and weighing of goods for vessel transportation and also for motor vehicle transportation.  Since 2013,...

Seago Line – Complying SOx Regulations Costs More

Seago Line  is Maersk’s intra-Europe subsidiary company.  In a Trade union meet organized by the JOC, Seago Line was represented by its Account Manager...