Coltraco Ultrasonics Launches Portamonitor

Coltraco Ultrasonics has unveiled a miniature Portamonitor which can be used onboard ships to identify mechanically deteriorated bearings. Complementing the Coltraco’s range of Portascanner Watertight...

Capesize Bulk Carrier Ran Aground After Losing Propulsion Power

Capesize bulk carrier ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal in southern direction at 114 kilometer mark on March 23rd. A 292m long capesize bulk...

Massive Oil Slick From A Broken Ship Off Taiwan

A 15,487-ton container ship broke apart and became stranded on a reef near Shihmen in New Taipei City, causing a massive oil slick. Accident type Shipwreck Vessel...

Top Hat For The ‘Cap’tain

The Port of Hamilton presented the port's annual ceremonial top hat to the captain of the iron ore ship, marking the 2016 shipping season. Marking...

Marine Bunker Fuels – Quality Concerns And ISO 8217 – Are...

It is not rare to come across poor quality marine bunker fuels even though these met the test parameters of the standard ISO 8217:2005...

Franklin Exploration Exhibit Goes On Display In Halifax

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic launched a new exhibit with photos and interactive videos from the HMS Erebus and the Franklin Expedition. Videos taken...

Who Will Be The Future Mariner? – An Update From The...

The Annual CMA conference held in Stamford, Connecticut once again established it primacy as the largest and the most successful gathering of top shipping...

How an Onion picker turned out to be a Ship’s Environmental...

The world celebrates people who are tech world's hero, who either launched an innovative product which people think that these products will really save...

100 Days To Go – Container Weighing To Kick In!

With less than 100 days until the SOLAS amendment is due to come into effect, the new container weight rule is developing in different...

Safety & Shipping Review 2016 – Key Facts

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has issued annual ”Safety and Shipping Review”, a report which focuses on key developments in maritime safety and...