Vessel Oversupply to Persist in the VLGC Shipping Sector
High scheduled deliveries and low demolition prospects will drive unwanted fleet growth of very large gas carriers (VLGC) in 2017 putting additional pressure on...
Can Coatings Increase Asset Value ?
Vessel coatings – protecting your assets from environmental corrosion
UK P&I Club, in conjunction with marine coating consultants Safinah, advise on the importance of hull...
Panama Sees Shorter Transit Times, More Transit Slots
Transit times in the Panama Canal have shortened following the June 2016 opening of its expansion.
Average vessel transit times decreased by about two hours...
Innovative Hybrid Propulsion for Hurtigruten Expedition Ships
“Hybrid propulsion on large ships is possible, today,” says Daniel Skjeldam, CEO of Hurtigruten, as Rolls-Royce announces an innovative equipment package for the Norwegian...
MAN Powers Antarctic Icebreaker
MAN Diesel & Turbo has been selected to supply the main engines to a new, icebreaking, supply-and-research vessel for the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)....
Fatigue Can Jeopardize Seafaring
Senior members from shipmanagement industry body InterManager met in a crewing event where they highlighted the growing problems of fatigue at sea.
Captain Kuba Szymanski,...
Magic Pipe: Ship Owners Penalized for Sludge Cover-Up
On November 23, U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ordered two German shipping companies that owned and operated the cargo ship “Nils B” to jointly...
Towing Line Breaks, Aframax Tanker Allides with Pier
The Aframax tanker Delta Pioneer allided with dolphin No 6 at Berth 1 in Primorsk Port, Russia. The vessel was maneuvering to berth at...
Resurgence of Somali Pirate Attacks After Attack on Tanker
As the chemical tanker CPO Korea passed the coast of Somalia late last month, security personnel aboard the ship noticed a blue-hulled skiff rapidly...
Could a Large Tanker Knock Out Second Narrows Bridge?
Could a large tanker knock out Vancouver’s Second Narrows Bridge? That’s the concern of a group of engineers who say tankers serving Kinder Morgan’s...