MPA Funds S$12 Million to Build LNG Fuelled Vessels

In a bid to develop Singapore port as the key LNG bunkering hub in Asia, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched...

NYK Welcomes The New Coal Carrier

NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., (an NYK Group subsidiary company) received the new coal carrier Tenryu Maru.  It was delivered at Oshima Shipbuilding Co....

LNG In China – Nine Shipyards Enters Into An Agreement

China LNG enters into strategic cooperation agreements with nine shipyards within China in relation to finance leasing business and LNG businesses and finance lease...

DSME Wins Orders For 2 LNG Carriers Worth $400 M

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engines (DSME) has finalised the contract for constructing two LNG carriers worth US$ 400 Million. The deal is with the...

Faulty Ballast Pipeline Actuators Results in Engine Room Flooding

The Incident: An Oil Tanker (VLCC - Very Large Crude Carrier) was discharging its cargo. Ballasting was planned in the early hours of the...

Dense Fog Causes Collision In Kiel Canal

Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : M/v "Kösterberg", "Grona Aalsum"  and "Prince of Seas" Location : Kiel Canal at Fischerhütte Enroute : Tornio to Flushing Casualties : None The eastgoing tank M/V "Kösterberg", the westbound "Grona Aalsum" and...

Mitsui Engineering Acquired TGE Marine

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) has acquired TGE Marine for €164 million ($184.57 million). Bonn based TNG marine specialises in LNG and LPG bunker fuel...

6000 Quay-side Moves- is it a Practical Possibility?

Very large carrier vessels that berth at Rotterdam port demand a quicker way to load and unload them.  They feel that by increasing the...

MOL Proudly Showcases Its SOSC Operations to Experts

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.runs a unique and innovative Safety Operations Support Center ( SOSC) to provide valuable weather related information to aid their vessels...

Costa Luminosa To Flag Off Panama Canal Cruise Season

The Panama Canal cruise ship season 2015-2016 will officially begin on October 3 when Costa Luminosa, on a voyage from Italy around the world...