Guangzhou Wenchong Wins Twin Boxship Order
Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has received orders for two 2,700 TEU containerships from Lomar Shipping. The shipyard has...
30 Vessels or More Stacked by Bourbon Offshore
Bourbon has expressed its willingness to stick to its present policy to temporarily stack vessels that are not much in activity for past three...
Three Killed During Cargo Operation
What Happened:
During discharge of copper sulfide concentrate, oxygen-deficient air was inhaled, leading to anoxia.
Incident:
A General cargo ship carrying copper concentrate, berthed at a wharf...
DSME To Sell Its Seoul Headquarters
DSME has planned to sell its Seoul Headquarters and has already received three bids for the tower block. Due to the offshore slump, the company...
[WATCH] – Drone Footage – Mexican-Flagged Bulk Carrier Salvage Work Begins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Further to our News on Hurricane Patricia Grounds And Threatens Breaking Of Bulk Carrier, here is an update on the salvage operations planned on...
Southeast Asia’s Largest Fabrication Workshop By Sembcorp
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine on Tuesday (Nov 3) opened a new steel structure fabrication workshop - the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.
Sembcorp Marine...
[Shocking] Cruise Ship Passenger Falls Overboard
Accident
: Passenger falls overboard
Date
: 6th November 2015
Vessel Involved
: Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, a cruise ship
Location
: Approximately 80 nautical miles northeast of Mayaguana,...
[Watch] Two Ships Colliding In The Straits Of Singapore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Accident
: Collision
Vessel involved
: Turkish bulk carrier and Vietnamese cargo vessel
Casualties
: None
The two vessels collided with each other while transiting the Straits of Singapore. A...
Cargo Ship Caught Fire off Japan
Accident
: Cargo Ship Caught Fire
Vessel Involved
: Soya Maru (IMO: 8907462)
Cargo Onboard
: Scrap
Date
: 8th November 2015
Location
: West of Matsuyama, Inner Japan Sea
Casualties
: None
Route
:From Osaka to...
Regulatory Update – Inert Gas Systems – 1st January 2016
New statutory Tanker requirements on the installation and operation of Inert gas systems
New statutory requirements for fixed inert gas systems will enter into force...