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...

[Watch] Close Encounter of Oil Tankers with Second Narrows Bridge

With the expanded Kinder Morgan pipeline possibly nearing approval, a group of engineers says we should be worried about more than oil spills off...

Emergency Tug Axeing was Right, Coastguard Says at Transocean Winner Hearing

The boss of the UK Coastguard insisted last night that the decision to withdraw an emergency tug from the west coast of Scotland had...

Subsea Industries Opens UK Office

SUBSEA INDUSTRIES OPENS UK OFFICE AS PART OF WORLDWIDE EXPANSION AND RECRUITMENT DRIVE   Subsea Industries has strengthened its presence in the UK’s maritime and...

A New Wave of Maritime Threats Analysis

Forecast Piracy will continue to decline worldwide. However, maritime threats will still pose a considerable challenge to global shipping companies, especially in waterways in unstable regions. If...

PERFECt LNG Fuelled Container Ship Project

PERFECt LNG fuelled container ship project: moves into the second phase The PERFECt container ship project has accelerated.  Rebecca Moore spoke to key partners, including...