Container Vessel Collides Head On With Cargo Ship
Container ship Stadt Dresden collided with general cargo ship Ibrahim Simsek in eastern Marmara sea off Senkoy, Turkey.
Both ships sustained seemingly, serious damages, both were anchored near collision site.Container ship Stadt Dresden...
Is Shipping’s Pioneering Attitude Still Alive?
Is the pioneering spirit in the shipping industry seems dying? Questions Malcolm Latarche in his article for Ship Insight.Here's an excerpt from that article.
Industry is regulation driven
The views expressed by speakers and audience during...
LTO Maritime Lithium Batteries Gets DNV GL Type Approval
DNV GL's first new type approval awarded for LTO Maritime Lithium Batteries.
Technology Keeps Moving Forward with an Eye on Safety.
Echandia conducted a series of tests to demonstrate compliance to gain approval.
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Cruise Giant Faces €11.5m Lawsuit!
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection sues MSC Cruise Management (UK) Ltd. for €11.5m.
MSC Opera rammed River Countess in Venice last June.
Suit filed after extensive conversations with MSC about unproductive compensation.
Severe...
Coronavirus Fear Stops Workers from Handling Container Ship from China!
Refusal to handle container ship from China because of virus fear.
The ship is with some 300 containers to be offloaded, and 400 to be loaded.
CHCL is the sole container terminal handling...
[Watch] How Aye Aye Captain Changes To AI, AI, Captain!
While self-driving cars have hogged the headlines for the past few years, other forms of autonomous transport are gaining steam. This month, IBM and Promare — a U.K.-based marine research and exploration charity — will trial a prototype of an artificial...
Container Ship Collides! Pilot Boat Sinks!
Container ship collided with pilot boat while entering Taipei, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Container ship GODSPEED while arriving from Taichung Taiwan, collided with a pilot boat at 2045 LT (UTC +8) Mar 9, while entering...
Bunker Quantity Surveyor To Assess Bunker Shortages for VLSFOs!
In a major development, the Lloyd's Register has announced that they are introducing a Bunker Quanity Surveyor (BQS) serivice to assist shippers with Bunker Shortages, says a press release published on their website.
Why such...
Weekly Tanker Report – Week 10, 2020
The Baltic Briefing has issued the tanker report for the 10th week of this year. The report dated 06th March 2020 provides a valuable insight into this week's tanker market dealings, freight rates, and...
How To Have A Better Scrubber Experience, An Insight from the Users!
Despite reports, scrubber users say that scrubber installation had little mechanical problems or corrosion issues.
Experienced Scrubber Users say that from an environmental perspective scrubbers are the best intermediate solution
Scrubber Installations are...