Cavitation and Corrosion Repairs on Afloat RoRo Ship
An article in Maritime Technology reports of the pipe repair on a 200-meter roro ship done by Hydrex diver/technicians during her stop in Southampton, UK.
Leak due to corrosion damage
The vessel was suffering a leak...
More Dry Bulk Containers Are Up for Snap As Shippers Look To Second Hand...
According to media reports, shipowners have turned their attention to the second-hand market for dry bulk carriers.
Busy Dry Bulk Week
In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that it was “a pretty busy...
Cruise Companies Feeling the Heat, Struggling To Quit Carbon As Pressure Builds
After a 13-deck cruise liner crashed into a quay in Venice this summer, residents took to the canals and bridges chanting, “No grandi navi,” or “No big ships,” and local officials vowed to bar...
Getting ready for 2020 – Viswa Group Engine Friendliness Number for VLSFO
This video takes on the new VLSFOs and an EFN specifically designed for VLSFOs.
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How To Find A Port of Refuge During A Boxship Casualty?
In the event of a casualty, one of the first issues for the owners and salvors of a mega box ship to grapple with will be to identify a place or port of refuge...
How Machine Learning Can Solve the Sulphur Emission Problem?
According to a Ship Technology report, the GreenSteam COO Simon Whitford has showed how mitigating emissions to adhere to the sulphur cap regulation could be catalysed thanks to a new machine learning platform developed...
How To Address Training Requirements of LNG Ships?
During the 2019 SAFETY4SEA Athens Forum, Mr. Stavros Niotis, Principal Engineer OEP, ABS, discusses the STCW requirements of seafarers’ training, noting the three training types and the importance of seafarer competency and knowledge of...
Samsung Heavy Industries Bidirectional Aframax Tankers Deal
Samsung Heavy Industries disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had won a contract to build two Aframax tankers, valued at KRW 187.5 billion, says a press release published on their website.
What is the...
Paris MoU Aims Balanced Inspections Throughout Ports
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MoU) aspires to balance its inspections and their outcome in line with the upcoming 2020 sulphur cap, reports Safety4Sea.
Balanced inspections
Carien Droppers, Deputy Secretary General at Paris MoU commented...
Titan LNG Completes First Bunkering in Port of IJmuiden
According to a recent FreightComms report, in a joint effort between the Port of IJmuiden, the OD IJmond and Titan LNG, the first bunkering of LNG to the Werkendam, a LNG powered crane vessel,...