Flex LNG Takes Delivery of LNG Carrier Flex Courageous
LNG has taken delivery of its sixth LNG vessel named Flex Courageous from South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
The company expects another five vessels that are set for delivery in 2020...
Hydrex Completes Bulk Carrier Propeller Modifications
Recently teams of Hydrex diver/technicians performed propeller blade modifications on several tankers and bulk carriers, says a press release published in their website.
Summary of events
The four blades of a 190-meter bulk carrier’s propeller...
Europe Cruise Limiting Call Overwhelms Some Tourism Hotspots
The Tasmanian port sees about 135 cruise ships every year and the numbers are steadily rising eventually.
Last year passengers spent more than $30 million on shore and in 2022 that will rise...
Innospec New Octamar™ Additives To Help in the Blending of Compliant Fuels
In a major development, the Colorado-based global specialty chemicals company Innospec on Tuesday (3 September) launched a new series of additives specifically developed for new blends of 0.5% sulphur limit IMO 2020 bunker fuels...
Do You Know Cruise Ships Have Libraries in Them?
While many travellers who love a good book pack a kindle or tablet for reading on the go, there are still plenty of us who enjoy visiting a cruise ship library, writes Sally Macmillan...
[Watch] Time-Lapse of the World’s Biggest Nuclear Icebreakers
According to TimeLab, the crew passed through the Barents Sea to Karsky around the Novaya Zemlya archipelago on the nuclear icebreaker Yamal.
The video presents the two Russian icebreakers '50 Years of Victory' and 'Yamal' with...
IMO Readies Biofouling Task Force in This BRIC Nation
The IMO-executed GloFouling Partnerships project to address bioinvasions by organisms which can build up on ships’ hulls and other marine structures, says an article published in SeaNews.
What is Biofouling?
Biodiversity can be threatened by organisms...
New ILAMA Leads Concentrate on Lifeboat Ventilation
According to an article published in The Maritime Executive, the International Lifesaving Appliance Manufacturers’ Association (ILAMA) has appointed Harry Klaverstijn and Dave Parslow as its new chair and vice-chair respectively.
Working on new SOLAS requirements
They...
Great Lakes Invasive Species Creates Pressure for New BWMS Rules, Affecting Freighters
Push to make dedicated Great Lakes vessels treat ballast water to prevent spread of invasive species, reports the Urban Milwaukee.
Invasive Species Discovered?
Jake Walsh, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Limnology, ...
MPA To Adopt Modern Technology To Ensure Security in Singapore Waters
According to an article published in The Strait Times, as the maritime sector continues to digitalise, Singapore's port authority is increasingly turning to technology to ensure the security of the Republic's waters.
Ensuring Security With...