China Regulatory Update
Chinese Ministry of Transport has made some changes in the Regulations on the Administration of Domestic Waterway Transport for Imported Ships.
From now on ships have to comply to the NOx diesel...
[Watch] UK, French Boats Ram Each Other in Clam-rich Waters
French maritime authorities are appealing for calm after fishermen from rival French and British fleets banged their boats in ill-tempered skirmishes over access to the scallop-rich waters off France's northern coast.
Disclaimer: This video is...
Radiant Heat Caused Fire Onboard
Summary
At about 0130 on July 11, 2017, the uninspected sailing vessel Best Revenge 5 caught fire while it was docked at a marina pier in Falmouth Inner Harbor in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The vessel’s two...
Women Assault Continues on Celebrity Cruise Ship
Last August, during a Celebrity Cruises trip from New Jersey to Bermuda, a woman from New York was approached by a crew member who said he was a spa director. He had a surprising...
Cargo Pollution: Setting Sail for Greener Seas
Cargo shipping drives global trade - but at a steep environmental cost, generating three percent of global CO2 emissions.
It would make sense if we see shipping as a country, it would be the world’s...
New Options for the Original Shipowner Safety Management
Powered by a full scope of maritime safety solutions and holistic servicing concepts, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has long proven its ability to convert proactive innovation to industry leading solutions that meet shipowner top priorities....
Ironbark Ticks Off Citronen Shipping Route
Greenland focused Ironbark Zinc has moved to prove up its proposed shipping route for the giant Citronen zinc project in that country with the arrival of a contracted icebreaking cargo ship at the site.
World’s...
Maersk Tankers Tests Wind Power to Fuel Ships
Wind power to cut fuel consumption by up to 10%
30-metre tall metal cylinders installed to work as mechanical sails
Yearly savings of as much as $365,000 per vessel that sails 250 days/year...
‘Ghost’ Container Ship Runs Aground in Gulf of Martaban
On August 28, in an eerie incident, a ghost container ship with no crew members ran aground near the Gulf of Martaban.
What happened?
The ghost container ship ‘Sam Ratulangi’ ran aground near the mouth of...
Oil Seen Getting $4 a Barrel Boost on Tough New Ship-Fuel Rules
New regulations to curb pollution from the world’s shipping fleet could lift crude prices by $4 a barrel when the measures come into effect in 2020, according to a Bloomberg survey of 13 oil...