CMA CGM Major Player in US Economy
The United States represent a major focus for the CMA CGM Group’s international development, said a press statement from the company.
CMA CGM, in a blog said that to cover this huge market, the company...
Florida on Alert! Dangerous Hurricane Irma in Atlantic
As Floridians cleared supermarkets of bottled water and emptied gas pumps, people in the northeastern Caribbean were making last minute-preparations before powerful Hurricane Irma hit their islands.
Late Tuesday, the massive Category 5 storm was...
China Extends Sulphur Cap to All Yangtze River Delta Ports
The Chinese Ministry of Transport extended the 0.5% sulphur cap Emission Control Area (ECA) to all ports within Zhejiang ECA, China which is part of Yangtze River ECA. Now, all vessels calling Nanjing, Hangzhou...
Cargo Ship Detained for Smuggling Activity
Nine suspects have been detained in Yancheng, East China's Jiangsu Province for smuggling sugar over the weekend after border police there noticed that the Chinese characters on the prow of the cargo ship, which...
Communication Loss After Blackout
On September 1, a vessel reportedly lost its communication after suffered a massive blackout. It is reported that the crew will be able to fix the engine once they get spare parts, which are...
High Pressure LNG Fuel Systems in Marine Service
LNG as a marine fuel has shown great potential as a clean, safe, reliable, and cost effective alternative to diesel fuel in an ever changing global environment. Perhaps the most significant of these changes...
Around the World on a Container Ship
Aboard a mammoth container ship and surrounded by an endless ocean, Don Merry finally felt he'd made it home.
The Bremerton resident was 15 days into an around-the-world journey on the Cendrillon, near Alaska's Aleutian...
Charterer of a Ship Beware! Demystifying DTH Cover
Scope of cover
The DTH clause in The Standard Club rules states that cover responds to a member’s liability, as charterer of a ship (other than as bareboat or demise charterer) for:
loss or...
Inmarsat to Deliver Applications for New Build Smart Ships
Inmarsat has signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (“SHI”), establishing a relationship to leverage the ‘smart ship’ connectivity offered by Fleet Xpress at the vessel construction stage.
The strategic agreement...
ABB to Power the “Anti-cruise Ship”
ABB will provide the power and propulsion for the first in a series of groundbreaking vessels that mark Ritz Carlton’s first foray into the maritime sector. The 190-meter long vessel has been dubbed the...