New Initiative Empowers Cargo Owners to Cut their Carbon Footprint
The shipping industry remains under scrutiny from environmentalists as to how it will reduce its carbon emissions.
With the two-year anniversary of the drafting of the Paris Climate Agreement approaching – in which shipping emissions...
Shipping Container 101: Ocean Freight and Cargo
Containers are the best method of ensuring safe and sound delivery when transporting cargo from one place to another, coming in various standard sizes so they can be moved by trains, ships and trucks.
The...
Watch Out for Cracks in Fuel Pumps
MAN Prime Serv has released an alert/technical insight to watch out for cracks on fuel pumps in MAN B&W 2-stroke diesel engines.
The technical insight states:
Top cover designs that have an angle for the outlet...
A Technology to Save Cargo Handling Time and Data Safety
Marine world has always been a late adapter when it comes to latest technologies and upgrades. The latest trends and advancements reach little late when compared with other sectors. For example, most of the...
[Watch] Wärtsilä Successfully Tests Remote Control Ship Operating Capability
The technology group Wärtsilä has taken a further important step towards developing its Smart Marine capabilities by successfully testing the remote control of ship operations. The testing, which involved driving the vessel through a...
Disgusting Things That Happen on Cruise Ships
Cruise ships: Floating palaces or floating petri dishes? A few high-profile incidents may have given some people the impression that a cruise vacation is virtually guaranteed to come with side of the stomach flu. For...
[Watch] Docking of the USS Makin Island
On August 25, NASSCO welcomed USS Makin Island (LHD-8) to its Master Ship Repair facility in San Diego. The 843’ long and 104’ wide Amphibious Assault Ship docked on Friday at a weight of...
Ports Ready to Ease Shipping Backlog After Harvey
More ships sailed into the Houston Ship Channel on Friday in what will be a parade of vessels laden with crude oil, consumer goods and cruise passengers that have been unable to dock in...
[Watch] Romantic Moment! Sailor Proposes to Girlfriend on Deck
Petty Officer Mark Titman proposed to his girlfriend Laura Campbell from the deck of HMS Penzance as the ship returned to HM Naval Base Clyde from a three-year deployment in the Gulf. Interview with...
Mette Maersk Makes Emergency Manoeuvre to Avoid Collision
On September 1, a mega container ship made an emergency manoeuvre to avoid collision with a sport boat.
What happened?
The mega container ‘Mette Maersk’ made an emergency manoeuvre in order to avoid collision with sport...