New Minimum Safe Manning Rules for Cyprus-flagged Ships
The Department of Merchant Shipping has announced a change in the procedures for issuing minimum safe manning documents (MSMDs), which take into account the recommendations of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Assembly Resolution A.1047(27)...
New German Requirement Drives Charter Rates Up and Safety Standards Down
The German authorities concluded that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)-issued Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) II/2 Master Code Vessel <200t Certificate of Competence (CoC) is not a valid CoC, recognised by the...
Inadequate Lifting Wire Rope Lubrication Hazards
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an investigation report on an accident occurred on July 2015, during off loading operations of a bulk carrier, in the Port of Galveston, Texas, that led...
[Watch] Tour of a Tanker Engine Room
Watch an excellent engine room tour of a tanker.
Highlights:
The engine is very clean.
There are no leaks.
The Engine room is unmanned.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not...
Should We be Avoiding General Average?
Calls for general average to be abolished are nearly as old as the regime itself. A representative of Lloyd’s attended the eponymous Antwerp Conference in 1873 and latterly described general average as a “a...
Hoegh LNG and Nakilat Sign MoU to Explore FSRU Opportunities
On 18 July, Höegh LNG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatari LNG transportation company Nakilat, exploring collaboration for Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) business.
An FSRU is essentially a floating LNG import...
Somali Pirates are Back – History Shows How We can Stop Them
The Gulf of Aden has been vulnerable to piracy since 2008 when pirates escalated hijack and ransom attempts on merchant ships. Ransom demands skyrocketed to millions of dollars. But after a robust response from...
Thome Vessel Rescues German Sailors
A Military Sealift Command contracted ship diverted from its mission to perform a rescue at sea mission on July 7.
The Thome managed vessel, MT Nord Nightingale, was in transit from Houston, Texas, to Akrotiri,...
[Watch] Story of Cargo Ships
A documentary about cargo ships. It's origin and more. How it works and how it started.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a news item or...
Ship Spill Crude: Stay Away from Cleveleys and Bispham Beach!
Specialists working to clear up oil that has washed up on beaches along the Fylde coast suspect it came from a ship.
Samples of the black tar-like substance has been sent to Edinburgh for testing,...