Falling Capesize Rates Could Trigger More Scrapping Activity
The market for ships scrapping has been rather slow over the course of the past few weeks for a number of reasons, chief of which the shipowners’ reluctance to part with some of their...
Suez Canal Ready for Largest Container Ships
Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said that the Suez Canal is capable of accommodating large container ships.
Statement released:
Mohab Mamish, head of the SCA, said in a statement that; “Suez Canal succeeded in attracting the...
[Watch] A 100-foot Wave Hits a Ship
A 100-foot wave hits a ship in the North Sea, during an intense storm. Had the ship been much smaller it could have been catastrophic, but the ship managed to withstand the blow.
Disclaimer: This...
Ship Loaded with Ethanol Refloated
An Ethanol loaded tanker lost its fuel pump mechanism midway and ran aground.
What happened?
The tanker, Argent Cosmos, a Panamanian-flagged tanker was loaded with 1.63 million gallons of ethanol and 6.65 million gallons of monoethylene...
Ship Autopilot Steers During Evasive Manoeuvres and Docking
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing safe steering for the remote-monitored and controlled autonomous ships of the future. The new technology has been developed for navigation systems and ship autopilots, which steer...
Danish EPA Conduct Airborne Surveillance on Ships
The Danish EPA has deployed a novel sniffer technology to monitor sulphur emissions levels.
Monitor Sulphur levels:
The new sniffers will be mounted on helicopters to monitor sulphur levels.
The technology has been developed by a...
Shipboard Firefighting ‘is a Completely Different Animal’
Firefighting on a ship requires going back to the basics, or what retired U.S. Navy firefighter Tom Jones simply calls “old school.”
This includes likely having to forgo things that firefighters take as a given...
Container Ship Grounds on New Caledonia Reef
A Containership has reportedly run aground after hitting a reef.
What happened?
The Containership “Kea Trader” travelling at a speed of 35 kmph hit the 200 metre long Durand Reef which is present in the Southeast...
Oil Leakage Detected from Ship Grounded by Hurricane
A Bulk carrier has reportedly gone aground near Manzanillo during Hurricane Patricia.
What happened?
The bull carrier was caught in Hurricane Patricia which caused severe structural damages on 23 October, 2015.
Oil leak reported:
The structural damage on...
Container Ship Face $2 Billion Liability for Destroyer
The USS Fitzgerald and the Philippine-flagged container ship MV ACX Crystal collided early in the morning on June 16.
The port bow of the containership, particularly its bulbous bow and its port anchor, came into...