Marine Vessels are Unsuspecting Hosts of Invasive Species
A study by the researchers at Tel Aviv have noted that marine vessels plying through the Mediterranean Sea are unsuspecting carriers of invasive species. The marine invertebrates are transported from their native environment and...
Fleet Cleaner Cleans Several Container Vessels in Dutch Ports
Fleet Cleaner cleans several 350m+ sized container vessels in Dutch ports
After recently launching its innovative ship hull cleaning installation in all Dutch ports, Fleet Cleaner has successfully cleaned various container vessels with a length...
ClassNK: Statement of Compliance to a Ship Recycling Facility
Leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Koichi Fujiwara) has issued a Statement of Compliance (SoC) to a ship recycling facility in Izmir, Turkey, ISIKSAN SHIP RECYCLING and TRADING Co. Ltd. (Company Manager: Ömer...
Beyond Maritime Security
Economic stability and sustainable development can be driven by an integrated approach to the maritime sector, including ports, maritime security and facilitation of maritime traffic. Joined-up government policies covering the whole of the maritime...
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...