Light Shale Oil Is Heavy For Asia

Shale oil is produced by  horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing from shale rock.  Production of oil is so abundant that President Barack Obama is to sign legislation that will end the restrictions of export...

d’Amico International Shipping S.A Sells A Handysize Vessel

d’Amico International Shipping S.A. announced the sale of the Handysize vessel M/T Cielo Di Salerno SW Cap Ferrat Shipping LLC (Marshall Island) for US$ 13,000. d’Amico Tankers Limited has also a total of 12...

Docked Reefer On Fire In Ecuador

Accident : Fire Vessel type : Reefer Ship Location :  Guayaquil dock, Ecuador Casualties/Pollution : Nil The cargo holds of the reefer ship caught fire where inflamed fuel gasses extended the fire to fuel tanks.  The crew immediately made an emergency call...

[Watch] The Rescue Act At Sea

First Nominee For The Coast Guard’s Best Video - 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be The U.S Coast Guard has made the announcement of 2015 nominees for ‘Coast Guard Video of the Year’. The 2015 Coast Guard Video of the...

Tanker And Ferry Collides

Storm Causes Collision In Sunda Strait Accident : Collision Vessel Type : A tanker and a passenger ferry Location : Off Cilegon oil terminals, Indonesia Casualties/Pollution : Nil The tanker and the ferry dragged anchors and collided in Sunda Strait.  They both stuck...

How to Handle Cargoes on Board a Reefer Vessel/Container?

Reefer Container/ Vessel: A Reefer Vessel is a type of refrigerated cargo ship/container used to transport perishable commodities which require temperature-controlled transportation. The changing consumer preferences is met by the use of such reefer vessel/container. General...

Piracy Attack Thwarted On A Tanker

The Iranian Navy Warship thwarted a recent pirate attack on a tanker at Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. The Sabalan, Iranian warship and the combat support ship Tonb were on an anti-piracy mission in the region since 1st...

Collision Of Princess Alice

Princess Alice, formerly PS Bute built in 1865, was a passenger paddle steamer, owned by the London Steamboat Co. On 3rd September, 1878, the Princess Alice left Gravesend for London with 900 people.  Princess Alice collided...

Port Of Rotterdam Is The Port Of The Month

ESPO’s port of the month is the Port of Rotterdam.  With an annual throughput which amounts to some 450 million tonnes and a vast industrial complex, the Port of Rotterdam can be considered as...