Three areas of uncertainty exist concerning the implementation of the International Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention: 35% Threshold Tonnage Entry Into Force Date D2 Standard Implementation Scheme The total number of ratifying States is 47 (Only 30 States...

Accident type : Wrecked Vessel involved : MV Le Joola Location : Coast of Gambia Date : September 26, 2002 Casualties : 1,863 deaths VESSEL INFO: Name : MV Le Joola Built  : 1990 Class & type : Roll-on/roll-off ferry Tonnage : 2087 gross Length : 79.5 meters Beam : 12 meters MV Le Joola was...

The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (VTT) is leading a project to develop  the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that could be ideal for use on vessels using liquid natural gas (LNG)...

How To Mitigate Legal Risks When Purchasing Bunkers – Lessons learned from the OW Bunker collapse It is almost a year since OW Bunker & Trading A/S filed for bankruptcy. The collapse shows that there are significant...

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering has completed the trial sail of the world’s first LNG fuelled environment-friendly and high-efficiency carrier.  It  is expected to be delivered in January 2016. The 173,400-cubic meter vessel named Creole...

Konecranes believe the two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes to be the most silent and eco-efficient cranes in the world.  The two cranes delivered by Konecranes to the Port of Oslo, Norway, are very special with...

Air-to-Sea Freight Gap - Price Differential at Record High! The dramatic decline in ocean freight spot market rates has served to widen the pricing differential to air rates to record levels. With ocean and air...

Miko Fix a new electric underwater drill and fastening system which makes you to drive the screw into steel hulls in a single operation.  You can use it to secure anodes, brackets and adapter...