Tanker Hulls for Dutch VEKA Shipbuilding
Open4Business reports that the Smart Maritime Group (SMG) of Smart-Holding has started implementing its contract to build two chemical tanker hulls, under an order of Dutch VEKA Shipbuilding WT B.V.
The press service of...
Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business
Recently, the UN Global Compact Action Forum has published a report on sustainable ocean business. The report provides a thorough guidance on the matter of environment friendly sea trade. Here we are indulging on...
Shares of Small Japanese Shipping Firms Jump up
As the North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un met the US President Donald Trump last week to discuss many an issue, Japanese shipping firms are hoping for a new change in the business ties...
[Watch] Ship Runs Aground, Nearly Hits Duluth Break Wall
On June 17, a freighter ran aground and nearly collided with city’s break wall.
What happened?
The 1,004-foot freighter ‘M/V American Spirit’ when it ran aground nearly hit Duluth's break wall on Sunday. The vessel grounded...
Canadian Ship Fire to Burn for Days in NSW
On June 18, a Canadian freight ship that was docked in the New South Wales port caught fire and the firefighters are fighting hard to contain the fire.
What happened?
The freight ship ‘Iron Chieftain’ was...
Large Cargo Ship Sinking in Croatian Adriatic
On Sunday morning, June 17, 2018, a major maritime incident occurred near the island of Jabuka on the Croatian side of the Adriatic Sea when the Turkish cargo ship Haksa sank.
Water...
Ballast Must Now be Comprehensively Planned and Embraced
The IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) has reinforced regulations requiring all ships to install ballast water management systems (BWMS).
With discussions at the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee’s 72nd session (MEPC 72) has...
Crappy IoT on the High Seas: Holes Punched in Hull of Maritime Security
A demo at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London by Ken Munro and Iian Lewis of Pen Test Partners (PTP) demonstrated multiple methods to interrupt and disrupt the shipping industry.
Poor system credentials
Weak default passwords,...
Daredevil Operation Onboard a Drifting Cargo Ship Saved a Disaster
In the early hours of June 14, a cargo ship caught fire and twenty two members present onboard the vessel were rescued.
What happened?
The cargo ship ‘MV SSL Kolkata’ caught fire and its crew members...
[Watch] Submarine Sinks Tanker in the Black Sea
As per media reports, the submarine Yildiray sank a decommissioned tanker in the Black Sea.
The submarine is part of the exercises conducted by Turkey in the area.
What happened?
Yildiray has released a 533-millimeter...