Newbuilding Bulkers’ Prices on the Rise
Newbuilding Bulkers’ Prices on the Rise, as Ship Owners Turn to Higher Spec Vessels
Newbuilding activity is on the rise for a number of reasons, but demand isn’t the sole reason of the recent price...
When Ship Crew Realized What was Going on it was Already to Late
Maiken yacht crew realized that the water at some distance had become brown – or so it seemed. As the yacht approached the brown spot, the crew realized that it was a mass of...
Fleet Cleaner Expands Hull Cleaning Services to All Dutch Ports
Recently the company Fleet Cleaner has made its innovative ship hull cleaning service available to all ports in the Netherlands. The extended availability was directly utilized with the hull cleaning of the Chiquita België...
Shell to Share Latest Technologies with Future Mariners
Shell Marine has renewed its technical partnership for a further four years with the University of Cebu - Maritime Education and Training Center (UC METC). At the signing of the new Memorandum of Understanding...
BWTS on Vessels Using Gravity Discharged Top Side Tanks
“Ballast Water Management Legislation Implementation: Practical problems in need of an answer”
INTERCARGO welcomes and supports the Ballast Water Management (BWM) international initiatives and legislation, however it should be recognised that their implementation needs to...
World’s First Class Approved 3D Printed Ship’s Propeller
Marking a major step forward in the application of 3D printing techniques in the maritime sector, Damen Shipyards Group has entered a cooperative consortium with RAMLAB, Promarin, Autodesk and Bureau Veritas. The goal of...
2020 Sulfur Cap to Impact Credit Lines
The global sulfur emissions limit will drop to 0.50 percent in 2020, and most people are yet to appreciate what this will do to ship operators' finances.
“The credit lines for fuel purchases will...
Suicide Attempt by a Distressed Sailor Aboard a Tanker
Thirty-four Indian sailors and four Pakistani crew have been stranded aboard two oil tankers for more than two months off the coast of Kandla, in west India, because of unpaid wages and a legal...
Repair Success Due to Diver Training
After delays of almost two weeks following an unsuccessful repair to the hull of a 180m bulk carrier that ran aground offshore Las Palmas, Spain, Hydrex Underwater Technologies was approached to get the vessel...
Dual-Fuel ME-GIE Successfully Runs on Ethane
Positive operational performance expands MAN B&W alternative fuel possibilities.
The world’s first ME-GIE (-Gas Injection Ethane) two-stroke engine has successfully passed gas trials on board the ‘Gaschem Beluga’, an LEG (liquefied ethylene gas) carrier, while...