Aerial Drones Perform Tanker Survey
A maiden survey conducted by the Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and inspection firm Cyberhawk has completed the first full ABS Intermediate Hull Survey 4 on an oil tanker using UAVs.
Class inspection
The firm Cyberhawk...
3 Killed in Ship Hit and Run Off Kochi
On August 7, nine fishermen were reported missing after their fishing boat collide with a ship 24 nautical miles off the Munambam coast.
What happened?
The nine fishermen were fishing off the coast of Munambam when...
Maersk Vessel Collides with Longliner, Returns to Rescue
Collision
The French longliner "Le Puffin" of ENEZ was in collision with the "Cecilie Maersk" on 7 August 2018, at 2.30 a.m. The crew of the longliner at 7 a.m. were repatriated safe and sound...
Panama Canal : FAQ on Fuel Type and Changeover Requirements
We refer to our earlier Client Alert 10-2017, issued on April 21, 2017, describing the requirement for vessels transiting through the Panama Canal to use light fuel with a maximum Sulfur content of 3.5%,...
[Watch] Shark Attack! Terrified Tourists Flee Beach
A VIDEO has captured a 10-foot shark roaming the waters of a popular Spanish beach in Mallorca, causing tourists to flee the sea to avoid the creature.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose...
Can You Name this Ship Part?
Watch out here for the right answers and the winners. Please provide your profile picture and a brief about you to be featured here.
If you have any picture based or text based challenge...
LNG Versus Scrubbers
Scrubbers installed in cruises and ferries are at 15% and 13% respectively.
Tankers and Bulk Carriers account for 23% and 28% of Scrubbers installation, respectively.
Cruise liners that are using LNG have...
No Cross – Undertakings in Damages for Ship Arrests
In a recent important decision of the Admiralty Court in London, NatWest Markets
Plc v Stallion Eight Shipping Co. S.A., in which Watson Farley & Williams acted for
the successful party, the Court upheld the longstanding...
Orders for Scrubbers Show Sharp Increase
Survey findings
A recently completed survey of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association (EGCSA) members reports a rapidly accelerating uptake of marine scrubbers with 71 scrubbers ordered in May 2018 alone. Orders placed by major ship...
Handful of Tanker Owners Profiting from Dwindling Iran-Europe Trade
Iran, the third largest oil producer in OPEC after Saudi Arabia and Iraq, is producing around 3.70- 3.74 million b/d of crude oil, according to a Platts estimation.
In an era of paltry earnings for...