Dual Fuel Retrofit Studies Initiated by CEDA
A project being led by Central Dredging Association (CEDA) member Dragages Ports (DP) will see the Spanish dredging contractor’s 8,500m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger 'Samuel de Champlain' retrofitted from MGO to a dual...
Swedish Owners Face Triple Lock on LNG
A lack of infrastructure, a lack of financing and a lack of a ready market represent a triple lock for Swedish tanker owners pioneering the use of LNG fuel.
Outside the behemouth that is Stena...
Egypt’s Suez Canal Revenue $853.7 Million in April and March
Egypt's revenue from the Suez Canal was $853.7 million in April and March, 4.1 percent higher than the same period a year earlier, the Suez Canal Authority said in a statement on Wednesday.
The statement...
[Watch] Heart-stopping Moment Daredevil Leaps Off Cruise Ship
A guest on board Princess Cruises’ Star Princess has been caught on camera performing an extreme forbidden act.
Being filmed from the dock more than 50ft below, the man could be seen perched at...
IUMI Releases Statistics at Spring Meeting
Statistics released at the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) annual spring meeting have raised a series of issues that will continue to challenge marine underwriters for the foreseeable future. Some of the areas...
Accused Ship Arrived at Port, Raises Question
A second ship accused by the NGO Mother Nature of illegally exporting dredged ocean sand last week is expected to arrive at a port in China today with a cargo of silica sand, which...
Human Bones Recovered from Sunken Ferry
On Wednesday, Suspected human bones were recovered from South Korea’s sunken Sewol ferry.
What happened?
The 6,800-ton vessel sank off the country’s southwestern coast three years ago, claiming more than 300 lives, mostly high school students...
Crane Collapses onto Acetylene Cylinders at Falmouth Docks
A crane reportedly collapsed at the docks which lead to large scale evacuation. A firefighter suffered minor injuries when he tried assess the scene.
What happened?
A crane has reportedly collapsed at Falmouth Docks leading to...
Self Driving Battery-powered Ship to be Ready by 2020
Norwegian chemicals group Yara announced that it’s building a battery-powered ship that will be able to drive itself by 2020.
It says the new container vessel will replace 40,000 of the diesel truck journeys...
Ships Checking Others SOx Emission Challenge
On Wednesday evening, six teams of engineering students presented their emission control ideas to a panel of judges from industry and the public sector in Denmark, with the winning presentation proposing ships check the...