Europe Takes First Steps in Electrifying World’s Shipping Fleets
Since early 2015, a mid-sized car ferry, the MS Ampere, has been traversing the Sognefjord in western Norway from early morning to evening, seven days a week — without a whiff of smokestack exhaust or...
[Watch] CHILLING Footage of a Cargo Vessel Caught in Ocean Swells
CHILLING footage shows a huge cargo boat caught in spine-chilling ocean swells as the giant vessel is helplessly tossed around during a storm.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not...
How do Alliances Affect My Rates and Service Contract with a Carrier
An alliance is a group of ocean carriers joining forces to operate ships on some trade routes. Only the vessels and its operations are shared, and there are no commercial terms being shared.
Major alliances
As...
[Watch] 5 Key Questions to Consider in the Maritime Security Sector
Maritime security is one of the 17 major subjects for NATO, particularly with reference to the Mediterranean and the passage of immigrants and terrorists.
Increasing geopolitical tensions in maritime zones worldwide have created a strategic...
Top 4 Hook Awareness Checks to Avert Disasters
What Happened:
A routine operation was carried out to transfer a bulk hose between a platform and a PSV, with the help of the platform crane.
As the hose landed on the vessel deck, one of...
Will Scrap Yards Solve the Crude Tanker Glut?
Depending on when and where one looks, day rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) run between $8,000 and around $20,000. The sad fact is that break-even rates for these massive ships range between...
Wisdom Marine Books Two More Bulkers in Japan
Taiwanese shipping company Wisdom Marine is investing USD 68 million in two new NOx Tier III bulk carriers.
The company said that the two 82,400 dwt bulkers would be ordered from Japan Marine United Corporation...
Ship Benchmarking System Relaunched
Overview
BIMCO relaunches ship benchmarking system, a Shipping KPI after two years of redesign. The system helps shipowners and managers make strategic decisions about their fleet.
Shipping KPIs
Shipping KPI is based on self-reporting by 300 companies...
A Tool to Visualize the Sounds of Vessel’s Engine
NYK and MTI Co. Ltd. have jointly developed a diagnostic tool that records, visualizes, and analyzes the operational sounds of a vessel’s engine plant. The tool is one of the group’s big data initiatives...
Chemical Tanker Stops Pirate Attack
A chemical tanker has been successful in thwarting a pirate attack carried out by suspected Somali pirates.
What happened?
The chemical tanker ‘MT Leopard Sun’ was located nearly 160 nautical miles off the central coast of...