K-line Puts New VLCC into Service
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) the container, automotive and bulk shipping giant, has taken delivery of the group's latest Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), the Kisogawa a 312,000 DWT tanker that was built...
JPMorgan Charged for Money Laundering
In a shocking discovery, Swiss financial markets authority FINMA has discovered that the Swiss subsidiary of U.S. investment bank JPMorgan broke anti-money laundering rules.
Serious infringements:
According to Swiss court documents, JPMorgan Switzerland had committed serious...
Drone Survey of Ships! MPA to Help in Inspections
More than 4,600 ships flying the Singapore flag will benefit from service enhancements to be introduced from November 2017 by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). Singapore-incorporated maritime companies will also receive...
Freighter Grounded by Storm Off Tomakomai
On November 18, a cargo vessel reportedly ran aground on a breakwater located at port in Japan.
What happened?
A 499 ton cargo vessel ‘Eika Maru’ reportedly ran aground on a breakwater at Tomakomai port, Hokkaido.
Stormy...
Seven Passengers Injured When Rogue Wave Hit Ship
On November 18, seven passengers were injured after their ship was hit by a rogue wave.
What happened?
The seven passengers were injured after their vessel was hit by a giant rogue wave. The wave hit...
U.S. Warship Collides Again!
In the latest of a string of marine mishaps, a U.S. warship crashed into a Japanese tugboat in Japan’s Sagami Bay on Saturday.
The tugboat lost propulsion and drifted into the USS Benfold during a...
LNG Gaining Ground
One of the most challenging issues currently facing cruise shipping companies is air pollution in ports. Cruises through the Mediterranean, Baltic or Caribbean involve port calls in any number of tourist hotspots, and it’s...
IMO Warns! Comply or Go Unseaworthy
Ships which do not meet cuts to the amount of sulfur they can burn in their engines risk being declared “unseaworthy”, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said on Thursday.
Shippers and refiner are not sure...
Oil Bunkering Company Heads Charged for Fraud
A ship fuelling company has become the first firm to be charged with offences that involve concealing benefits accrued from alleged criminal conduct.
Vermont UM Bunkering and one of its directors, Poh Fu Tek, 58,...
Localized Corrosion of Hull Structure Floods Vessel
Summary
On March 7, 2016, at 1000 local time, the 164-foot-long dive support vessel Hammerhead was discovered partially flooded with an increased aft trim while moored alongside the pier at the Newport Marine Terminal in...