ABB and Presserv Team up to Provide Preservation Programs for Idle O&G Vessels
ABB’s marine and ports business will partner with Presserv to offer maintenance packages for vessels that serve the oil and gas industry that are laid-up for prolonged periods. The two companies will combine specialized...
IMO Concludes GloBallast Project to Address Marine Bio-invasions
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has successfully completed the execution of the GloBallast project, which assists developing countries in reducing the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in ships' ballast water, as well...
Flags of Convenience Disagree on Gross Tonnage and Merchant Vessel Statistics
A recent claim by the Marshall Islands to have overtaken Liberia has not gone well with Liberian Registry.
Difference of claims:
As mentioned recently about the Marshall Islands claim to have overtaken Liberia as the world’s...
US Cruise Ship Captain Convicted of Using a Stolen Identity
In a shocking case of identity fraud, a 53 year old ship captain has pleaded guilty to identity theft, after using a stolen birth certificate to obtain mariner licences and other documentation.
What happened?
Cynthia Lyerla,...
[Watch] Video Catches Ocean Polluters in the Act
Video shot by a deckhand acted as a key piece of evidence that helped convict the owner of a Puget Sound fishing vessel for violating the Clean Water Act.
What happened?
A federal jury handed down...
The Business of Selling ISO 8217
Why is it called “The Business of Selling”?
The reason is that the ISO 8217:2017 standard itself does not have the intrinsic merit to sell itself.
This has been the fate of ISO 8217:2010 and ISO...
Praise for Disaster Management After Ship Fire
An Austrian container ship which earlier caught ablaze last month and was forced to dock at the Port of Ngqura has sailed to Durban for more repair work.
What happened?
The 300m vessel APL Austria had...
One Missing in Ship Collision Off Northern Taiwan
Reports received on Saturday night indicated that one man has yet to be accounted after he vanished following the collision of ships in waters off a small island north of Taiwan.
What happened?
According to the...
LNG for Bunkering is No Better than Burning Fuel Oil
Using LNG for bunkering is a way to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the marine sector, according to the gas industry. We disagree, some leading academics say. And it is because of methane...
Cargo Vessel Went Missing in Atlantic 2 Found 22 Missing
A Korean cargo vessel reportedly went missing earlier this Friday night in the South Atlantic near Uruguay. Before vanishing the ship had raised a distress call to its operator.
What happened?
The 266,141-ton Stella Daisy owned...